When Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast debuted on Nasdaq in August 2023, it was hailed as a blockbuster, soaring to a market cap that then surpassed Ford and General Motors on its first ...

Malaysia-based private equity firm Creador has acquired a 13% stake in Vietnam-based pharmacy chain Long Chau in the latter’s first institutional round. Long Chau is a subsidiary of FPT Retail (FRT), ...

SquareX, the Singapore startup that seeks to fight cyber threats with a disposable browser, has announced raising $20 million in its Series A funding round anchored by SYN Ventures, a cybersecurity ...

Surfin Meta Digital Technologies, a Singapore-based financial technology platform that services the unbanked and underbanked ...

Private equity firms are stepping up their bets on K-12 and international school operators across the Asia-Pacific region, ...

Three years after its official pivot from an e-wallet to a full-fledged digital bank, Maya Bank—the Philippines’ largest digital bank by deposit base—has booked its first profitable quarter in Q1 2025 ...

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In today’s globalised business landscape, accessing international talent is no longer just a competitive edge—it’s a ...

Chinese satellite navigation service provider Qianxun Spatial Intelligence (Qianxun SI) has secured a new investment to bring its total fundraising in the Series B round to over 1 billion yuan (about ...

Asset managers are central to meeting the region’s savings and retirement needs, through portfolio diversification that helps investors navigate market volatility and invest for the long term, ...

Bee Alternatives Management Ltd., the equity holding entity of Kuala Lumpur-headquartered Bee Alternatives, is acquiring a 100% stake in venture capital firm JAFCO Investment (Asia Pacific) Ltd for an ...

2025 began on a disappointing note for startups in the Greater China region as geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic ...