Southeast Asia

Omega Compliance specializes in social compliance, auditing and supply chain integrity, with expertise across sourcing hubs in China, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Turkey.

Funding to AI-related start-ups spiked 75% to $203bn from 2024, with foundation model companies representing 40% of that globally and US companies dominating.

VCs invested a total of $9.1bn in emerging venture markets in 2024, down from $15.3bn in 2023 and a high of $25.1bn in 2021.

Stripe's $1.1bn acquisition of Bridge signals more mainstream acceptance of stablecoins among fintech players, especially those eyeing scale-up opportunities in developing markets.

The sixth annual Rising Stars celebrates the achievements of people under the age of 40 in the venture capital industry. The deadline for nominations is November 15.

More than 40 venture capital firms have pledged to invest more than $1.5 billion in Vietnam's start-ups over the next few years.

Alibaba joins the late stage funding round of the logistics provider.

Dagangan raises $11.5m to expand across Indonesia and boost rural economic growth led by Monk's Hill Ventures.

Amit Anand of Jungle Ventures peers behind the curtain of Southeast Asia and calls it the world’s next great digital economy hub.