Entrepreneur Asia Pacific Staff

MARVEL-AI can speed up some experiments by hundreds of times. Whether it creates commercially viable companies will depend on what happens after discovery in terms of ownership, validation and manufacturing.

The Silverstreak facility takes financing secured for Fingular’s Malaysian lending operations beyond $50 Mn, as the fintech expands its consumer and SME loan book under a new regulatory framework.

The Singapore initiative will connect start-ups developing AI, robotics and advanced materials technologies with Lenovo’s global research teams and enterprise customers, offering a route from prototypes to commercial deployment.

The US-listed digital infrastructure operator is reportedly exploring a minority stake sale in its Johor facility as it expands its Malaysian footprint to serve growing cloud, AI and enterprise demand.

As Singapore turns super-aged, TPG’s eldercare platform is betting that more of the region’s care will happen at home, not just in nursing homes.

The ACV Capital-led Series B will fund expansion into Taiwan, growth in Malaysia and Hong Kong and further acquisitions as the Singapore company moves into home wellness.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Masayoshi Son has identified Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia for major technology investments, but the Japanese group has yet to confirm the proposed amount or financing arrangements.

The Singapore start-up’s AI runs on cameras that industrial sites already have, cutting the need for new hardware. Its new Japanese investor, Safie, sells a version of that AI to construction and manufacturing sites in Japan.

The digital marketplace is turning its car loans into a bankable asset, giving its lending arm a funding line that does not depend on new equity as it weighs a public listing.

Betagro is taking control of a loss-making platform with THB 2.3 Bn in sales, betting its supply and logistics can make Freshket’s ingredient deliveries pay.

The family behind Motortrade’s motorcycle loans is now backing a used-car lender built on CarDekho SEA’s marketplaces.

Mynt’s shares slipped below their offer price on the second day of trading, while a brokerage urged investors to wait for fresh earnings before backing the Philippines’ largest-ever IPO at a $7 Bn valuation.

The Singapore investment group joins the European Commission and major institutional investors in financing technology companies seeking capital to expand without leaving Europe.

The latest financing combines $90 Mn in investor commitments with $50 Mn in bond proceeds as Salmon prepares to introduce motorcycle and small-business loans nationwide.

The Australian property group has given the U.S. buyout firm broader access to its records but has not declared its A$2.14 Bn proposal superior to the planned Peet acquisition.

Blue Whale is betting that batteries at neighbouring businesses can free up grid capacity for Singapore’s data centres sooner than network upgrades can.

Monee now earns nearly a third of Sea’s adjusted EBITDA, and a listing would let investors value the fast-growing lender on its own.

The SGX listing values Mi Technovation’s materials business at S$891 Mn after profits surged, but investors must weigh its advanced packaging ambitions against customer concentration, capital spending and semiconductor cycles.

With the price capped, Warburg wants Ingenia’s board to weigh a potential cash exit against the Peet acquisition whose land-lease conversion earnings are not expected until FY29 or FY30.

With close to nine in 10 AI-using Singapore firms still relying on off-the-shelf tools, investors are backing a startup that embeds engineers inside companies, provided the model can scale like software.

The Singapore VC has deployed about $27 Mn across nine companies as it raises its first institutional fund towards a $100 Mn target, giving family offices access to energy, infrastructure and industrial technologies through a specialist manager.

PE firm Creador is starting to monetise a pharmacy bet that grew from 12 stores into Malaysia’s market leader. Big Caring must now show that organic growth and stronger margins can carry the business after years of acquisition-led expansion.

The state-backed investor is supporting two companies trying to shift where they make their profits.

The Singapore-based AI agent developer secured institutional backing from Boyu, IDG, Tencent and others to fund its independent roadmap after Beijing forced Meta to unwind its acquisition.

The aborted IPO exposes the widening gap between AI infrastructure ambitions and public market expectations, providing APAC founders with insights into valuations, execution risks and the cost of capital.

The oversubscribed fund brings assets under management above $850 Mn as the global VC investor expands its reach into emerging startup markets, with Singapore anchoring its regional operations.

The acquisition extends the Singapore firm’s digital identity business into cybersecurity for autonomous AI systems as enterprises confront new risks from machine-led transactions.

The corporate advisory and principal investment arm of Australia’s Macquarie Group has acquired an equity stake in the Singapore-headquartered developer, targeting surging demand for AI and cloud computing infrastructure across major APAC markets.

HSBC has doubled down on Hong Kong with a $13.6 Bn Hang Seng commitment, while assigning Singapore a global AI mandate spanning wealth, treasury and payments, underscoring how the bank is dividing capital and future-facing capabilities between its two key Asian hubs.

The Singapore sovereign investor took joint control of WHI with Bain in 2023, betting that cloud migration could extend the growth of an already established HR software leader.