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Self-driving delivery in Malaysia? Not yet, but Neolix is ready buff.ly/CIU9WZ0
Igloo’s revenue jumped 46% in 2025, while net losses fell 60%.
The Singapore-based insurtech is targeting EBITDA breakeven by the end of 2026, driven by embedded insurance, AI-powered operations, and expansion into life and health coverage.
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AGI pioneer Ben Goertzel thinks the AI race is too narrow buff.ly/Sb517uH
🇮🇳 BazaarNow is targeting India’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns with local assortments, kirana partnerships, and zero delivery fees.
The catch: its average order value is just US$1.50.
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High car costs give Singapore a robotaxi edge: Waymo founder buff.ly/9KNrfWT
What a failed first build taught me about bootstrapping abroad buff.ly/O9ol4Qz
Indonesia’s new VC licensing rules are raising concerns about foreign investment.
According to Tech in Asia’s sources, no foreign VC firms had complied with OJK’s POJK 41/2025 by the June 2026 deadline.
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The AI boom is putting the spotlight on forward-deployed engineers (FDEs) — engineers who work directly with clients to turn AI capabilities into real-world business outcomes.
His advice to aspiring FDEs: start by solving real problems around you.
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Southeast Asia’s ecommerce enablers are shifting from helping brands grow GMV to helping them grow profitable GMV.
Meanwhile, social commerce has grown to an estimated 20%–25% of regional ecommerce GMV, up from less than 5% four years ago.
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US-based AI coding startup Emergent has raised US$130M in Series C funding at a US$1.5B valuation, bringing total funding to US$230M.
Emergent is also expanding beyond app creation with Wingman, an AI agent designed to automate everyday business tasks.
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GitHub rival Entire launches code hosting in Singapore buff.ly/HSlix8K
Singapore-based, Temasek-backed Whale has raised US$40M in a Series C3 round, bringing its total Series C funding to US$100M.
The startup combines AI software with cameras and voice recorders to help enterprises analyze real-world interactions.
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Asia’s IPO market is heating up.
Shein has filed for a Hong Kong listing, while Southeast Asian hopefuls include GCash parent Mynt, Vietnam’s F88, Thailand’s Finnomena, Carro, RedDoorz, and Sociolla parent Social Bella.
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As Asia’s robotics race heats up, so does the search for engineers who can turn technical knowledge into real-world solutions. Here’s how HKSTP is helping bridge that gap by turning classroom learning into hands-on practice.
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Grab’s smallest digital bank is its only profitable one.
Indonesia’s Superbank earned US$8.4M in 2025, while GXS Group lost about US$165.9M.
The lesson: distribution gets customers in, but solving real financial problems gives them a reason to stay.
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No equity, no fee: Nvidia’s long bet on SEA’s AI startups buff.ly/KOZxS6M
Fireside Ventures, an early backer of Mamaearth and Licious, has closed a US$253M fund and plans at least 12 investments by end-2026.
Its strategy: reserve 65% of capital for follow-on bets.
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He built robots as a teen. Now he’s rethinking how they’re tested buff.ly/MOh3acr
