MitchelLake Intelligence
Live market signals and executive-talent analysis across Southeast and North Asia.
Firmus Technologies · capital raising
Signal tone stays positive. 89% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion, restructuring and capital-raising run 1.4–1.6× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
19.1% of attributed signal flow · Rising
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Latest signals — Asia
capital raising · Asia
Indian menswear D2C brand The Pant Project raised ₹109 Cr (about $11.5 Mn) in a Series B led by Mirae Asset Venture Investments, plus venture debt from Alteria Capital, to expand its offline store network from 25 to 150 over two to three years and broaden its menswear portfolio.
“The Pant Project started as a digital-first brand. That foundation gave us the data, the product knowledge and the brand equity to now go deep offline” — Dhruv Toshniwal
curated · 2026-10-19
capital raising · Asia
Boost secured US$20M equity investment from IFC (International Finance Corporation), a World Bank Group investment arm. The funding will support scaling of digital lending and financial services across Malaysia and Indonesia, with focus on SME and consumer financing solutions.
“not only capital, but deep expertise in financial services and emerging markets” — Sheyantha Abeykoon
curated · 2026-09-28
geographic expansion · Asia
Wise launched multi-currency accounts and cards in Thailand, enabling 40+ currency holdings, QR payments via PromptPay, and regional QR payment integration (DuitNow, QRPh, PayNow). Follows April 2026 money transfer service launch and regulatory approvals from Bank of Thailand.
“the latest partnership, which is set to go live this quarter, tees the division up for its medium-term target of making up 10 per cent of the broader group's cross-border volumes. It currently sits at six per cent.” — Steve Naudé
curated · 2026-09-25
≤ series b · ≤ us$30m
US$245.4M
early-stage quantum · trailing 28 days · Asia
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qualifying raises
By thematic
Unclassified · 29 · US$245.4M
Series B and below, round size ≤ US$30M, verified sources only. The ledger accumulates weekly.
startup · capital raising
Bengaluru-based healthtech startup HeyVoli announced a $500,000 pre-seed round to build out its AI-powered healthcare interoperability platform.
2026-10-23 · The SaaS News — SaaS funding · curated
startup · capital raising
Harajuku Tokyo Café raised $3M in a pre-Series A round led by Zero W, with existing seed investors IAN and Samved VC participating alongside new investors including Blume Founders Fund and Rahul Jain.
2026-10-23 · Entrackr · curated
scale-up · capital raising
Singapore-based payment infrastructure platform WasabiCard closed a Pre-Series A round, bringing total funding to nearly $10M; investors include Vernal Capital, Avenir Group, Vision Plus Capital and 01VC.
2026-10-23 · The SaaS News — SaaS funding · curated
Firmus Technologies · capital raising
Signal tone stays positive. 89% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion, restructuring and capital-raising run 1.4–1.7× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Metcash · ma activity
Signal tone stays positive. 89% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion, restructuring and capital-raising run 1.4–1.7× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Gold Fields · ma activity
Signal tone stays positive. 89% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion, restructuring and capital-raising run 1.4–1.7× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Gold Fields · ma activity
Signal tone stays positive. 89% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion, restructuring and capital-raising run 1.4–1.7× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Jarden · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 89% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.5–1.7× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Ampol · partnership
Signal tone stays positive. 89% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.5–1.7× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Trend Micro · product launch
Signal tone stays positive. 89% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.5–1.7× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Ampol · ma activity
Signal tone stays positive. 88% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.5–1.7× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Ampol · ma activity
Signal tone stays positive. 88% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion, restructuring and capital-raising run 1.4–1.7× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Ampol · product launch
Signal tone stays positive. 88% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.6–1.8× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Ampol · product launch
Signal tone stays positive. 88% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.6–1.7× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Tabcorp · product launch
Signal tone stays positive. 88% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.6–1.8× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Ampol · partnership
Signal tone stays positive. 88% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.6–1.8× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Insignia Financial · partnership
Signal tone stays positive. 87% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.6–1.8× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
MA Financial Group · capital raising
Signal tone stays positive. 87% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.6–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
MA Financial Group · capital raising
Signal tone stays positive. 87% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.6–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Vercel · cybersecurity incident
Signal tone stays positive. 87% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.6–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Vercel · cybersecurity incident
Signal tone stays positive. 87% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.6–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank · cybersecurity incident
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 3 of four markets (Oceania, EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
MA Financial Group · ma activity
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
MA Financial Group · ma activity
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
MA Financial Group · ma activity
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
NEXTDC · capital raising
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Atturra · product launch
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Endeavour Group · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Endeavour Group · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Endeavour Group · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Endeavour Group · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Endeavour Group · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Endeavour Group · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Endeavour Group · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Endeavour Group · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Endeavour Group · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Dynatrace · ma activity
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Endeavour Group · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Endeavour Group · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Endeavour Group · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Endeavour Group · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Dynatrace · ma activity
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Dynatrace · ma activity
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Dynatrace · ma activity
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Pepperstone · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Pepperstone · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Pepperstone · strategic hiring
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Flybuys · product launch
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Calix · product launch
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Calix · product launch
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Calix · product launch
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Calix · product launch
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
David Jones · leadership change
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
David Jones · leadership change
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
David Jones · leadership change
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Rippling · product launch
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Rippling · product launch
Signal tone stays positive. 86% of polar signals point to hiring. Product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Myer · product launch
Signal tone stays positive — 86% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Myer · product launch
Signal tone stays positive — 86% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Cloudflare · layoffs
Signal tone stays positive — 86% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Cloudflare · layoffs
Signal tone stays positive — 86% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Healthscope · restructuring
Signal tone stays positive — 86% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Healthscope · restructuring
Signal tone stays positive — 86% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and restructuring run 1.7–1.9× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Hello · leadership change
Signal tone stays positive — 87% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion, restructuring and capital-raising run 1.4–2.1× their global share there, a consolidation tilt.
Hello · leadership change
Signal tone stays positive — 88% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and capital-raising run 1.5–2.1× their global share there, a fresh capital tilt.
Granicus · geographic expansion
Signal tone stays positive — 88% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and capital-raising run 1.5–2.2× their global share there, a fresh capital tilt.
Microba Life Sciences · capital raising
Signal tone stays positive — 88% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and capital-raising run 1.5–2.2× their global share there, a fresh capital tilt.
Microba Life Sciences · capital raising
Signal tone stays positive — 88% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and capital-raising run 1.5–2.2× their global share there, a fresh capital tilt.
Granicus · geographic expansion
Signal tone stays positive — 88% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and capital-raising run 1.5–2.2× their global share there, a fresh capital tilt.
Granicus · geographic expansion
Signal tone stays positive — 88% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and capital-raising run 1.5–2.2× their global share there, a fresh capital tilt.
Canva · product launch
Signal tone stays positive — 88% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and capital-raising run 1.5–2.1× their global share there, a fresh capital tilt.
Canva · product launch
Signal tone stays positive — 88% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and capital-raising run 1.5–2.1× their global share there, a fresh capital tilt.
Canva · product launch
Signal tone stays positive — 88% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and capital-raising run 1.5–2.1× their global share there, a fresh capital tilt.
AirTrunk · capital raising
Signal tone stays positive — 88% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and capital-raising run 1.5–2.1× their global share there, a fresh capital tilt.
AirTrunk · capital raising
Signal tone stays positive — 88% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and capital-raising run 1.5–2.1× their global share there, a fresh capital tilt.
Cegid · capital raising
Cegid's €1.1B private-credit loan, KKR's $1B first close, Blackstone's $13.1B Asia fund and Ciena's $2.5B convertible — four deployments in five days, and capital-raising signals now at 17.6% of market flow.
Our intelligence attributed 1,537 signals to Asia in the trailing four weeks. Below is the verified, sourced selection — every entry carries a checked source link and persists as its own page.
