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In China, venture capital and private equity investments in the first five months of this year totalled 620 billion yuan, jumping nearly 60% from a year earlier.

Capital Markets & Currencies

NEWS ANALYSIS

China’s ‘future industries’ push triggers flood of venture capital, bubble concerns

Chinese venture capitalists scramble to invest in hard-tech start-ups

ChatGPT was the top AI platform among startups with 2,377 unique paying clients in FY2026 – a 31% increase from the number in FY2024.

Singapore startups double down on AI usage, running multiple platforms: Aspire report

Such companies are also building a distributed workforce, with hiring from outside of the Republic growing

Anthropic’s new Claude Opus 4.8 outperforms all other publicly available AI technologies on vibe coding.

Anthropic tops OpenAI to become the world’s most valuable AI startup

The San Francisco company has also unveiled a new flagship AI model, Claude Opus 4

South-east Asia is not one market but a patchwork of distinct regulatory systems, business cultures, and languages. That complexity is precisely what makes it defensible against a one-size-fits-all product built in Palo Alto.

Wealth & Investing

DUE DILIGENCE

South-east Asia has never produced an enterprise software giant. AI might change that.

The region’s patchwork of regulations and cultures puts home-grown engineers ahead – if they start work now

The timing of DeepSeek’s announcement gives Beijing fresh confidence entering trade talks that US export controls on Nvidia chips have not derailed China’s AI development.

Telcos, Media & Tech

Chinese AI firms push beyond Nvidia as DeepSeek turns to Huawei

The Chinese tech giant has said that it plans to release a chip for training this year

Supachai “Dr Kid” Parchariyanon, co-founder of Bangkok-based RISE Innovation Hub, says the firm has been profitable since inception.

One gateway to Thailand? Singapore startups tap Bangkok’s Rise to reach corporates

Rise positions itself as the intermediary between large corporations and startups

Returning five years after his departure from Hmlet, Yoan Kamalski wants to do things differently.

Startups & Tech

‘No more WeWork-style growth’: Hmlet CEO Yoan Kamalski on his comeback and lessons learnt

‘Unfinished desires’ fuel his return and the pivot to sustainable growth under Mitsubishi Estate

The move against the Meta-Manus deal highlights the growing barriers between the tech sectors of China and the US.

Opinion & Features

THE BOTTOM LINE

Beijing’s blunt message to its tech sector

China’s ban on Meta-Manus deal is a warning to keep AI innovations at home

Entrepreneurs, financiers and companies are scrambling to avoid becoming another Manus, whose Chinese founders moved their business to Singapore to tap global capital.

Telcos, Media & Tech

China’s Meta backlash renders Manus model ‘officially dead’

Beijing is piling on the pressure just as startups grapple with escalating geopolitical tensions

MiroMind – founded by Chen Tianqiao, a pioneer of China’s online gaming industry.

Billionaire founder overhauls MiroMind after warning on Manus

AI startup’s approach may now offer a formula for domestic firms hoping to set up global businesses

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