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South Korea
MegazoneCloud Partners with Korean Re to Accelerate AI Transformation in Reinsurance

MegazoneCloud, a leading AI and cloud technology company, has signed a strategic partnership agreement (MOU) with Korean Reinsurance Company (Korean Re), one of the world’s top 10 reinsurance companies. Through this partnership, the two companies will work together to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across Korean Re’s business. Their goal is to improve […]

July 23, 2026
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South Korea
Kakao Group Partners with Circle to Develop Won-Backed Stablecoin Payment System

Kakao Group has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Circle Internet Group, the company behind the USDC stablecoin. Together, the two companies plan to build a payment system for a stablecoin linked to the South Korean won, making digital payments easier, faster, and more efficient in South Korea. Kakao Group and Circle will work together […]

July 23, 2026
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India
BusinessNext Raises US$40 Million Series C at US$700 Million Valuation

BusinessNext, an AI-powered banking software startup based in Noida, has raised US$40 million in a Series C funding round. The investment came from ServiceNow Ventures, the investment arm of ServiceNow, valuing the company at US$700 million. The company will use the new funding to improve its autonomous banking platform and strengthen its Private AI capabilities […]

July 23, 2026
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Israel
AI Cybersecurity Startup Glow Raises US$180 Million at US$1.2 Billion Valuation

Glow, an AI-powered endpoint security startup has officially come out of stealth mode after raising US$180 million in funding. The company is now valued at US$1.2 billion and aims to help businesses better protect their devices from cyber threats. Glow uses a prevention-first approach, which focuses on stopping cyberattacks before they can cause harm. The […]

July 23, 2026
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Funding
Labby Bags $10 Million to Grow Its Super App Across Syria

Syrian super app Labby has raised US$10 million in funding from a group of investors based in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The investment will help the company grow its services and expand its business. Syrian government officials said this is the first direct foreign investment in a Syrian technology startup. It is an important […]

July 23, 2026
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RECENT ARTICLES

Israel
Plantopia Bags US$9 Million to Advance Plant-Based Casein Production

Israeli food-tech startup Plantopia has raised US$9 million in a new funding round. The investment was led by Schreiber Foods a global dairy company, and Siddhi Capital, a food-focused investment firm. The company will use the funding to move from the research and development stage into commercial production. Plantopia is developing plant-based dairy proteins to […]

July 22, 2026
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India
Excitel Reappoints Aditya Jain as CMO to Drive Next Phase of Broadband Growth

Excitel Broadband has announced the return of Aditya Jain as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective July 2026. The company aims to strengthen its position in India’s broadband market. Jain previously served as Excitel’s Head of Marketing from 2022 to 2024. He is returning at an important stage as the company continues to grow. As […]

July 22, 2026
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Singapore
PropTech Startup MilikiRumah Names Ex-PropertyGuru Leader Faizal Abdullah as CCO

MilikiRumah, a PropTech company headquartered in Singapore and operating in Indonesia, has appointed Faizal Abdullah as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Faizal was previously a senior executive at PropertyGuru Group. MilikiRumah is known for its AI-powered rent-to-own program and its AI-based SaaS platform that checks whether people qualify to buy a home in less […]

July 22, 2026
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India
Mumbai MedTech Startup Bioscan Research Raises $1 Million to Advance Brain Injury Detection

Mumbai-based medtech startup Bioscan Research has raised US$1 million in a seed funding round led by Unicorn India Ventures. The company will use the new funding to expand into more markets and reach more customers. Bioscan Research also plans to use the investment to obtain additional regulatory approvals, improve its existing products, and develop new […]

July 22, 2026
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India
B9 Beverages Begins New Chapter as Founder Ankur Jain Steps Down

Ankur Jain, the founder of Bira 91, has stepped down from the board of B9 Beverages after reaching a settlement with the company’s lenders and investors. The agreement brings an end to a dispute that lasted for nearly two years over the company’s financial and governance problems. As part of the settlement, Ankur Jain has […]

July 22, 2026
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