Global Startup ecosystem stories
Gigs deepens its Asia-Pacific push by partnering with ShopBack to broaden embedded mobile services for customers across the region.
Australia's maturing gaming industry eyes further growth as hit titles boost jobs, exports and optimism despite Big Ant Studios criticism.
Homhero taps ex-Shopify senior development manager Dominik Wilkowski as Chief Technology Officer to steer expansion and strengthen its platform.
Stripe deepens push into AI commerce as Google partnership, agent wallets and token billing aim to reshape online payments.
Sydney-based Manifest unveils an operational intelligence platform for agencies as AI reshapes workflows, after raising AUD $2 million in pre-seed funding.
Aurora backs new venture fund for women founders in emerging markets, aiming to tackle bias and back overlooked startups with inDrive support.
Singapore startup Cata secures USD $5.3 million seed funding led by Portage to speed product development and launch in Germany.
Xero expands its Canadian engineering footprint with a Vancouver hub focused on AI, the Accounting Engine and Anthropic integrations.
Accel backs Tel Aviv-based ZyG with USD $60 million for its AI-powered operating system to help direct-to-consumer brands scale.
Pinecone opens first serverless cloud region in Singapore as it rolls out Nexus, KnowQL, a Marketplace and a USD $20 Builder tier.
MaRS says Canadian health tech faces a VC funding slump as China steps up, pressing Ottawa to improve procurement and scaling support.
Feds moves to turn its photonics fabrication centre into a commercial venture, aiming to draw private investment and keep strategic semiconductor work at home.
Adrenalen Group's Mark Sturdy unveils SportEdge, a white-label system that automates sports content, promotions and screen control for venues.
Sydney venture studio Repeat Builders backs five startups with AUD $3 million each, targeting startup failure before founders are hired.
Bybit's Global Policy Head Mykolas will join a Bengaluru fintech summit panel on India's digital finance push and blockchain policy dialogue.
Australian sole traders are using AI more for admin and client work, with Hnry data showing daily adoption and positive sentiment rising.
Kurraba Group secures SmartLabs, IWG and Thermo Fisher Scientific for its ION life sciences precinct, advancing the AUD $490 million Waterloo project.
UK cyber survey criticised as specialists say AI-driven attacks are outpacing business defences, with SMEs still weak on training, backups and response.
Startup Moldova partners with Unicorn Factory Lisbon, SeedBlink and the Ukrainian Startup Fund to widen access to EU capital and acceleration.
Forum crowns Door Gurus, NovaSonix Healthcare and Quip Medical in Vancouver as women founders' pitch event marks 10 years and raises CAD $1.52 million.
