Australia
Australia’s venture capital Blackbird raises $680M for region’s largest venture fund
Blackbird, among the largest venture capital firms in Australia, has raised A$1.05 billion ($680 million) for its sixth fund, the largest venture capital fund-raising recorded in Australia and New Zealand.
Vietnam, Australia sign 5-year digital economy pact covering AI, semiconductors, data flows
Vietnam and Australia will further collaborate in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, cross-border data flows, and undersea cable connectivity.
Australia’s Firmus raises $2B from Blackstone, Coatue, NVIDIA, to expand AI factories in APAC
Australia's Firmus Grid has received full commitments for a $2 billion strategic equity investment round, bringing its total new equity raised over the past year to more than $3 billion and its post-money valuation above $10.5 billion.
Singapore’s Singtel confirms Optus stake sale talks as Australian regulator pursues $174m penalty
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) seeks a potential stake sale in its Australian subsidiary Optus Mobile, on the same day Australia's communications regulator commenced Federal Court proceedings against Optus Mobile, with a maximum penalty exposure of over A$250 million ($174 million).
Australia’s AirTrunk secures $2.33B green financing for Johor Bahru data center, largest in Malaysia
Australia's AirTrunk has secured $2.325 billion in green project financing under its Green Financing Framework to support the development of its JHB2 hyperscale data center campus in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
China’s BYD, Australia’s Smart to jointly integrate novated leasing into EV purchase process
China's electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD and Australia's salary packaging and novated leasing provider Smart will jointly offer BYD and DENZA electric vehicles available through novated leases to more than 2.5 million Australians employed by Smart's clients.
NVIDIA, Australia’s Firmus to jointly deploy 170,000 AI accelerators in Indonesia, targeting $30B in revenue
NVIDIA and Australia's AI facilitator Firmus Technologies will jointly provide global AI-native, enterprise, and ISV customers access to NVIDIA's AI accelerated computing stack, with the infrastructure to be deployed at Firmus' Batam campus in Indonesia.
Australia’s medtech Ovum raises $4M to build AI infrastructure for women
Ovum, an Australian women's health company founded by Ariella Heffernan-Marks, has raised $4 million in seed funding to address the gender health gap, tripling its valuation just one year after securing $1.7 million in a pre-seed round.
Vietnam, Singapore lead region in construction technology utillization
Vietnam leads the region with 52 percent of local employees utilizing weekly construction-specific technology, ahead of Australia at 48 percent and Singapore at 47 percent, according to Autodesk's State of Digital Adoption in the Construction Industry 2026 report.
Singapore’s car marketplace Carro acquires Australian used car platform CarPlace, expanding to 8 markets
Carro, Asia Pacific's leading online automotive marketplace, has acquired CarPlace, a leading Australian used car platform operated by Autoleague, one of Australia's largest automotive groups, giving Carro a physical presence in three of Australia's four largest markets.
