APAC

42% of APAC enterprises to spend at least $1M on AI agents in next 12 months

Enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region are rapidly increasing investments in agentic AI, with 42 percent of organizations planning to allocate at least $1 million to AI agents over the next 12 months, according to a new report released by Informa and technology research firm Omdia.

Taiwan, mainland China, Vietnam offer most affordable data center construction costs in Asia-Pacific

Taiwan, mainland China, and Vietnam offer the most competitive costs for data center construction in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the Data Center Construction Cost Guide 2026 conducted by commercial real estate and property management services firm Cushman & Wakefield.

Yuno welcomes former Uber & JP Morgan Director to lead APAC partnerships, drive regional growth

Yuno earlier this year raised a $25 million Series A round from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, DST Global Partners, Kaszek Ventures, and Monashees, to fuel its ambitious expansion plans across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

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Enhancing the customer experience with a human-centric approach to fashion retail [Q&A]

In this TechNode Global Q&A with key leaders from the World Mode Holdings Group (WMH) team, we learn about the company's strategic expansion into the Asia Pacific region, providing tailored solutions to APAC brands to enhance O2O capabilities, localization to address the needs of various target markets, talent development, partnerships, and a focus on…

NZ student wellbeing platform Komodo raises $1.28M Seed round to focus on ensuring mental wellbeing amid the pandemic

Komodo is a wrap-around software solution that leverages data and insights gleaned from psychologist-built surveys to help schools identify at-risk students and mitigate the impact of common issues such as harassment, cyberbullying, and depression at the onset, before developing into crises.

Chicago-based foodtech Nature’s Fynd is out to capture APAC’s slice of the alt-protein pie [Q&A]

Fresh off a US$350 million Series C round led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2, Chicago-based fungi protein startup Nature’s Fynd is bypassing typical alt-protein markets in Europe to expand across Asia Pacific aggressively in 2022. Nature’s Fynd Chief Marketing Officer Karuna Rawal tells TechNode Global why.