Zeya Health Raises $575K to Tackle Healthcare’s Admin Crunch with AI
As clinics across Asia-Pacific struggle with rising patient loads and limited staff, the Singapore startup is betting that AI-native operations—not ...
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Pitch Contest Deadline Nears as SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 Scales Global Participation
Applications for the SusHi Tech Challenge 2026 pitch contest close tomorrow as global participation ramps up. With ticket sales live ...
China Draws New Lines Around AI as Meta’s Manus Deal Comes Under Review
Beijing’s review of Meta’s $2bn AI acquisition reflects shifting export-control norms and rising regulatory hurdles for cross-border AI exits. Chinese ...
Tamil Nadu Rolls Out India’s First Deeptech Startup Policy as Governments Rethink Innovation Support
India’s first deeptech startup policy signals a shift in how Asian governments are backing science-led, capital-intensive innovation. Tamil Nadu has ...
Why Investors Are Backing SORA Technology’s Quiet Bet on Africa’s Hardest Problems
The Japanese startup’s $7.3 million late-seed round signals growing confidence in drone-, satellite-, and AI-led solutions for public health and ...
AppWorks Closes $165M Fund IV With a Sharper Focus on Web3 and AI in Asia
The Taiwan-based investor trims fund size, brings in sovereign capital, and doubles down on AI and Web3 amid a regional ...
Grab Buys China’s Infermove to Strengthen First- and Last-Mile Delivery
The acquisition of Infermove signals a strategic shift as Southeast Asia’s delivery giant looks to automation to manage costs and ...
Why Investors Are Writing $2 Billion Checks for Data Centers Again
DayOne’s massive Series C highlights how AI demand, capital discipline, and geography are reshaping hyperscale infrastructure Singapore-based hyperscale data center ...
What Biren’s Hong Kong IPO Means for China’s AI Chip Ecosystem
Heavy oversubscription highlights investor confidence—but the real test lies in execution, geopolitics, and competition with global chip leaders. Shanghai-based AI ...
MiniMax Joins Year-End IPO Rush as Chinese AI Firms Turn to Hong Kong for Capital
Generative AI startups accelerate listings amid tighter regulation, rising competition and renewed investor appetite MiniMax Group has launched its Hong ...
SoftBank Goes ‘All In’ on OpenAI With $41 Billion Bet
Masayoshi Son lifts SoftBank’s stake to 11% as AI infrastructure costs soar and competition around frontier models intensifies SoftBank Group ...
Asia’s Startup Ecosystem in 2025: From Unicorn Chasing to Survival Mode
In 2025, Asia’s startup ecosystem did not collapse under the weight of tighter capital, geopolitical uncertainty, or slower exits. Instead, ...
NAVER D2SF Backs Ambient AI Startup Sorcerics
The investment signals rising interest in on-device AI and proactive home systems ahead of a planned North America launch NAVER ...
Meta Buys Singapore-Based AI Startup Manus as AI Push Accelerates
The acquisition highlights Meta’s shift toward revenue-generating AI and signals growing US interest in Asia-built AI startups Meta Platforms has ...
Dubai-Based Arif Patel Launches Global Entrepreneurship Ecosystem for Emerging Markets
New initiative aims to address funding, mentorship and network gaps facing early-stage founders in developing economies Dubai-based entrepreneur Arif Patel ...
Samsung to Bring 15 C-Lab Startups to CES 2026 as Regional Founders Gain Global Exposure
AI, robotics and digital health ventures from across Korea to showcase at Eureka Park in Las Vegas Samsung Electronics will ...