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Ruchi Kumar

Ruchi Kumar is the associate editor at  Entrepreneur News Network and TVW News India, where she leads editorial strategy, brand storytelling, and startup ecosystem coverage. With a strong focus on innovation, business, and marketing insights, he curates impactful narratives that spotlight India’s evolving entrepreneurial landscape. She has written extensively on fintech, AI and emerging startups.

Top 10 Asian Startup Funding Rounds This Week — Venture Capital & Angel Investment Roundup

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Asian Funding

From defense-tech and biotech to synthetic biology and drone avionics, Asian startups continue to attract significant venture capital across sectors this week. The Asian startup ecosystem is witnessing robust investor activity, with founders across India, Australia, Israel, and beyond closing meaningful rounds from leading venture capital firms and angel networks. Here is a comprehensive roundup … Read more

Waymo just launched its first purpose-built robotaxi

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Waymo

Alphabet’s self-driving division, Waymo, has officially announced the rollout of its next-generation autonomous vehicle: the Waymo Ojai. Marking a massive departure from the company’s historic strategy of retrofitting traditional human-driven consumer cars—like the Jaguar I-PACE and Chrysler Pacifica—the Ojai represents Waymo’s first purpose-built robotaxi designed from the ground up strictly for driverless ride-hailing. The vehicle … Read more

KBank and Ant International Join Hands to Improve Cross-Border Payments in Thailand

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KBank and Ant International

Thailand’s KASIKORNBANK (KBank) and global fintech powerhouse Ant International have entered into a strategic partnership to revolutionize the cross-border payment landscape. By blending KBank’s deep banking infrastructure with Ant International’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI) financial technology, the collaboration aims to deliver faster, highly scalable, and structurally optimized payment services for merchants and businesses globally. At … Read more

Payment Options Japan Becomes Official Partner of Yokohama FC for 2026/27 Season

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Japan

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN — Global financial technology firm Payment Options K.K. has officially signed a strategic partnership agreement with Yokohama Football Club (Yokohama FC). Under this newly inked alliance, the digital payments provider steps forward as an official partner of the club for the Meiji Yasuda J.League 100 Year Vision League and the upcoming 2026/27 season. … Read more

TCS Partners with Mistral AI to Accelerate Custom Enterprise Generative AI Deployment

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TCS

In a major move to expand its artificial intelligence capabilities, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services firm, has announced a landmark strategic partnership with French AI trailblazer Mistral. The alliance marks a significant industry milestone, positioning TCS as the first global systems integrator (GSI) partner for Mistral Forge, Mistral’s premier business-focused AI platform. … Read more

Standard Chartered Appoints Shebani Baweja as Group Chief Data Officer

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Shebani Baweja

In a strategic move to reinforce its digital framework and accelerate data-driven innovation, global banking giant Standard Chartered has named Shebani Baweja as its new Group Chief Data Officer (CDO), effective immediately. Baweja will be stationed in Singapore, a major financial hub for the bank’s international operations. In her new capacity, she will report directly … Read more

ENN Exclusive: iFLYTEK Launches Groundbreaking AI Glasses at BEYOND Expo 2026 to Redefine Real-Time Translation

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MACAO — May 28, 2026 (ENN): In a massive move that shifts artificial intelligence from a software gimmick into an essential daily wearable, Chinese tech powerhouse iFLYTEK has officially launched its brand-new iFLYTEK AI Glasses today. Revealed exclusively on Stage G (Genesis) at the 6th annual BEYOND Expo in Macao, the product launch aligned perfectly … Read more

Defensetech Startup Airis Labs Raises $60 Million in Funding

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Defense Tech

The defense technology sector is experiencing a massive wave of innovation as artificial intelligence transitions from a conceptual software tool into real-world operational environments. In a major development for the industry, Airis Labs, an AI-driven defense-tech startup, has officially emerged from stealth mode. The company announced it has secured a total of $60 million in … Read more

Starting Today: BEYOND Expo 2026 Opens in Macau as the ‘Physical AI’ Revolution Takes Center Stage

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MACAO — 27 May, 2026: For years, the conversation surrounding Artificial Intelligence was trapped behind glass—living in lines of code, browser tabs, and cloud-based chat interfaces. But starting today, a definitive shift is underway as the 6th annual BEYOND Expo officially opens its doors at The Venetian® Macao’s Cotai Expo. The theme for this year’s … Read more

Flexprice raises $1.5M seed led by Shastra VC to build AI-native billing infrastructure

