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How does audience intelligence help startups make informed decisions?

How often do startups come up with a business plan only to find themselves in a tough spot, thinking, “I should have researched...

Bridging the financial gap: How digital lending is powering financial inclusion in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia, with its complex geography, large unbanked and underbanked populations, and fragmented financial infrastructure, has long struggled to provide equitable financial services...

From bedroom demos to studio dreams: Why brands ditch influencers for high-production livestreams

Remember the grainy days of influencers hawking products from their cluttered bedrooms? Yeah, that quaint trend faded faster than a filter trend. Forget...

Empathetic software development: Creating accessibility-first apps for greater inclusivity

Accessibility-first apps require developers to consider each end user’s unique conditions and challenges. By taking into account different backgrounds and abilities, the app...

How the upcycling movement can help build a true circular food economy

There’s a big problem in the food industry that we don’t like to talk about. It’s a hidden problem with roots steeped in...

How electric luxury cars are reshaping the industry

As a fan of luxury cars and a business owner in Toronto, I love how car manufacturers blend innovation, speed and beauty. Luxury...

Singtel launches US$250M AI fund to turn its telco empire into an AI deployment platform

Singtel’s venture arm is putting real money behind a thesis many telcos have been flirting with for years: AI is moving from “nice...

Ecosystem Roundup: GoTo fintech leads growth amid losses | LinkedIn bets on skills intelligence for SMEs | Malaysia’s cyber startups face funding drought

GoTo’s latest financials tell a familiar story in Southeast Asia’s digital economy: impressive growth paired with lingering questions about profitability. On paper, the numbers...

Why operational readiness is key to successful international expansion for SMEs

Karen Ng, Regional Head of Expansion and Market Lead for Singapore, Hong Kong, ASEAN, and India at Deel For many startups and SMEs in...

Bitcoin and Ethereum rally while S&P 500 plummets: Is crypto finally decoupling from traditional markets?

The cryptocurrency market advanced 2.15 per cent to reach a total capitalisation of US$2.44T on March 13, 2026. This gain stands out because...

Mozark raises US$40M to test how apps really behave in the wild

Singapore-based Mozark, which helps organisations check how their digital services actually perform for real users in the real world, has raised US$40 million in Series...

Ant International: FinAI paving the last mile for agentic commerce

FinAI has become the essential backbone to enable secure agentic commerce at scale as AI drives change across every part of the economy,...

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