Tuesday, 23 June 2026 · SEA Deal Ticker

SEA Deal Ticker Tue, 23 Jun

Temasek stakes AI's chokepoints; Manila's coffee brand raises to expand.

Singapore's Temasek joins Nearfield's $380M Series D, backing chip-metrology tools — SiliconANGLE · Permalink

Temasek invested in the Dutch metrology firm's $380M round at a $1.6B valuation, alongside Fidelity and Qatar's QIA — the largest deep-tech raise in Dutch history.

Positive-sum angle: Singapore's sovereign fund is buying into a chokepoint every advanced fab depends on — the measurement tools for AI chips, now part-owned from this side of the world.
Upscale AI raises $190M with Temasek aboard to wire AI clusters — SiliconANGLE · Permalink

Premji Invest led the Series A-1; Nvidia, Salesforce Ventures and Temasek joined, lifting the cluster-networking startup to a $2B valuation and $500M raised in 18 months.

Positive-sum angle: Switches are the unglamorous layer of the AI stack — and Singapore's capital is now positioned in the plumbing every hyperscaler must rent.
Manila's Harlan + Holden nears $12M round to grow its coffee retail — Inside Retail Asia · Permalink

The Manila-born coffee-and-lifestyle brand is finalising a $12M raise — backed by AC Ventures co-founder Michael Soerijadji and ex-Bukalapak chief Willix Halim — to widen its Indonesia and Philippines stores.

Positive-sum angle: A Manila roaster funded by Jakarta operators is its own quiet corridor — consumer brands compounding across SEA while the region's sovereigns chase global infrastructure.