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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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Kevin Tan, CEO, Mi Material (left), with Heng Kok Lin, the company’s executive director.

Mi Material is focused on ‘things that we can control’ as it launches S$215 million SGX IPO

2026-10-19T13:56:37.000Z
Debt funding for startups in South-east Asia has jumped to US$6.1 billion in 2025, from US$487.8 million in 2023, according to data from Tracxn.

Debt funding for S-E Asia startups ticks up as it gets tough to raise money via exits, equity

2026-10-18T23:00:00.000Z
Clockwise from top left: Vertex Ventures’ Benedict Tan; Drylab’s chief science officer Nhi Nguyen; Drylab’s CTO Huy Phan; Drylab’s CEO John Phan; and Vertex Ventures’ Genping Liu.

AI agent platform Drylab AI raises US$3 million seed round from Vertex Ventures and PatSnap

2026-10-13T01:00:00.000Z
Since taking the helm in 2024, CEO Khozema Shipchandler has steered Twilio to a turnaround.
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NYSE-listed Twilio sets sights on Asia-Pacific as AI adoption grows in customer service

2026-10-11T04:00:00.000Z
Verdye, a product of biotech company Ultragreen.ai.

Ultragreen.ai appoints two new independent directors; Hsieh Fu Hua steps down as independent director

2026-10-02T10:58:58.000Z
Frasers Property will take a 51% stake in the project to redevelop Fraser Suites Singapore and Valley Point, and Mitsubishi Estate, the remaining 49%.

Frasers Property and Mitsubishi Estate to redevelop Valley Point and Frasers Suites Singapore

2026-09-30T15:34:36.000Z
The acquisition of the six parcels of land in Adelaide is part of Centurion’s strategy to grow its accommodation footprint in Australia.

Centurion to acquire a site in Adelaide, Australia for S$22.3 million

2026-09-30T12:50:03.000Z
The property at 30 Pioneer Road is a four-storey warehouse with a gross floor area of 26,114 sq m.

ESR-Reit to divest Pioneer Road warehouse for S$32 million to GKE Corp

2026-09-30T11:53:15.000Z
The fund by PSA International and Granite Asia aims to move technologies from pilot to widespread adoption.

PSA International, Granite Asia launch US$50 million fund for supply-chain innovation

2026-09-30T11:32:16.000Z
The Starbucks-licensed business that DFI will take over reported revenue of US$750 million in 2025, with an underlying operating margin of 7%.

DFI Retail to bag US$340 million, Starbucks business in Asia in deal with Maxim’s Caterers

2026-09-30T11:31:55.000Z
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