Australia

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 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 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 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 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.

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 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.

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.

Google and Telstra have announced a partnership to enhance the reach, reliability, and security of Australia's digital infrastructure through the integration of terrestrial fiber and subsea networks, as both companies move to support the growing demands of AI applications and workloads.

The Australian Government has committed up to $10 million to Fund II of Vietnam's Do Ventures , in order to support climate-focused businesses in Vietnam and strengthening the country’s climate investment market.