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Investors' interviews25 Mar 2025
Umar Munshi on Ethical Finance: How HASAN.VC is Shaping the Halal Economy
Ethis Group, through its Halal VC fund HASAN.VC, has been actively investing in ethical and halal tech startups. As part of its commitment to fostering innovation, the firm participated in […]
Investors' interviews18 Mar 2025
Investing in Change: Maaike Doyer on Women, Capital, and Opportunity
Women entrepreneurs struggle to secure the funding needed to grow their businesses. Although they own 22% of micro-enterprises and 32% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a significant financing gap […]
Venture Capital7 Mar 2025
Fusion Energy’s Potential: Dr. Kid Parchariyanon on SeaX Ventures’ Investment in Type One Energy
Type One Energy, a fusion power company backed by Bill Gates and the U.S. Department of Energy, recently announced use agreements with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and […]
Venture Capital24 Sep 2024
Bridging Equity and Debt: Rachel Lau’s Insights on Venture Debt Financing
Venture debt financing is an alternative form of funding often used by high-growth startups to extend their runway without diluting equity. Unlike traditional loans, venture debt is typically offered to […]
Unicorn Interviews
Unicorn interview9 Dec 2024
Splunk’s Dhiraj Goklani on How Observability Fuels Digital Resilience in a Complex World – Part1
A key market player in security and observability solutions, Splunk announced a series of advancements to its observability platforms, including more seamless integration with Splunk AppDynamics and enhanced visibility into […]
Unicorn Startup19 Jul 2024
Innovations in Data Management: Madhukar Kumar on SingleStore’s Updates
SingleStore, a real-time data platform, recently announced a bi-directional integration with Apache Iceberg, along with several other key enhancements. These advancements aim to change how businesses manage and utilize their […]
Unicorn interview18 Jul 2024
‘We Aimed to Make Pizza Under $5 in 5 Minutes’: Jae Won Lim of GoPizza on Tech and Taste
GoPizza, a fast-casual pizza chain, is changing the pizza industry with its AI-driven approach to making pizzas. Founded by Jae Won Lim, GoPizza is a tech-driven enterprise that’s set to […]
Unicorn Startup30 Jun 2024
Connecting Startups with Unicorns: AsiaTechDaily’s Unicorn Impact Initiative
The startup ecosystem is rapidly evolving across Asia. This is when access to mentorship and guidance from successful entrepreneurs becomes invaluable. Recognizing this need, AsiaTechDaily has launched the Unicorn Impact […]
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China --- 1 Jan 2026
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Heavy oversubscription highlights investor confidence—but the real test lies in execution, geopolitics, and competition with global chip leaders. Shanghai-based AI chip startup Biren Technology has raised HK$5.58 billion (about US$717 […]
China --- 31 Dec 2025
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Generative AI startups accelerate listings amid tighter regulation, rising competition and renewed investor appetite MiniMax Group has launched its Hong Kong initial public offering, seeking to raise up to HK$4.19 […]
Gen AI --- 31 Dec 2025
Masayoshi Son lifts SoftBank’s stake to 11% as AI infrastructure costs soar and competition around frontier models intensifies SoftBank Group said on Wednesday that it has raised its stake in […]
Analysis --- 30 Dec 2025
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In 2025, Asia’s startup ecosystem did not collapse under the weight of tighter capital, geopolitical uncertainty, or slower exits. Instead, it underwent a quiet but consequential reset. The language of […]
Corporate Venture Capital --- 30 Dec 2025
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The investment signals rising interest in on-device AI and proactive home systems ahead of a planned North America launch NAVER D2SF, the corporate venture arm of NAVER, has made a […]
Acquisitions --- 30 Dec 2025
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The acquisition highlights Meta’s shift toward revenue-generating AI and signals growing US interest in Asia-built AI startups Meta Platforms has agreed to acquire Manus, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup specialising […]
Startup Program --- 29 Dec 2025
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New initiative aims to address funding, mentorship and network gaps facing early-stage founders in developing economies Dubai-based entrepreneur Arif Patel has announced plans to launch a Global Entrepreneurship Ecosystem aimed […]
Corporate Venture Capital --- 29 Dec 2025
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Events --- 29 Dec 2025
Agentic identity control plane startup secures top position; Climate Seal named runner-up Autharva, Inc., a US-based AI-native identity security startup founded by ex-Salesforce colleagues, Abhishek and Elaine, has been named […]
China --- 26 Dec 2025
Beijing’s new national guidance fund signals a long-term shift toward early-stage, hard-tech startups—and a tighter alignment between policy and venture capital China has launched a new national venture capital guidance […]
