Malaysia’s Paywatch Secures US$20M to Scale AI-Driven Financial Wellness Platform
Malaysia’s Paywatch raises US$20m from Kakao Pay and Artem Ventures to evolve from earned-wage access into an AI-native financial wellness...
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Why DMart’s Radhakishan Damani Is Betting ₹90 Crore on Lenskart Before Its IPO
The retail billionaire’s pre-IPO investment has shown confidence in Lenskart’s profitability and making it India’s next major consumer-tech listing. Billionaire...
Did Chandra Asri just buy Singapore’s forecourts — and why it matters?
Indonesia’s petrochemicals group agrees to buy ExxonMobil’s Esso retail network in Singapore — a move that deepens its regional footprint,...
Rebellions Raises $250M: Inside South Korea’s Bold Bid to Challenge Nvidia in AI Chips
Backed by Samsung, Arm, and Pegatron, the Seoul-based startup is building energy-efficient AI accelerators designed to power the world’s next...
Toyota’s $1.5B Playbook: From zero-to-one labs to growth-stage scale
New long-horizon investor TIP and an $800M Woven Capital Fund II give founders access to Toyota’s factories, pilots and Woven...
Yup’s $32M Boost: What Southeast Asia’s Fast-Growing Digital Bank Means for Fintech
Jakarta-based fintech Yup secures $32 million in Series C-1 funding as it accelerates expansion, financial inclusion, and digital banking adoption...
What You Need to Know About AI: James Wang’s Book on Making Sense of the AI Revolution
James Wang, General Partner at deep-tech venture capital firm Creative Ventures, is set to release his debut book What You...
Saison Capital’s Onigiri Capital: a $50M bridge for global blockchain founders to Asia
The Credit Saison-backed fund targets stablecoins, tokenised assets and DeFi — offering capital plus bank access and local know-how to...
Sora Ventures Launches Asia’s First $1B Bitcoin Treasury Fund
Taiwan’s Sora Ventures has launched what it describes as Asia’s first Bitcoin treasury fund, aiming to purchase $1 billion in...
Chinese Humanoid Robot Maker Unitree Plans Fourth-Quarter IPO
Chinese robotics company Unitree Robotics said it plans to submit its initial public offering (IPO) application in the fourth quarter...
South Korea Launches 640 Billion Won ‘Startup Korea Fund’ to Boost Deep-Tech Ventures
On August 29, South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups revealed the establishment of 22 Startup Korea Funds, totaling 640...
BlueFive Teams Up with CICC Capital to Back Chinese Companies in the Gulf
CICC Capital, the private equity arm of China International Capital Corporation Limited, has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based BlueFive Capital to...
Japan’s Unleash Capital Leads Zype’s $10.2M Funding to Scale AI-Driven Lending
Digital lending startup Zype, based in Mumbai, has raised ₹90 crore (approximately $10.2 million) through a mix of equity and...
Accenture Acquires Aristal to Boost Southeast Asia Banking Capabilities
Accenture has taken over Aristal, a consulting and digital transformation company based in Malaysia that specializes in serving the financial...
S Korea’s Illimis Therapeutics Eyes Global Breakthroughs with $42M Series B Boost
South Korea-based biotech firm Illimis Therapeutics has secured 58 billion KRW (around $42 million) in Series B funding to fast-track...
Taiwan’s Cathay Venture Makes First French Investment with €32M Bet on SiPearl
Taiwanese venture capital is extending its reach into Europe with Cathay Venture’s €32 million investment in French semiconductor startup SiPearl,...