一 | 在最新揭晓的第四届《福布斯亚洲》亚太区“100家值得关注企业”排行榜中，一批充满活力的初创公司和微型企业成为了投资者瞩目的焦点。这些企业不仅展示了他们的创新实力，还晒出了令人瞩目的支票簿——截至目前，它们已共同吸引超过20亿美元的投资。在这个风险投资资金创下七年新低的背景下，83家公司自2023年起成功募集资金，展现了它们在逆境中的坚韧与成长。图源：FACEBOOK在该排行榜中，新加坡的初创企业表现突出，共有15家公司上榜，这使得新加坡成为上榜企业数量第二多的国家，仅次于印度，但比去年的20家减少了五家。
二 | The Zelensky narrative used by western media "has palpably shifted" over the last few weeks, according to Steve Cortes, a US political consultant, market strategist and former Trump campaign adviser.,This shift particularly comes in relation to the latest CBS News report which alleged that "much of the billions of dollars of military aid that the US is sending to Ukraine doesn't make it to the front lines." Cortes also cites the New York Times' Thomas L. Friedman, who admitted earlier this month that "there is deep mistrust between the White House and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine — considerably more than has been reported.",Concerns also appear to be simmering over Zelensky firing his prosecutor general and intelligence chief on July 18 without explanations. "I have still not seen any reporting that convincingly explains what that was all about," Friedman wrote. "It is as if we don’t want to look too closely under the hood in Kiev for fear of what corruption or antics we might see, when we have invested so much there.",Similarly, German newspaper Die Welt once again shed light on Zelensky's offshore network schemes on August 3, as exposed by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) in October 2021. It also revealed Kiev's apparent role in cancelling a Ukrainian documentary "Offshore 95 – President Zelensky's Secret Deals" last year.,The press reports were also preceded by GOP Representative Victoria Spartz's push for more oversight of US aid to Kiev amid suspicions of corruption within the Zelensky cabinet.,RussiaUS Analyst: Time Has Come for American Politicians to Hold Kiev Responsible for Endemic Corruption23 July, 13:03 GMT,Zelensky & Kolomoisky,Accusations of corruption are threatening to strip the Ukrainian president of his heroic "halo." On July 20, investigative journalist and managing editor of CovertAction Magazine, Jeremy Kuzmarov, provided details of Zelensky's longstanding ties to Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky.,Kolomoisky has been under FBI investigation for financial crimes, including money laundering, for the past few years. The Ukrainian oligarch is also known for funding and supporting notorious neo-Nazi and ultra-nationalist battalions including Azov*, Aidar, Donbas, Dnepr 1, and Dnepr 2, in 2014. According to Kuzmarov, these military units "were sometimes deployed as personal thug squads to protect Kolomoisky’s financial interests.",In January 2022, the US Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint alleging that Kolomoisky and his associate Gennadiy Bogolyubov, who owned Ukraine's PrivatBank, embezzled and defrauded the financial institution for $5.5 billion.,Judging from the Pandora Papers, Zelensky and his partners in his Kvartal 95 television production company founded a network of offshore companies in 2012 just as they started to cooperate with Kolomoisky's TV stations.,Four days after the release of Kuzmarov's exposé this year, reports emerged indicating that Zelensky had stripped Kolomoisky of his Ukrainian citizenship alongside another two Ukrainian oligarchs.,"I am not sure what is behind the decision to strip Kolomoisky of citizenship but it could be an attempt to improve Zelensky's public image and try and distance himself from his former backer because of the corruption scandals and legal problems Kolomoisky is facing," says Kuzmarov. "We see a similar thing in US politics, for example, when Barack Obama distanced himself from Tony Rezko, a highly corrupt backer of his in the state of Illinois (when Obama was a state senator) who was jailed for corruption.",According to the investigative journalist, "at this stage, Zelensky may feel he does not need Kolomoisky's support anymore especially given that he is being provided billions of dollars of weapons and aid from the US and West.","[Kolomoisky] has only become a liability with the indictments he faces in the US," the journalist continues.,In addition, Zelensky fired his long-time associate State Security Service (SBU) head Ivan Bakanov, who is now subject of an investigation. In October 2021, Bakanov was mentioned in the Pandora Papers as Zelensky's partner in the offshore network.,"It could all be related, yes, that Zelensky is trying to distance himself from his former close associates who are being set up to take the fall for the corruption that Zelensky is implicated in too," says Kuzmarov. "Zelensky may feel that he has powerful protectors in the 'international community'.",WorldBigwigs, Bucks & Biolabs: US Establishment Has a Lot of Skeletons in Ukraine's Closet, Analyst Says13 May, 12:00 GMT,Corruption Outside Ukraine,Meanwhile, the story of Ukrainian corruption appears to be bigger than Zelensky's apparent financial machinations and