Tech in Asia

As Chinese companies expand into Central Asia, a window may be opening for Southeast Asian tech players. But local giants, market differences, and limited exit options mean success will take more than copying a proven business model. Read more: buff.ly/SctQ7vB

Startup cuts complex hardware prototyping cycles using AI buff.ly/NeQKKi8

Crypto’s 2025 slump hit Singapore’s Coinhako, with revenue falling 33% to S$24.1M. Now, the platform is leaning on institutional investors and exploring tokenized securities and stablecoin payments to fuel its next phase of growth. Read more: buff.ly/pjqiCpD

Self-serve corporate compliance for Singapore SMEs buff.ly/DM8NpUn

India’s Finnable is reportedly seeking US$56M at a US$141M pre-money valuation. The digital lender served 270,000+ borrowers in 2025 and reported US$2.5M in Q1 profit. But the planned raise comes just months after a US$60M equity round. Read more: buff.ly/goCcbXP

Why is healthtech harder to scale than food delivery or ecommerce in Southeast Asia? With low telehealth adoption and startups struggling to sustain growth, some are turning to corporate clients and hospital operations. More: buff.ly/pikO4gG

Southeast Asia’s next investment opportunity may be hiding in plain sight: established businesses running on outdated systems. From rising costs to disconnected data, here’s how investors can spot businesses ripe for digitalization. Read more: buff.ly/EfOrgWW

This startup turns social media food trends into meals buff.ly/RIBfpkB

Expanding to the US? A two-week business trip may not cut it. Former Square Peg investor Frederick Ng shares 3 common mistakes SEA founders make: leaving too soon, undervaluing their startups, and planning immigration too late. His advice? buff.ly/P5Dnv6s

Digital banks such as Maribank help SMEs fix their “leaky bucket,” or small unmonitored costs that eat into the bottom line. Learn how Maribank keep SMEs’ operations tight: bit.ly/maribank-omni-cta

Alibaba’s profits fell 76% and capex rose 75%, sending its stock lower. But its AI business tells another story. Can its full-stack AI strategy justify the spending? buff.ly/6xQj75O

Indonesia’s state-backed VCs are growing more cautious after the TaniHub corruption case, adding pressure to a startup ecosystem where funding fell to US$700M in 2025 from US$10.9B in 2021. More: buff.ly/hjRXoiX

Flipkart is spending heavily to catch up in India’s quick commerce race, while piloting food delivery in Bengaluru. With established rivals and costly logistics, can its scale and aggressive pricing turn a late entry into a lasting advantage? 👀 buff.ly/WIGdxfh

Replacing expensive A/B tests with AI models buff.ly/3mo2Uoj

AI agents are the latest innovation promising to transform how payments work, but existing financial infrastructure can’t quite accommodate. Sunrate is looking to change this by creating an AI-native infrastructure for global payments. #partnershipcontent techinasia.com/sunrate-build…

In this edition of The Signal, we look at what it takes to build private AI solutions, managing legacy data, infrastructure, compute, and more to help enterprises use AI effectively. Dive deeper here: buff.ly/qyqpFHT

The real ROI of events isn’t what you think it is buff.ly/8fmXAVN

Singapore’s Open Government Products has built 40+ tech products by borrowing ideas from startups: experiment early, communicate openly, and measure outcomes. Full story: buff.ly/4N1k8EQ

Why Hong Kong’s next-gen wealth is shifting from property to tech buff.ly/ded3Nlv

SCI Ecommerce, once reportedly considering a US$1 billion-plus IPO, is facing potential accounting irregularities and a failed restructuring. The Singapore-based ecommerce enabler reported US$85.1 million in 2025 revenue, down 69% year on year. 👀 buff.ly/eVyhb6f