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Startup ecosystem stories
OpenAI launches Codex desktop app for Windows devs
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OpenAI brings its Codex desktop app to Windows, targeting the nearly half of professional developers who use the platform daily.
Style, substance, and strategy: Drawing similarities between pageantry and PR
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partner programmes
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clean technologies
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From runway to boardroom, Australia's pageant stage doubles as a high-stakes PR lab for purpose-driven personal branding in 2026.
Women in tech & finance call for systems to catch up
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digital transformation
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erp
Women in tech and finance say workplaces must be redesigned, with data-led accountability and digital finance access to match women's ambitions.
Why closing the gender gap in entrepreneurship is key to unlocking growth
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With women-led start-ups securing just 2.3% of 2024 VC funds, Cristina Fonseca says closing tech's gender gap is vital for growth.
Rooms shape power: How culture signals exclude women in tech
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hybrid & remote work
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marketing
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In tech and marketing, women are excluded not just by bias in code or funding, but by domestic load and male-coded networking rituals.
Designing equal opportunity in AI and adtech leadership
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martech
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ai
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ai ethics & governance
Women in AI and adtech call for bias-free systems, fair leadership paths and cultures where merit, not gender, defines success.
Women in tech must demand more than token PR support
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erp
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api
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On International Women's Day, women in tech are urged to demand PR that builds real authority, not box-ticking 'inspirational' coverage.
Thai edtech RevisionSuccess joins SMU's BIG incubation programme
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edutech
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ai
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higher education
Thai edtech startup RevisionSuccess enters Singapore's SMU BIG incubator, using AI-native tools to scale its learning platform across Southeast Asia.
Wootzwork raises USD $6.6m to scale global manufacturing
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dc
Wootzwork secures USD $6.6m Series A to scale its AI-driven manufacturing coordination model across global industrial supply chains.
Aurora Tech backs 10 women-led startups in emerging markets
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agricultural technology
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ai
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healthtech
Aurora Tech names 10 women-led startups from emerging markets as finalists for non-dilutive funding and investor access in Santiago.
BriefCatch buys WordRake tech to expand legal editing
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physical security
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rpa
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risk & compliance
BriefCatch acquires WordRake's core tech and 12 US patents, aiming to fuse document-level and in-line legal editing in one platform.
VDURA adds AI infrastructure leaders to strengthen board
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storage
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
VDURA taps AI infrastructure veterans from Dell and Google Cloud to bolster its board as GPU-driven storage and flash volatility reshape demand.
Aspire & Antler join forces to target global startups
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fintech
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payment technologies
Aspire partners with early-stage investor Antler to capture global founders at inception, targeting a 2.3x jump in startup customers by 2026.
Ecommpay recognised among CNBC's top UK fintechs list
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crypto
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Ecommpay has been named in the CNBC/Statista Top 150 UK FinTechs, highlighting London's enduring strength as a global payments hub.
Deel's The Pitch offers USD $15m boost for seed firms
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fintech
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payment technologies
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hybrid & remote work
Deel launches The Pitch, a global contest offering up to USD $15m in SAFE funding to seed start-ups, with APAC entries closing 21 April.
Google boosts AI research, skills & safety in Singapore
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edutech
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mdm
Google will expand AI R&D, cloud engineering, health projects and skills training in Singapore, deepening a USD $5 billion tech presence.
AI bookkeeping startup Botkeeper shuts after 11 years
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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
AI bookkeeping startup Botkeeper shuts after 11 years, citing rapid client consolidation, lost revenue and an unsustainable path forward.
Genstore unveils AI agents to run online shops end-to-end
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data analytics
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martech
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cdp
Genstore launches AI-driven eCommerce platform promising end-to-end shop automation, after beta users processed USD $2.3 million in sales.
BW Digital and Squareroot8 plan quantum-secure link
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firewalls
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data protection
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network infrastructure
BW Digital and Squareroot8 plan quantum-secure link between Singapore and Batam, targeting post-quantum protection for data and AI workloads.
Southeast Asia venture funding rebounds on big deals
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data analytics
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fintech
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ai
Southeast Asia venture funding surged to USD $3.51 billion in H2 2025 on a handful of large late-stage deals, masking thin overall deal flow.