Startup ecosystem stories - Page 2

OpenAI brings its Codex desktop app to Windows, targeting the nearly half of professional developers who use the platform daily.

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 and finance say workplaces must be redesigned, with data-led accountability and digital finance access to match women's ambitions.

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.

In tech and marketing, women are excluded not just by bias in code or funding, but by domestic load and male-coded networking rituals.

Women in AI and adtech call for bias-free systems, fair leadership paths and cultures where merit, not gender, defines success.

On International Women's Day, women in tech are urged to demand PR that builds real authority, not box-ticking 'inspirational' coverage.

Thai edtech startup RevisionSuccess enters Singapore's SMU BIG incubator, using AI-native tools to scale its learning platform across Southeast Asia.

Wootzwork secures USD $6.6m Series A to scale its AI-driven manufacturing coordination model across global industrial supply chains.

Aurora Tech names 10 women-led startups from emerging markets as finalists for non-dilutive funding and investor access in Santiago.

BriefCatch acquires WordRake's core tech and 12 US patents, aiming to fuse document-level and in-line legal editing in one platform.

VDURA taps AI infrastructure veterans from Dell and Google Cloud to bolster its board as GPU-driven storage and flash volatility reshape demand.

Aspire partners with early-stage investor Antler to capture global founders at inception, targeting a 2.3x jump in startup customers by 2026.

Ecommpay has been named in the CNBC/Statista Top 150 UK FinTechs, highlighting London's enduring strength as a global payments hub.

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 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, citing rapid client consolidation, lost revenue and an unsustainable path forward.

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 between Singapore and Batam, targeting post-quantum protection for data and AI workloads.

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.