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Sarah ChenStartups
Oksana Stakhovych Launches Mia Coosh in Australia’s $22 Billion Pet Market
The Melbourne brand crafts pet accessories using vegan microfibre leather and donates a portion of every order to animal rescue organisations.
Rajiv MenonStartups
Tripo AI Raises 3 Billion Yuan in Series B and B+ Rounds
The Chinese artificial intelligence startup will direct the capital toward compute infrastructure, dataset acquisition, and algorithm engineering teams.
Aiko TanakaStartups
Bidgely Shows Energy AI for 50 Million Homes at Enlit Asia 2026
The California-based company will present behind-the-meter analytics to help ASEAN utilities eliminate non-technical losses and optimise grid capacity.
Minjun ParkStartups
ShardLab Backs StoreHub to Roll Out Payment-Linked Merchant Rewards
A joint venture between the two firms will test programmable loyalty tools across 20,000 retail and food outlets in Southeast Asia.
Maria SantosStartups
Carsome Posts US$8.3 Million Quarterly EBITDA as Retail Shift Widens Margins
The Malaysian used-car platform sold 35,903 vehicles in the second quarter while expanding its physical footprint across Greater Jakarta and Peninsular Malaysia.
Rajiv MenonStartups
ByteDance Lines up $29.6 Billion Loan After Lenders Pile in
The TikTok owner boosted its credit facility from US$20 billion after receiving more than US$30 billion in total orders from lenders.
Aiko TanakaStartups
Pakistan Corporate Registry Passes 311,000 as Tech Leads New Filings
Online filings accounted for 99.9 per cent of the 4,761 companies registered across the country in August.
Rajiv MenonStartups
Lumio Solar Raises US$900,000 for Plug-and-Play Solar Appliances
Climate venture builder 100×100 led the pre-seed round to expand distribution of standalone solar equipment across Central Luzon and Metro Manila.
Maria SantosStartups
Intellisia Raises ₩3.4 Billion to Replace Consumer Panels with AI
The South Korean startup secured backing from Kakao Ventures and plans a global SaaS rollout alongside digital twin store testing with convenience operator CU.
Wei ZhangStartups
Japan Startup Muse Deploys Retail Robots to New York Grocery Stores
Japanese robotics startup Muse has begun operating automated shelf-stocking units in New York to tap rising demand for physical AI in American supermarkets.
Maria SantosStartups
Uber to Cut 3,300 Jobs in Global Push Toward Robotaxis
The ride-hailing company is shedding 10 per cent of its workforce and flattening management to fund a US$10 billion deployment into driverless vehicle networks.
Rajiv MenonStartups
GetGo Launches Cross-Border Car Sharing from Singapore into Malaysia
Eligible drivers can pick up permit-ready vehicles in Singapore and travel freely across Peninsular Malaysia without fixed drop-off restrictions.
Sarah ChenStartups
Graas Raises US$17 Million and Buys Trustana to Expand Retail AI Tools
The Singapore-based e-commerce intelligence platform will integrate Trustana’s product data infrastructure into its automated enterprise software stack.
Sarah ChenStartups
Vietnam Fintech MFast Raises US$6 Million to Fund Philippines Expansion
The agency-led financial marketplace plans to enter its first overseas market in 2024 after growing its sales network across Vietnam.
Maria SantosStartups
Zhipu AI Launches GLM-5.3-Flash After Stealth Trial on 100,000 Domestic Chips
The Beijing-based developer confirmed the model processed 62 trillion tokens on public developer hubs under the alias Ox Alpha before its formal release.