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Benjamin Cher

Benjamin Cher

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Benjamin is a correspondent with BT’s Companies and Markets team. He covers the tech and venture capital ecosystem in Southeast Asia. He was previously with Garage, BT’s startup and venture capital portal, and The Edge Singapore.

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Arthur Mensch, co-founder and CEO of Mistral, says the funding round will allow the company to pick up the pace on R&D, products and infrastructure.

Mistral raises record 3 billion euros in Samsung-led round at over 21 billion euro valuation

2026-09-08T05:00:00.000Z
From left: Vertex Ventures’ associate director for investment Khushbu Topandasani; Chan Yip Pang; Hivebotics’ COO Nguyen Tuan Dung; Rishab Patwari; and Vertex Ventures general partner Liu Genping.

Robotics startup Hivebotics raises US$6 million in Series A round led by Vertex Ventures

2026-09-04T03:15:21.000Z
Darren Mowry, head of global startups at Google Cloud, says startups are now moving from a single AI model to a multi-modal approach.

From tokens to outcomes: Google Cloud’s global startups head sees AI cost shift, expands Singapore push

2026-09-03T04:00:00.000Z
GXS Bank, MariBank and Trust Bank have issued credit cards in an effort to engage customers on a more regular basis.

Singapore digital banks want more than just your deposits; credit cards are the next battleground

2026-08-28T02:23:03.000Z
Senior managing partner Jenny Lee says taking on new partners enhances Granite Asia’s ability to offer comprehensive financing.

Granite Asia exceeds US$500 million target for pan-Asia private credit fund

2026-08-25T12:54:57.000Z
UltraGreen.ai has about 83% of ICG dye market share in the US, says Jamal Aliyev, an independent analyst.

UltraGreen.ai faces new competition in US market, possible pricing pressure

2026-08-19T07:53:50.000Z
Monee is emerging as a key driver of incremental profitability for Sea, and could match or surpass Shopee’s adjusted Ebitda contribution over the longer term, says CGS’ Jacquelyn Yow.

Grab, Sea see loan books surge in Q2 as financial services drive growth

2026-08-18T03:57:26.000Z
The GXS Credit Card is different from GXS FlexiCard, with a minimum income requirement of S$30,000 per year to qualify.

GXS enters credit card arena with new cashback card

2026-08-17T06:26:54.000Z
Creators are more trusted here in Apac than anywhere else in the world, says Benjamin Joe, vice-president, Apac at Meta.

Meta leans into creator-led commerce in Apac

2026-08-13T13:10:45.000Z
ST Engineering’s H1 revenue is up 11.1% at S$6.57 billion, from S$5.92 billion a year earlier.

ST Engineering H1 net profit rises 27.1% to S$512.1 million on strong segment growth

2026-08-13T00:05:55.000Z
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