Asia

The Redbird Innovation Fund will fund spinouts emerging from the Hong Kong university.

University of Tokyo’s third investment fund reached a first close with capital from Tokyu Land and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

From healthcare to fusion to quantum computing to space, superconductors have the potential to revolutionise the world. And the technology is finally ready to commercialise.

From a diamond-based, room temperature quantum computer to a unified programming language, here are eight quantum technologies of note.

Enzymes to infinitely recycle plastic, a way to make green ammonia and an app to detect early Alzheimer's are among this month's noteworthy technologies.

BioBetter’s technology utilises tobacco plants to provide a climate-friendly response to the meat production industry.

After a promising start the Thai startup ecosystem has slowed. Some say too much corporate money may have been part of the problem.

Husk Power Systems has just raised $100m from investors including Shell to build 1,500 solar mini-grids in India and Nigeria in the next four to five years.

Turkey has the ingredients to be a top tech market, but it needs investors to take more risk if its startups are to get past early stage.

The corporates both committed further nine-figure sums to back startups in the rapidly growing Indian venture market.