Analysis
Special report, monthly deal reviews, earnings, and more in this edition.
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Editor's Take: The Week That Was—March 9-14
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Singtel's VC arm launches $250m growth fund to accelerate AI adoption
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Meta may lay off at least 20% staff as AI costs mount
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Blue Owl fund urges shareholders to reject hostile offer from Cox, Saba
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Women founders often have to go the extra mile: Genovation's Anurita Das
More Stories
Building a startup ecosystem requires a ‘triple helix model’: Vietnam’s UniVentures
IJM board urges shareholders to reject Sunway’s $2.8b takeover bid
China Deal Review: Fundraising dips 23% in Feb as investors take a seasonal breather
Indonesia-based ACV Capital said to be raising new climate fund
India Deal Review: Startup funding doubles to $2.2b in Feb on Neysa’s megadeal
Deals
Innov8 will also facilitate collaborations between portfolio companies and Singtel Group units.
People
The layoffs could be the company’s most significant since a restructuring in late 2022 and early 2023.
Policy & Regulations
The investment firms had offered to buy up to 8 million shares in the fund for roughly $30 million.
Interviews
Consistent execution shifts the conversation from who you are to what you’re building.
World
The deal will establish a majority American-owned JV that will secure US data.
Vietnam
It requires collaboration between universities, the industry, and government.
Malaysia
This came after an independent adviser said the offer price was ‘not fair and not reasonable’.
Greater China
It is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy about 500 Nvidia Blackwell computing systems in Malaysia.
The move could add momentum to a boom in share sales in the Asian financial hub.
