Malaysia’s Paywatch raises US$20m from Kakao Pay and Artem Ventures to evolve from earned-wage access into an AI-native financial wellness stack across Southeast Asia. Malaysia-based fintech Paywatch has closed a […]

Selangor launches Ehsan Capital to boost chip design startups and unveils Cyberjaya IC Design Park 2 to strengthen its role in Asia’s semiconductor value chain. Malaysia is sharpening its focus […]

Led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund, the investment fuels Wiz.ai’s mission to deliver scalable, human-like AI for customer engagement worldwide. WIZ.AI, a Singapore voice-AI company focused on applying large language […]

Malaysia’s Mantayay raises US$5m from Kairous Capital to scale creators, AI content tools and cross-border commerce — but monetisation, creator churn and regional ops will test the thesis. Mantayay Global […]

acked by Enterprise Singapore, the program aims to turn frontier research into scalable startups in quantum computing and AI. Singapore’s growing status as Asia’s innovation powerhouse just gained fresh momentum. […]

The Australian startup will build a 10-tonne demo plant after a A$16 million Series A — promising climate-positive bioplastics, but facing supply, scale and certification tests. Australian materials startup Uluu […]

Pre-Series A from Yali Capital, Lip-Bu Tan and Tremis Capital backs a virtual try-on specialist betting on speed, IP and B2B economics. PointAI, the Noida-based deep-tech firm formerly called Try […]

Australia’s legal tech pioneer secures the largest venture capital raise in the nation’s legal sector history, setting the stage for international expansion and digital transformation of the legal industry. Australia-based […]

Fresh capital will fuel HYDGEN’s expansion from Mangalore to global markets, as it scales cost-efficient hydrogen for the industrial world. HYDGEN, a Singapore- and India-based deeptech startup pioneering cost-efficient green […]

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 investor Radhakishan Damani, the founder of Avenue Supermarts (DMart), has […]