500 Startups

The region welcomes its first unicorn for 2026, a Singapore-based AI video startup whose backers include Alibaba, Antler, and CDH Investments.

ByteDance’s new video AI ignites the internet, China’s tech veterans return with startup ambitions, and Anthropic lands in hot water in India.

Chance AI sees cameras as the preferred AI interface once wearables launch – a position that puts it on a collision course with Google Lens.

OpenAI’s reported deal with Amazon is pumping more air into the AI bubble. But when it pops, Southeast Asia won’t be swayed that hard.

Bright Data’s court wins have signaled that the web is open for scraping. Cloudflare’s new paywall asks: who really controls the data fueling the AI economy?

Are you really changing the world with faster food deliveries in the city?

Based on a SEC filing, it looks like 500 Startups’ ‘Durian’ fund for Southeast Asia swelled up to US$22 million

Once upon a time, startups had nothing but their wits and smarts to get them through the hard times. Facebook, for example, had no YCombinator to turn to for connections

The Jakarta-based food discovery startup just got takeaway in the form of an $8M series B funding round led by Richmond Global Ventures and Gobi Partners.

Ever since Magic launched in the US and grabbed headlines, startups around the world have been evolving and adapting the idea of a mobile butler service.