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Singtel's VC arm launches $250m growth fund to accelerate AI adoption
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (211+ words) Singtel Innov8, the corporate venture arm of Singtel Group, has announced a $250-million AI Growth Fund to invest in high-growth AI startups globally and accelerate applied AI deployment across the group. The fund, which adds to Innov8s existing $250-million evergreen fund, will…...
Women founders often have to go the extra mile: Genovation's Anurita Das
18+ hour, 26+ min ago (1677+ words) Anurita Das, Co-founder & CEO Genovation Despite increasing conversations around diversity in entrepreneurship, startups founded solely by women still receive only a small fraction of global venture funding. Moreover, building deep tech companies comes with an additional layer of complexity for…...
Capital crunch bares structural gaps in allocation for women-led startups
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (773+ words) The prolonged funding crunch in Southeast Asia's venture ecosystem has exposed deeply entrenched structural gaps in capital allocation for women-founded startups." While these ventures account for a stable share of regional deal flow, their share of total funding remains significantly…...
Domain expertise key to startup funding, says Eyestem co-founder Dr Rajani Battu
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1091+ words) Eyestem Research co-founder Dr. Rajani Battu Fundraising is one of the defining milestones in a startup founder's journey, more so for women founders who often face additional hurdles and still account for a smaller share of the capital allocation. Yet,…...
Funding for women-founded startups inches up, but the gap is still vast
1+ week, 1+ day ago (68+ words) Funding for women-founded startups inches up, but the gap is still vast'DealStreetAsia Funding for women-founded startups inches up, but the gap is still vast Printed by Unregistered user on Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:29:08 GMT Read more from India IFC weighs up to…...
Asia Digest: Singapore's Dyna.Ai, Australia's Firmable raise Series A funding
1+ week, 4+ day ago (419+ words) Singapore-based Dyna.Ai announced the close of an undisclosed eight-figure-dollar Series A round led by Lion X Ventures, while Melbourne-based AI sales platform Firmable has raised $14 million in a Series A funding led by Airtree, with participation from existing investors....
Peak XV reshuffles top leadership amid departures; deepens AI push
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (379+ words) Peak XV Partners, a venture capital firm in India and Southeast Asia, has announced key appointments following a fresh round of senior departures. In a statement, the venture investor said it has promoted investor Abhishek Mohan to general partner and…...
India Deal Review: Startup funding slips in Dec as deal activity slows
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (92+ words) India Deal Review: Startup funding slips in Dec as deal activity slows'DealStreetAsia India Deal Review: Startup funding slips in Dec as deal activity slows Printed by Unregistered user on Mon, 12 Jan 2026 02:27:32 GMT You may also like India: Financial services tops…...
Licious, Darwinbox-backer 3one4 Capital fully returns capital from Fund I to LPs
1+ year, 1+ day ago (221+ words) Pranav Pai, Managing Partner, 3one4 Capital Indian early-stage venture capital firm 3one4 Capital has fully returned capital from its first fund to its limited partners (LPs), in around seven years from its final close'ahead of the typical eight-to-ten-year venture cycle. Bengaluru-based 3one4 Capital,…...
Techcoop’s fundraising shows agritech can still endure the storm—with strings attached
1+ year, 2+ hour ago (157+ words) The recent $70 million fundraising by Vietnam's Techcoop'one of the largest Series A investments in a Southeast Asian agritech startup to date'is proof that, despite the rec ... Techcoop's fundraising shows agritech can still endure the storm'with strings attached The recent $70 million…...