Entrepreneurship

MariBank taps Sea’s ecosystem to build regional banking group from Singapore
This edge has become more important as the digital bank differentiates itself from traditional lenders[SINGAPORE] MariBank is increasingly tapping its parent Sea’s ecosystem as it charts a path to...
Asian stocks rise as Iran tensions ease; Japan, South Korea lead gains
Published Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · 09:36 AMASIAN stocks gained and oil dropped on Monday (Jul 27) as the US and Iran refrained from retaliatory strikes, easing concerns over...
Asian stocks rise as Iran tensions ease
Investors are awaiting earnings from megacap technology firms after a recent backlash against heavy AI spendingPublished Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · 09:36 AM — Updated Mon, Jul 27, 2026...
Stocks to watch: Seatrium, iFast, Raffles Medical, Aims Apac Reit
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jul 27): Source link
Shein flags tariff hits after posting quarterly loss ahead of Hong Kong IPO
Published Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · 06:30 AM[SINGAPORE/BEIJING] Shein swung to a US$99 million quarterly loss due to slowing sales after the US removed an import duty exemption on...
Silicon Valley divided over restricting Chinese AI as China closes gap with US
[SAN FRANCISCO] For years, a philosophical divide over how artificial intelligence software should be created has split Silicon Valley technologists.This week, that argument reached a boiling point.On one side...
Samsung Electronics wins US$200 billion Broadcom AI chip partnership, boosting foundry push
Tie-up comes as global technology companies increasingly develop their own custom AI acceleratorsPublished Sun, Jul 26, 2026 · 03:56 PM[SEOUL] Samsung Electronics said on Saturday (Jul 25) it struck...
US: Nasdaq lags on angst over AI spending ahead of earnings reports
Published Sat, Jul 25, 2026 · 08:11 AM[NEW YORK] The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell on Friday (Jul 24) as investors sold chip stocks on worries about massive spending on artificial...
Cardiovascular Technology Startup Karoo Lands Series A
Karoo Health closed an oversubscribed Series A worth $16.2 million for its cardiovascular technology platform. Co-leaders on this round were Allumia Ventures and 7wire Ventures. For healthtech founders, the...
AI Agent Payments Heat Up as Natural Takes On Stripe
Natural raised $30 million to rebuild payments for AI agents, and it is aiming at Stripe. The startup wants software agents to pay for goods and services on their...
AI Sales Assistant Tools Get Cheaper With Fireflies
Fireflies.ai launched its AI Sales Suite this week, aimed squarely at teams that cannot stomach six-figure sales software. The company already supports more than 22,000 sales teams and groups...
AI Coding Tools Power Emergent’s Fast Unicorn Rise
An Indian startup just turned soaring demand for AI coding tools into a $1.5 billion valuation. Emergent raised $130 million in a Series C round, and it reached unicorn...