POP MART is expanding HIRONO, a character created by artist Lang, through opening retail stores in four locations: Shanghai, Bangkok, London, and Seoul.
curated · 2026-06-29 · context →
POP MART launched THE MONSTERS × FIFA World Cup collaboration collection across 40+ countries simultaneously with LABUBU mascots featured at 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony. Merchandise sold out first day online.
curated · 2026-06-12 · context →
Prosus India ecosystem showing strong execution with 13% revenue growth to $781M, driven by fintech platform PayU turning EBITDA positive ($18M) and processing $90B TPV. PayU leveraging Mindgate acquisition for proprietary tech stack and scaling efficiently with 49% transaction growth. Swiggy food delivery GOV up 46% and quick commerce (Instamart) up 105% YoY.
curated · 2026-06-29 · context →
Prosus partnering with Accel on inaugural India cohort, investing $500k-$2M in 6 selected startups
curated · 2026-03-24 · context →
Harrison Street announced plans to open a Singapore office, its third in Asia, to be headed by Michael Humphrey. Existing offices in Tokyo and Seoul.
curated · 2026-06-28 · context →
Harrison Street is expanding into Asia with a new Singapore office (third Asia location after Tokyo and Seoul) and promoting Michael Humphrey from StepStone as Managing Director and Asia co-head
curated · 2026-06-15 · context →
Firmus Technologies, an Australian AI infrastructure company valued at $5.5 billion, is building its first data centre in Indonesia. The 360-megawatt Nvidia DSX AI Factory campus in Batam will be developed through an eight-year partnership with Nvidia and Singapore-based DayOne, with $30 billion in expected offtake deals.
curated · 2026-06-28 · context →
Firmus Technologies (data centre firm) preparing for A$12 billion ASX IPO with roadshows underway across APAC region
curated · 2026-05-07 · context →
Playground Global partnered with NUS Enterprise to join the $117M NUS VC Program, gaining access to Singapore's deep tech ecosystem in AI, biotech, quantum, and advanced materials.
curated · 2026-06-26 · context →
Pat Gelsinger has joined Playground Global as general partner, adding deep tech expertise to the venture firm
curated · 2026-03-31 · context →
Nomura is partnering with Circle to enter the stablecoin-based foreign exchange settlement market in Japan, targeting $440 billion daily volume
curated · 2026-06-25 · context →
Nomura is partnering with Circle to enable stablecoin-based foreign exchange settlement for Japanese corporate clients within an expanding regulated blockchain financial infrastructure environment.
curated · 2026-06-25 · context →
Smartworks board approved complete buyout of Singapore-based WorkStudio startup to strengthen presence in key market. Deal expected to complete by July 2026. Upon completion, Smartworks' Singapore portfolio will grow to 4 centres with ~76,000 sq ft total.
curated · 2026-06-25 · context →
Smartworks reported second consecutive profitable quarter with ₹16.6 Cr profit and revenue crossing ₹500 Cr, indicating strong growth trajectory
curated · 2026-04-30 · context →
Horse Powertrain, backed by Geely with Renault SA as major shareholder, is set to receive $370 million investment approval from India. Funds will support investment in Renault's Indian operations.
curated · 2026-06-25 · context →
Horse Powertrain revealed HORSE W30, their first production-ready V6 engine at Beijing Auto Show 2026
curated · 2026-04-21 · context →
Lazada conducting latest round of job cuts as mentioned in Tech in Asia coverage of Southeast Asian e-commerce sector changes
curated · 2026-06-24 · context →
Lazada is cutting approximately 5% of its workforce as part of a strategic review across South-east Asia markets. The layoffs are not driven by AI initiatives.
curated · 2026-06-23 · context →
GTN partnered with Koscom to build Korea's Global Order Hub, upgrading overseas order-service infrastructure for Korean securities firms with access to major exchanges across 90+ markets
curated · 2026-06-24 · context →
GTN secured Type 1 licence from Hong Kong SFC, completing their Asia-Pacific dual-hub strategy to connect global firms to $3 trillion in regional liquidity
curated · 2026-03-24 · context →
Major German defense firm Rheinmetall eyes production base in Japan to support defense exports
curated · 2026-06-23 · context →
Germany's Rheinmetall CEO signals imminent talks to establish production operations in Japan, indicating major manufacturing footprint expansion into Asia-Pacific
curated · 2026-06-19 · context →
Baidu released Unlimited-OCR, a state-of-the-art optical character recognition model using Reference Sliding Window Attention (R-SWA) to compress KV cache from linear to constant, enabling efficient processing of long multi-page documents. The model achieves 93.92% on OmniDocBench benchmark with 12.7% throughput improvement and constant latency regardless of sequence length.
curated · 2026-06-23 · context →
Baidu announced major strategic pivot from large language models to AI agents at Create 2026 conference. CEO Robin Li highlighted shift from model competition to agent competition, unveiling new AI products focused on intelligent agents and enterprise applications.
