• Laka secures US$10.4M Series B to expand green mobility insurance across Europe for cyclists, riders, and more
• Naluri raises US$5M, expands employee wellbeing programs across Asia to reach 1 million lives
• Gilmour Space receives AUD$5M grant to fast-track rocket tech, and makes history with Australia’s first orbital launch attempt
• Hydroleap raises US$4.75M to scale sustainable water treatment across APAC data centers and industrial sectors
• Prefer raises US$4.2M pre-Series A; inks deals with Ajinomoto and The Coffee Ferm to expand their flavors across Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand
• CARSOME marks its most profitable quarter with US$5M+ EBITDA in Q2'25, scaling further with AI-driven services
• India’s largest agrifood output platform FarMart to launch AI assistant that powers smarter, faster decisions across food supply chains
• StoreHub Co-founder & CEO Wai Hong Fong transforms team productivity, process, and potential with AI-native leadership
• Terminal 3’s Oracle helps users protect their data with privacy-first, zero-knowledge verification; protects 10M+ users within the first year
• XING Mobility partners with SKB to bring high-performance immersion-cooled battery tech to Europe, with Poland as a launchpad
• WORQ is building workspaces that are flexible, connected, and future-ready for the 2030 workforce and beyond
  abillion is the #1 vegan and sustainability app on iOS, and they’re launching 2,000 new user-generated vegan recipes

Other stories from 500-backed companies you may have missed:

• WeRide secures strategic equity investment from Grab; partners to deploy robotaxis and autonomous shuttles in Southeast Asia
• RedDoorz embarks on a strategic reinvention, pivoting towards design-led, lifestyle-oriented offerings to cater to younger travellers and a maturing customer base
• Meals in Minutes grew from a university campus into everyday kitchens across Asia, here’s how
• Peddlr partnered with Mercato Centrale Group to help small food entrepreneurs streamline operations and scale their businesses
• Dinari to launch L1 blockchain; aims to be the 'DTCC of tokenized stocks'

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