Startups stories

Swiggy opens Builders Club to let approved developers and enterprises build AI agents for food ordering, groceries and restaurant bookings on its platforms.

World IP Day spotlights how sports brands' trademark wars, NFT disputes and licensing fights underpin billions in commercial value.

Google Cloud is betting on AI agents as the main users of enterprise data, unveiling new tools for context, automation and cross-cloud access.

Datadog says firms are spreading AI workloads across several models as production failures climb, with capacity limits emerging as a key bottleneck.

Emergent unveils Wingman, an always-on AI agent for email, scheduling and sales support as Australian firms seek to ease admin pressure.

Emergent's Wingman puts autonomous AI agents to work across email, calendars and chats, with human approval for higher-risk actions.

Kvantify names Dr David Siebert as global head of business development as it steps up commercial push for hybrid quantum-classical software.

US AI megadeals push global venture capital to a record USD $330.9 billion as OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI dominate first-quarter funding.

Brainwaves launches AI platform to help marketing teams turn brand research into strategy, with early pilots cutting time-to-brief by 70%.

Singapore AI showcase draws 300 startups as investors managing USD $350 billion back founders focused on commercial traction and sustainability.

Agoyu secures patent for AI-powered moving app that scans video inventories, matches licensed movers and returns quotes in minutes.

ADAPTOVATE taps transformation veteran Jim Cundiff as Managing Director and Partner to deepen North American growth and its AI consulting push.

Remote has acquired Bravas in a move that expands its global work platform into identity and device controls for distributed teams.

Aspire taps J.P. Morgan Payments for cross-border FX as the Singapore fintech expands wallet conversions in SGD, USD, GBP, EUR and HKD.

OpenAI urges governments to prepare for AI-driven disruption as Sam Altman says rapid progress could transform work, tax and cyber security within years.

AI Engineer to stage first Asia edition in Singapore, backed by OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Cursor and Vercel as demand tops 2,000 attendees.

Singapore event to draw 300 startups, 20 unicorns and investors with USD $350 billion as Asia-Pacific shifts towards industrial AI.

Paysecure and Yaspa team up to add open banking, fraud controls and account-to-account payments to merchants' checkout flows.

Women in tech are being urged to back themselves and enter the room before they feel ready, as leaders call for faster progress and greater representation.

London Tech Week to launch dedicated Deep Tech Stage in 2026, with AI, quantum, space and life sciences speakers.