Carsome expands Malaysia-based regional headquarters

Signifies Carsome’s efforts to grow a high-skilled workforce
Bolster regional presence through strategic hires, talent development Carsome announced the expansion of its regional headquarters in Malaysia. 
In a statement, the car e-commerce platform said the expansion signifies the company’s efforts to grow a high-skilled workforce to solve customers’ pain points in the car…Continue Reading

Thai Insurtech FairDee raises US$65 mil in Series B

Top global investment team Eurozeo led this particular roundFairDee to provide innovative solutions to Thailänder brokers, customers Thai insurtech FairDee has raised Series B financing of US$65 mil (RM289 million) in the round led simply by French asset supervisor and leading global investment group, Eurozeo, which previously backed Grab, Southeast Asia’s biggest…Continue Reading

MDEC, UN to accelerate sustainability, climate action adoption  

MoU builds on existing cooperation between both organisations
Aims to build capacity, increase sustainability adoption in the digital economy in 5 key areas  The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UN Global Compact Network Malaysia and Brunei (UNGCMYB) to further raise awareness, build capacity and increase…Continue Reading

Altera Digital Health signs new agreement with SingHealth

Extension of agreement signed in 2017, will continue to 2029Altera to provide SingHealth with ongoing support Altera Digital Health, previously the Allscripts Hospitals and Large Physician Practices business section, has signed a multi-year agreement with Singapore’s largest public healthcare group, SingHealth, for the use of its SunriseTM suite of healthcare IT…Continue Reading

Okta appoints Ben Goodman as SVP, GM of Asia

Brings over 20 years of experience in the technology sectorTo look after business operations, spearhead development Okta announced that they have appointed IT business veteran and older business executive Bill Goodman (pic) since senior vice leader and general supervisor for Asia Pacific cycles (APAC).In a statement, the independent identification provider said…Continue Reading

East Ventures appoints Avina Sugiarto as partner

Joined as opportunity partner in January 2022Brings 12 years of experience in investing East Ventures, a sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported over 200 businesses in Southeast Asian countries, announced the scheduled appointment of Avina Sugiarto (pic) as a partner at the firm.Willson Cuaca, co-founder and managing partner of East…Continue Reading

APU Professor, Abtar Darshan Singh appointed as UNESCO Chair

First academic from private uni in Malaysia appointed to prestigious positionPromote creativity in technologies including AI to enhance quality of teaching Professor Dr . Abtar Darshan Singh of the Asia Pacific cycles University of Technologies & Innovation (APU) has been appointed towards the prestigious position of the UNESCO Chair upon Harnessing…Continue Reading

Planview expands APAC HQ led by two Asian tech veterans

Operations is going to be led by Vishal Dhawan and Harsh VardhanWill support software to speed up business transformation Planview, a portfolio and work management player announced the business of its regional headquarters in Singapore. ÂIn a statement, the company said its expanded Asia Pacific (APAC) operations will support the growing…Continue Reading