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Anthropic is finally opening an office in Singapore
The Claude maker poaches OpenAI executive to raise its game in Southeast Asia
17 hrs ago
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Jon Russell
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Grab doubles down on fintech with $1.5B deal to acquire Atome
The ride-hailing giant is spending big on a neighbour to finally deliver on its fintech growth promise
Sep 16
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Jon Russell
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AI helped Pocket FM double its revenue but it can’t buy taste
Indian audio platform claims $500M in ARR, with AI powering 90% of its content, and it shows…
Sep 14
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Jon Russell
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Alibaba eyes former intern’s AI infrastructure company in $300 million deal
UniPat AI could be valued at $2.5 billion following huge exits for platforms acquired by Stripe and Nvidia
Sep 11
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Jon Russell
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Circle is buying Singapore’s Tazapay for $400 million
It’s a big deal for Southeast Asia, but Southeast Asia isn’t a big part of the deal
Sep 9
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Jon Russell
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Moonshot’s massive IPO means Chinese AI companies need to start making big money
No longer a novelty, publicly traded Chinese AI firms will need to justify huge new valuations and that will take time
Sep 7
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Jon Russell
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MiniMax and Z.ai are growing up with big revenue jumps but a lot more spending
China’s public AI companies are now playing in the global market as their first financial reports show
Sep 3
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Jon Russell
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Shein’s underwhelming IPO reflects rush to go public and uncertain business model
The market isn’t buying Shein’s new business pivot but going public has saved more than $4 billion
Sep 2
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Jon Russell
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Thailand and OpenAI launch an accelerator programme for AI startups
Can this unique public-private partnership kickstart Thailand’s flailing startup scene?
Aug 31
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Jon Russell
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Southeast Asia sees world’s fastest e-commerce growth
Online shopping is surging in Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia according to a new report
Aug 28
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Jon Russell
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Singapore fintech Aspire takes aim at the US market
Can it become a major player as integrated banking takes off?
May 1
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Jon Russell
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India is the world’s AI growth market, but China is where OpenClaw is taking off
Internet culture, smartphone dominance and other factors mean India is skipping OpenClaw mania
Mar 19
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Jon Russell
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DayOne: The Singapore flip riding the AI wave to a multi-billion IPO
China’s top data centre company is writing a case study for successful international business spinout
Mar 5
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Jon Russell
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Thailand’s top startups forced to look overseas for IPOs
Negative market sentiment may push Line Man, Bitkub and others to Hong Kong
Feb 12
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Jon Russell
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Y Combinator reaps big rewards in India but its future in Asia is long over
The world’s top startup accelerator programme is no longer a dominant force in Asia
Feb 6
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Two new private credit funds land in Asia for tech and climate
Granite Asia announced a $500 million fund, followed by ResponsAbility Investments’s $461 million Asia fund
Aug 27
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Jon Russell
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Shein set for Hong Kong IPO at heavily discounted valuation of $27B
Fast fashion pioneer takes a hit on peak $100B valuation, and Japanese fusion power pioneer raises $162M
Aug 25
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Jon Russell
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Kakao bets on AI with controversial spinout proposal
Messaging app company wants a clear structure for AI spending, but investors aren’t sold
Aug 24
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Jon Russell
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Apple Pay’s slow journey of progress across Asia
Cashless payment service launches in the Philippines, its 12th Asian market, but major countries remain
Aug 21
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Jon Russell
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Razorpay plays up its AI smarts as it heads to an IPO
Fintech firm releases AI model for payments in rare move for Indian startup
Aug 20
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Alibaba’s AI strategy bears fruit with 3 billion downloads and an impressive new model
Its latest Qwen3.8-27B model brings frontier AI capabilities to laptops for free
Aug 17
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