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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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Asia-Pacific venture capital returned 6.7% in Q2, making it the region’s best-performing private-capital strategy in MSCI’s quarterly snapshot.

Venture capital leads Asia-Pacific private-market returns in Q2: MSCI

2026-09-28T01:00:00.000Z
The challenge of commercialising university research is in translation, said Dr Tan Sian Wee, NUS senior vice-president (innovation and enterprise).

NUS Enterprise launches new AI platform to speed up research commercialisation, rebrands as NUSX

2026-09-24T07:05:30.000Z
The purchase of Grab shares is a signal to show where he stands says Grab CEO Anthony Tan.

Could Grab CEO Anthony Tan’s US$30 million share purchase be aimed at reassuring investors?

2026-09-24T02:00:00.000Z
UOB has been financing parts of the AI ecosystem.

UOB sees niche in financing AI growth

2026-09-22T13:48:38.000Z
The bulk of the growth in Syfe’s assets under management has been from existing users, says Dhruv Arora, CEO and founder of the wealth platform.

Syfe crosses S$20 billion AUM mark, tracks growth from investment and trading segments

2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
CDG plans to consolidate the bespoke solutions that its subsidiaries use in the UK and Europe into a single platform to bring processes and data together.

ComfortDelGro’s ‘digital core’ helps integrate acquisitions while supporting existing operations

2026-09-21T23:00:00.000Z
Atome Financial reports an 80% growth in 2025 revenue to US$470 million.

Grab’s acquisition of Atome signals need for wider ecosystem play for standalone BNPL platforms

2026-09-20T06:00:00.000Z
Plaud CEO Nathan Xu says: “We can unlock the potential of South-east Asia with a better product market fit.” 

AI firm Plaud doubles investment in Singapore to S$20 million as it targets expansion in Apac

2026-09-16T08:51:43.000Z
Grab will first acquire a 60% stake in Atome Financial, and then the other 40% stake about two years after the transaction closes, subject to regulatory approvals.

Grab to acquire majority stake in BNPL platform Atome for US$1.5 billion

2026-09-15T23:47:36.000Z
A call by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to slow down AI development could see Singapore take the lead in AI governance.

As AI firms call for accountability and limits, an opportunity beckons for Singapore

2026-09-14T23:00:00.000Z
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