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Flexprice

Flexprice has announced a $1.5 million seed funding round led by Shastra VC, with participation from Anupam Mittal and TDV Partners, which also increased its earlier investment in the company. The New Delhi-headquartered startup is building open-source usage-based billing infrastructure designed specifically for AI-native and API-first enterprises. The company said the fresh capital will support: … Read more

Persistent Systems and Kong Partner to Strengthen Enterprise AI Governance and API Infrastructure

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Persistent

Persistent Systems and Kong have announced a strategic partnership aimed at helping enterprises build secure, scalable, and well-governed AI systems. Under the collaboration, Persistent Systems will serve as Kong’s global systems integration partner, supporting enterprises as they move AI projects from experimentation to large-scale production deployment. Growing Need for AI Governance and Scalable Infrastructure As … Read more

Yes Madam Raises ₹50 Crore From Info Edge Growth Fund to Expand Beauty and Wellness Platform

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Yes Madam

India-based at-home beauty and wellness startup Yes Madam has secured ₹50 crore (approximately $5.22 million) in funding from Info Edge Growth Fund in its first external investment round. The fresh capital will support the company’s expansion strategy as it looks to strengthen its presence across more Indian cities while enhancing technology infrastructure and customer experience. … Read more

The Human Cost of the AI Revolution: 92 million jobs displaced globally by 2030. 80,000 tech jobs lost in Q1 2026 alone

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Tech Jobs

From Bengaluru’s IT corridors to Wall Street’s trading floors, artificial intelligence is reshaping employment at a pace and scale that demands honest accounting. Here is what the data actually says. Every technology revolution in history has been accompanied by a version of the same argument: yes, some jobs will be lost, but more will be … Read more

StrainX Bioworks raises $13 million in round led by Prime Venture Partners

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StrainX

India-based synthetic biology startup StrainX Bioworks has raised $13 million (approximately ₹124 crore) in a new funding round led by Prime Venture Partners and Leo Capital. The investment highlights growing investor interest in synthetic biology, precision fermentation, and alternative ingredient technologies as demand rises for sustainable and scalable biotechnology solutions globally. Multiple Investors Participate in … Read more

The Cost of Fuel is So High, This Hyderabad Tech Firm is Buying EVs for Its Staff!

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EV

As India targets 30% EV penetration by 2030, one Hyderabad tech company is putting money directly in employees’ pockets to accelerate the shift India’s corporate EV adoption story just got a compelling new chapter — and it’s coming out of Hyderabad’s booming IT corridor. Aza Consulting Services, a Hyderabad-based technology and consulting firm, has formally … Read more

India’s ₹10,300 Crore AI Mission Gets Major Boost Through AIKosh

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India AI Mission

India is rapidly strengthening its artificial intelligence ecosystem with the launch of AIKosh, a sovereign AI repository and innovation platform developed under the IndiaAI Mission. Designed to provide developers, startups, researchers, and institutions with access to high-quality datasets, AI models, and computing infrastructure, AIKosh aims to solve one of India’s biggest AI challenges — the … Read more

Investors Double Down on Asian Startups in AI, Solar and Enterprise Tech

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Top 10 funding wrap of the week

Asian startups continued to attract strong investor interest this week as companies across fintech, artificial intelligence, robotics, clean energy, defence technology, and enterprise software secured fresh funding to scale operations and expand globally. From India’s travel fintech platform Scapia to Vietnam-based solar startup Stride and global payroll platform RemotePass, venture capital firms and angel investors … Read more

Stride Raises $15 Million to Expand Rooftop Solar Financing and Clean Energy Access Across Southeast Asia

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Stride

Vietnam-based solar energy startup Stride has raised US$15 million in a Series B funding round as demand for decentralized clean energy and rooftop solar financing continues to grow across Southeast Asia. The funding round was jointly led by Lightrock and TRIREC through the Accelerate7 platform. Existing investors Clime Capital and UOB Venture Management also participated … Read more

Scapia raises $63 million in round led by General Catalyst

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Harper

India-based travel fintech startup Scapia has raised US$63 million in a fresh funding round led by General Catalyst, as competition intensifies in India’s rapidly growing travel and digital payments ecosystem. Existing investors Peak XV Partners and Z47 also participated in the funding round. Funding to Support Expansion Across Travel and Financial Services The company said … Read more

Meta Fashion Raises $400,000 to Expand Digital Fashion and Gaming Business

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Meta Fashion

Digital fashion startup Meta Fashion has raised approximately US$400,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Lumikai, as demand for virtual fashion, gaming commerce, and creator-led digital ecosystems continues to grow globally. The funding round also saw participation from several angel investors, including Big Bets, the family office of HUUUGE Games founder Anton Gauffin, Akshat … Read more