curated · 2026-05-14 · context →
Optro announced expansion into Singapore, establishing a new regional center to support APAC customers for its Agentic GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) platform
curated · 2026-06-22 · context →
Optro (formerly AuditBoard), an AI-powered GRC platform trusted by more than half of the Fortune 500, is establishing a Singapore hub to serve APAC enterprises, introducing the region's first fully automated controls testing capability.
curated · 2026-06-22 · context →
GlobalFoundries is positioning Singapore as key to developing AI-equipped chips for humanoid robots, indicating strategic expansion into robotics/AI semiconductor vertical.
curated · 2026-06-22 · context →
GlobalFoundries completed acquisition of Advanced Micro Foundry with regulatory approval from Singapore's competition watchdog
curated · 2026-04-13 · context →
CRED is raising INR 8,550 Crore (~USD 900M) from Meta, a strategic investment from a major technology platform into a fintech/financial services company.
curated · 2026-06-22 · context →
CRED joined DPMACI self-regulatory organisation to standardise digital gold trading operations and establish consumer protection frameworks
curated · 2026-05-11 · context →
ComfortDelGro launched free driverless ride service in Punggol, Singapore, building on a two-year pilot with Pony.ai in Guangzhou
curated · 2026-06-22 · context →
ComfortDelGro targeting autonomous vehicle deployment with goal of 3,000 robotaxis (10% of fleet) by 2030, positioning China and Singapore as key markets
curated · 2026-06-12 · context →
Notion sponsored the Echelon Singapore 2026 AI Workflow Competition, signaling expansion of workflow automation capabilities and Southeast Asia market engagement.
curated · 2026-06-22 · context →
Notion positioning itself as integrated operating system for Southeast Asia's startup builders, expanding focus on AI-powered workflows and startup-specific features for early-stage companies navigating fundraising, hiring, and regional expansion
curated · 2026-05-29 · context →
Teads launched CTV Ensemble, a connected TV suite designed for advertisers in the APAC region. The platform combines premium HomeScreen and InStream inventory, AI-powered optimization, creative intelligence, and advanced audience targeting for full-funnel advertising outcomes.
curated · 2026-06-22 · context →
Teads expands global partnership with LG Ad Solutions, with CTV HomeScreen exclusivity renewing and expanding in APAC and Europe regions
curated · 2026-04-23 · context →
Toto announced a $495 million investment in chip materials manufacturing, positioning for next-generation 1-nanometer semiconductor production.
curated · 2026-06-21 · context →
Toto suspended pre-fab bath orders due to supply chain disruption from Iran war affecting glue supply
curated · 2026-04-13 · context →
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to Malaysia on June 21-22 is expected to accelerate bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations and strengthen economic ties. Discussions expected on halal industry cooperation, education, technology, and manpower recruitment.
curated · 2026-06-19 · context →
Malaysia is actively pursuing front-end semiconductor manufacturing expansion, with only 6 of 89 new global fabs projected for Southeast Asia by 2029
curated · 2026-05-05 · context →
Plaud, a San Francisco-based AI notetaker company, announced 10 million Singapore dollars ($7.8 million) investment to expand local operations in Singapore, with plans to grow headcount from 100 to 150 by end of year.
curated · 2026-06-19 · context →
Plaud is significantly expanding its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore with S$10 million+ investment, planning to grow local workforce to ~150 employees by end of 2026, establishing Singapore as regional hub for AI development, product engineering, and global operations.
curated · 2026-06-10 · context →
State Bank of India and at least three other Indian lenders are preparing to raise approximately $2.5 billion through debt issuance in coming weeks, leveraging a Reserve Bank of India facility to reduce dollar borrowing costs.
curated · 2026-06-19 · context →
SBI promoted 8 Chief General Managers to Deputy Managing Director positions in annual reshuffle with retirements scheduled June-September
curated · 2026-04-30 · context →
Emirates NBD acquired a 60% stake in RBL Bank for Rs 26,015 crore, positioning India as a core growth market and signaling a strategic shift from trade to capital and control.
curated · 2026-06-19 · context →
Emirates NBD launching open offer to acquire 26% stake in RBL Bank, with offer period June 1-12, 2026. This represents significant M&A activity in banking sector across Asia.
curated · 2026-05-22 · context →
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