Carousell achieved positive full-year EBITDA in 2025 as revenue rose 18% to US$141M. Its recommerce business grew over 40% and now contributes 45% of group revenue. Next up? buff.ly/3jmiUUj

YouTrip reports major service outage, most operations down buff.ly/Hk4N4KC

Doctor Anywhere returned to operating profit in FY2025, posting S$1.1M after a S$35.9M loss a year earlier. The healthtech firm has exited Vietnam, cut costs, and focused on core markets. But its net loss widened to S$31.1M. The next challenge? buff.ly/lA27HfK

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Getting an AI pilot off the ground is one thing. Making it work reliably across an organization is another. HCLTech shares what businesses need to move from experimentation to execution. Read more: techinasia.com/buying-ai-too… #partnershipcontent w/ @hcltech

Grab is betting US$1.5B on Atome Financial. The deal gives Grab established lending infrastructure, AI-powered credit models, and access to millions of consumers—capabilities that could take years to build from scratch. The bigger bet: buff.ly/m5IFAd5

Singpass. Myinfo. LifeSG. They help make everyday digital interactions simpler, but how much do we know about what sits behind it? Take a look at how GovTech’s digital stack has evolved over the past decade. techinasia.com/visual-story/…

Korea’s physical AI ambitions meet the factory’s bottom line buff.ly/wsuN5nh

Jonathan Liem shut down Nex AI despite securing seven-figure enterprise contracts. His reason: he couldn’t see himself doing it for another decade. Now he’s building Inflect to help businesses understand how AI tools discover and select information. buff.ly/cJf7a4r

On‑demand services lift Line Man Wongnai’s 2025 revenue to $544m buff.ly/jJCS7Uw

Bitsmedia, the company behind Muslim Pro, has laid off 21 employees across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. CEO Nafees Khundker says the restructuring aims to simplify operations and refocus on core business priorities. Full story: buff.ly/XQU0kyt

Klook CEO Ethan Lin’s growth playbook: invest in experiences that never go out of demand, but keep adapting to how people discover them. With 30,000+ creators and AI tools handling 70%+ of customer inquiries, Klook is betting on social commerce. More: buff.ly/VPqf34y

Meta is competing with the AI startups building on WhatsApp. Its Business Agent offers businesses a simpler way to automate customer service, while startups like Voltade and Mimin compete on integrations and customization. Their challenge: buff.ly/pCbZQc2

Lewis Ng left PropertyGuru in 2019 and returned as CEO years later. His priority now: refocus on the core marketplace, use AI to help agents work smarter, and avoid the trap of doing too many things at once. His lesson? Growth needs focus. More: buff.ly/l80ycYR

Inside Singapore’s government team that kills its own products buff.ly/NGdn6aD

Indonesia’s quick commerce is back — with a different playbook. Instead of building costly dark stores, Shopee and Blibli are tapping existing sellers, warehouses, and delivery networks. The real test?👇 buff.ly/jvrO3sZ

Tracking IPOs: AI firms and chipmakers lead Asia listings buff.ly/PT3Z4j5

Flipkart’s costly late push into quick commerce and food delivery buff.ly/7955md4

India’s Sarvam is hosting Chinese AI models while building its own frontier model. Why? AI labs can monetize idle GPUs by running inference for customers. More: buff.ly/IA71v0x

While investors chase AI, Mekong Capital is sticking to profitable businesses and proven models. The Vietnam-focused PE firm is backing companies like F88 and Gene Solutions, both pursuing IPO plans, while launching a climate-focused fund. Its bet: buff.ly/v7Udf41