Investment Stories

Asian Stories

Investment stories

Aurora launches Philippines battery forecast add-on

A new policy requiring storage on larger renewable projects has sharpened investor demand for long-term battery revenue forecasts in the Philippines.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday

Manufacturing

Thailand's real estate growth shifts beyond Bangkok

Investment is spreading into Thailand's industrial and tourism hubs as supply chain shifts and higher ESG standards weaken Bangkok's dominance.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Customer Experience

AirBorneo taps The XMakers to shape brand experience

The consultancy will help the Sarawak state-owned airline align its visual identity, onboard sensory cues and passenger touchpoints as it expands regionally.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Global Stories

Investment stories

Manufacturing

Ailytics raises USD $7.4 million to expand globally

The Series A will fund local teams in the US, Japan, Australia and the Gulf as the Singapore startup targets industrial clients abroad.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Storage

ION Video eyes Nordic data centre trial with Priority Impact

Independent testing will determine whether ION Video's compression technology can win a US$1 million Nordic trial and cut data centre costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Crypto

Netgraph becomes major shareholder in Valuno Group

A more than 20% stake now gives Paysecure's investment arm greater influence over the Swedish fintech after it converted over €1 million in loans into shares.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Customer Experience

Serve First expands into US with new Managing Director

A £9.5 million funding boost has underpinned the Georgia office, as the UK customer experience technology group targets more US multi-site operators.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Data centers

Finance firms seek trust as AI moves into decisions

As AI takes on more finance decisions, banks and investors are demanding audit trails and human oversight before relying on its outputs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Hyperlayer raises USD $25.8 million in Series A2 round

Fresh capital will help Hyperlayer hire and expand across three regions as banks seek to modernise legacy systems without costly core replacements.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Poor network data delays telecom deals & activations

Inaccurate records are slowing service activations and could distort telecom valuations, with 78% of operators saying data quality affects mergers and acquisitions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Investment

Norell combines AnyCard, Lifestyle & Savvy under one group

The combination gives the group greater scale across 45 countries as it targets a global gift card market forecast to reach USD $2.2 trillion by 2034.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Investment stories

Manufacturing

UK growth sectors warn demand will outstrip capacity

Only one in 10 senior executives are very confident they can add capacity fast enough, as bottlenecks threaten growth in four key sectors.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data centers

EdgeConneX enters Australia with Stockland data venture

The 50-50 partnership has already secured 450MW of power, signalling a bigger push into Sydney and Melbourne as AI demand lifts data centre growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Semiconductors

Salience Labs raises USD $125 million for AI networking

The Oxford-based company will use the oversubscribed round to ramp production of optical switches that could improve AI datacentre performance and efficiency.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 2 days ago