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ApartX, a Quest Ventures-backed property technology startup focused on rental property management, has on Wednesday announced that it had secured seed funding of $250,000 from Kazakhstan-based Big Sky Capital and Activat VC.

Sunway Group, a Malaysia-based conglomerate, has on Monday announced a strategic partnership with Deeptech Labs, a venture capital (VC) fund and deeptech specific accelerator based in Cambridge (UK), through its innovation arm, Sunway Innovation Labs (Sunway iLabs).

Finblox, a Hong Kong-based crypto superapp backed by Dragonfly and Saison Capital, has announced the launch of tokenized rights to US Treasury Bills (T-Bills) in partnership with OpenEden, a firm that operates the first smart contract vault to offer 24/7 access to U.S. Treasury Bills.

NanoMalaysia Berhad, an agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI) in Malaysia, has partnered Retailetics Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian company providing artificial intelligence-based retail automation solutions, to launch the EzyCart, a smart shopping cart which is projected to be a game-changer in the retail industry.

TechNode Global is thrilled to present two tech forums in Seoul and in Singapore, aiming to unlock the potential of China's revitalized Greater Bay Area. The forum will bring together industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals to explore opportunities for expansion, networking, and knowledge sharing.

Malaysian clean energy expert Solarvest Holdings Berhad has officially announced five grant recipients for the Seed Grant Round of Solarvest Innovation Lab 2023 (SIL 2023). Irradisol, Flumen, DespaQ, Hydrozon, and Hexacycle emerged as the five chosen recipients under the Seed Grant Round for SIL 2023.

The ORIGIN Conference highlighted investing as well as mergers and acquisitions in the Southeast Asian scene from the perspective of business leaders from Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia through the panel, "Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Investment and M&A in Southeast Asia."

American digital infrastructure company Equinix plans to open its data center in Kuala Lumpur in the first quarter of 2024, following its expansion announcement last year to enter Malaysia with a data center in Johor.

Malaysian self-adhesive label solutions provider Komarkcorp has partnered with Chinese blockchain firm Ant Group Digital Technologies to tap into digital blockchain services. Komarkcorp wholly-owned subsidiary Komark International (M) Sdn Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ant Group Digital Technologies' unit AntChain for the services.

Malaysia is vying with other Southeast Asian countries that are aimed at building new supply chains.