Silicon Valley once dismissed Asia’s tech scene as a land of copycats. Today, those same hubs are driving real innovation—and global investors are taking notice. One of them is B Capital, a venture capital firm managing over $9 billion across nine offices in the U.S. and Asia. In this episode, B Capital co-founder and co-CEO Raj Ganguly joins “Beyond the Valley” from Singapore to share which Asian markets excite them most and the three ways AI is reshaping the startup landscape.
Shares in Novo Nordisk surged 6% Monday, after the Wegovy maker secured approval of its GLP-1 pill — a world first. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 pill gives the Danish pharmaceutical giant a head start over U.S. rival Eli Lilly. The pill’s starting dose of 1.5 milligrams will be […]
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An aerial view of Singapore’s Marina Bay Street Circuit on Sept. 17, 2024. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images Singapore’s inflation in November remained steady at 1.2%, missing estimates, as a higher increase in prices of services was offset by a steeper decline in electricity costs. The reading was lower than Reuters-polled analysts’ median […]
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WENCHANG, CHINA – DECEMBER 20: A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on December 20, 2025 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images The first stage of China’s reusable Long March 12A “was not […]
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