links to the oligarchy, according to Wall Street analyst Charles Ortel.,"For a blinkered mainstream press, Kolomoisky readily can be sold as a convenient scapegoat considering his deeply suspicious and repugnant history. That said, who are the true puppeteers inside Ukraine? Are they governments, billionaire investors or both?" asks Ortel. "Considering the many ways in which state-owned assets and aid ostensibly for Ukraine have already been plundered, the period from 1991 forward and more recently from 2004 and then 2014 forward may well be used for decades to demonstrate that there is no honor among thieves, and great danger for populations when political corruption is encouraged.",The Wall Street analyst alleges that Ukraine provided a certain financial bonanza for US dynastical families, including the Clintons and the Bidens, well before Zelensky came to power. As such, Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk, who is also the son-in-law of former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, generously donated to the Clinton charity, prompting suspicions of a "pay-to-play" scheme.,Likewise, Republican lawmakers have long been looking into apparent influence peddling involving then-Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, who sat on the board of Ukrainian gas firm Burisma and was reportedly paid a staggering $83,333 per month. According to Miranda Devine's book "Laptop from Hell," Burisma slashed Hunter's salary in half two months after his father ceased to be vice president.,© AP Photo / Sarahbeth ManeyFILE - Members of Congress give Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a standing ovation before he speaks in a virtual address to Congress in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center Congressional Auditorium in Washington, on Wednesday, March 16, 2022FILE - Members of Congress give Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a standing ovation before he speaks in a virtual address to Congress in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center Congressional Auditorium in Washington, on Wednesday, March 16, 2022© AP Photo / Sarahbeth Maney,Zelensky Not Indispensable for West,"With so many worries distracting voters in key nations, and given his status for a time as one-part Greta Thunberg scold and a second part Tony Fauci hero, Zelensky may believe he has secured a permanent 'White Hat' role, and that he never will be called to account for massive corruption to which he and many others seem connected," explained Ortel.,However, Zelensky shouldn't delude himself into believing that he is "indispensible" in the eyes of the western political establishment, according to the analyst. As such, Thomas L. Friedman's notion that the Biden administration and the Ukrainian president are not on the same page should come as a potential warning for Kiev’s man.,For his part, National Review's Jim Geraghty suggests that the NYT leak that the White House does not trust the Ukrainian president could mean two things.,"Possibility one is that the Biden administration just wants the Ukraine-Russia war to end, and Zelensky isn’t playing ball, so the administration is getting ready to leave Zelensky hanging out to dry," Geraghty wrote on August 2. "Possibility two is that the administration foresees the Ukraine-Russia war going badly, and is preparing to use Zelensky as a scapegoat.",In any event, the Biden administration appears to be laying the groundwork to argue, "We did everything we could to help the Ukrainians defend themselves, but in the end, they were too incompetent, too corrupt, and too beset by infighting," according to Geraghty.,"It is difficult to predict when Zelensky will outlive his usefulness and get cast aside but that day is coming, whether in retaliation by a vindictive erstwhile ally or in military action or otherwise," Ortel concludes.,*Azov Battalion is a terrorist group banned in Russia.。紧随其后的是中国大陆和日本，分别有10家和9家公司上榜。印度则以20家公司上榜位居榜首，去年印度共有六家企业上榜，中国大陆有11家，日本则有三家。创新是企业发展的源动力 这些上榜企业讲述了一个个稳步增长的故事，证明了成功并非一夜之间的事。而另一些公司则迅速在太空技术、生物技术和机器人技术等全球最热门的行业中崭露头角，争夺先机。这100家公司的业务组合多样，但都秉承一个共同理念：创新驱动发展。图源：FACEBOOK在今年的榜单中，新加坡在企业科技与机器人类别中有最多公司上榜，共五家，虽然比去年的九家少了四家。这些公司包括使用人工智能（AI）自动化企业财务数据管理的Bluesheets和提供浏览器网络安全插件的SquareX、用于定制搬运机器人的Botsync、为儿童创造安全数字平台的K-ID，为电商企业提供解决方案的Graas。其次是金融业，和去年一样有四家上榜，包括帮助小企业进行跨境交易的Tazapay，为电商企业提供灵活融资服务的Jenfi，提供“先付后买”服务的Fluid和HitPay。生物科技及医疗保健行业的公司数量从去年的四家减少到两家，包括专注于大脑退化检测的Neurowyzr，专注慢性疾病疗法的Mesh Bio。食品及接待业也只有一家公司上榜，即健康食品连锁企业SaladStop! Group。前沿科技企业展现更长远的发展前景 去年没有上榜的制造与能源业和航天科技业，今年分别有两家公司上榜。制造与能源业包括制作废料回收锂电池的NEU BatteryMaterials，ecoSPIRITS专注于可回收利用的玻璃瓶，而航天科技业则有研发电力推动航天引擎的Aliena。图源：FACEBOOK福布斯已经连续四年发布这个榜单，今年的上榜企业来自16个国家和地区，覆盖了企业技术与机器人、金融、制造与能源等10个行业。符合提名的公司必须满足几个条件：其总部必须位于亚太区，必须是私人所有并以盈利为目标。
三 | 此外，截至今年8月7日的年营收不能超过5000万美元（约6521万新元），总融资不超过1亿美元。上榜企业必须对区域或行业有积极影响，有收入强劲增长的记录或有吸引资金的能力，拥有有潜力的商业模式或前景，以及具有说服力的卖点。总体来看，今年的榜单依旧着重于创新，从航空航天、人工智能、生物医学、健康分析到支持无银行账户民众需求的金融科技，这些上榜的企业展示了亚太区初创企业的前沿技术和创新思维。这些企业不仅代表了新加坡的创业精神，也反映了亚太区整体的创新趋势和商业潜力。
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