SINGAPORE, Sept. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — TVM Capital Healthcare, a global private equity investor and operator specialized in healthcare growth capital across emerging markets, today announced the first closing of its USD 150 million TVM Healthcare Southeast Asia Fund (“SEA Fund”).

The SEA Fund is the third generation of TVM Capital Healthcare funds and builds on the firm’s nearly 40 years of global healthcare investment and operator experience, including over 15 years of scaling healthcare companies across the Middle East and Southeast Asia. TVM Capital Healthcare has a strong track record of creating leading specialty care providers and advancing innovative care models outside of traditional hospital settings that expand access and improve quality of healthcare delivery.

Commitments to the SEA Fund have come from a broad group of leading institutional investors, including cornerstone investor, Invest International, founded by the Dutch government and FMO to support Dutch businesses and international partners with financing solutions that drive sustainable economic growth and create positive social and environmental impact worldwide.

The TVM Healthcare Southeast Asia Fund will focus on underpenetrated market segments where demand is high, but supply remains limited, including but not limited to post-acute and rehabilitation services, women’s health, diabetic and oncology care, and local manufacturing of essential pharmaceuticals. By addressing these urgent needs, the fund reinforces the resilience of healthcare as an investment sector and its fundamental importance to economic and social development.

In addition to scaling local specialty care clinics to become national and regional leaders, TVM Capital Healthcare also strategically invests in healthcare innovators from the US and Europe, directing their expansion into Southeast Asian target markets, as well as building cross-border partnerships such as those it has established with US-based, Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals and leading European medtech companies —  to help accelerate the transfer of proven models of care, advanced medical technologies, and global best practices into local ecosystems.

The firm’s model emphasizes operational partnerships, global accreditations, and robust governance structures, enabling companies to grow as best-in-class businesses and supporting the leapfrogging of emerging market healthcare systems into new standards of care.

Hoda Abou-Jamra, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Southeast Asia, TVM Capital Healthcare, said:
“This first close marks an important step in supporting Southeast Asia’s healthcare ecosystem and entrepreneurs. By combining capital with operational expertise and introducing proven healthcare models from around the world, we are helping to create companies that can lead nationally and regionally, improve access to quality care, and contribute to building sustainable healthcare systems.”

Jannie Tsuei, Partner, TVM Capital Healthcare, added:
“We see a unique opportunity in Southeast Asia’s healthcare sector, particularly in specialty care and medical manufacturing. With our investment strategy that combines local growth with international expansion, we can help companies scale into institutional-quality leaders delivering impactful healthcare outcomes.”

Eelco Benink, Head of Equity at Invest International, commented:
“Robust and equitable health care systems ensure that economies can become and remain resilient. Invest International is proud to anchor TVM Capital Healthcare’s SEA Fund. Its strategy — delivering accessible, quality healthcare while ensuring strong ESG performance — aligns with our mission to create sustainable impact by linking local companies to global solutions. Together, we will help build healthcare infrastructure that benefits patients and supports long-term development.”

About TVM Capital Healthcare

TVM Capital Healthcare is a global private equity investor and operator focused on specialty care and healthcare growth capital across emerging markets. With nearly 40 years of global investment and operational experience and 15 years in emerging markets, the firm builds and scales companies in Southeast Asia and the Middle East while also investing in healthcare innovators from the US and Europe and guiding their expansion into these markets. TVM Capital Healthcare’s portfolio companies advance access to care, improve patient outcomes, and align with national healthcare transformation agendas.

About Invest International

Invest International supports Dutch companies in the international financing of innovative solutions that contribute to the realization of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the future earning capacity of BV Nederland. The financial focus is on five sectors in which the Netherlands excel: Water & Infrastructure, Energy, Healthcare, Sustainable Production and Agri-food. Invest International is a state-owned company, a joint venture of the Dutch Ministry of Finance (51 percent) and the development bank FMO (49 percent). The head office is located in The Hague.

Contact:
Holly Radel
Radel@tvmcapitalhealthcare.com

As an international network, Unreasonable Food is uniquely positioned to scale high-growth ventures dedicated to creating a more sustainable food system.

NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, as part of the Unreasonable Food^™ collaboration, Mars and Unreasonable Group are welcoming the next generation of growth stage ventures into the Unreasonable Food family.

Mars and Unreasonable Group welcome the next generation of growth into the Unreasonable Food family.

Evolving our food system will never be a simple journey, yet it remains one of the most practical levers we have for building a more resilient future and a thriving economy. Unreasonable Food, a bold collaboration between Mars Snacking and Unreasonable Group, was born in 2024 to back entrepreneurs turning our most pressing food chain challenges into unprecedented opportunities.

“Addressing the challenges in our food system is a task bigger than any one organization,” said Amanda Davies, Chief R&D, Procurement and Sustainability Officer for Mars Snacking. “That’s why it’s so important to build a collaborative ecosystem – connecting brilliant minds behind pioneering ventures with scaled industry leaders – so we can help unlock new possibilities and accelerate the transformation toward a more resilient future.”

Mars, in collaboration with Unreasonable Group, has selected fourteen purpose-led ventures that represent the next frontier of sustainability advancements. The 2025 Unreasonable Food cohort will build upon the work started in 2024, with a strategic focus on reducing dairy cattle emissions, scaling sustainable ingredients, and exploring solutions with partners around sustainable colors.

This critical work will continue to move us toward the next phase of developing a food system that is more sustainable and nutritious, for all.

Meet the 2025 Unreasonable Food Cohort:

• Alpine Bio: Engineering crops like soybeans to produce dairy proteins, enabling familiar melt, stretch, and creaminess without cows.
• Standing Ovation: Producing animal-free casein via precision fermentation to deliver authentic dairy textures for cheese and other foods.
• Oobli: Harnessing sweet proteins from plants to create sugar-like taste with no sugar, made scalable through fermentation.
• Debut Biotechnology: Fermenting high-value ingredients, including natural color alternatives, to replace unsustainable or synthetic sources.
• Octarine Bio: Producing a vibrant palette of natural colors through fermentation, offering reliable, sustainable options for food and textiles.
• DE3PBIO: Using AI and biotech to unlock plant-based functional ingredients that make foods cleaner, healthier, and more nutritious.
• NuCicer: Breeding new chickpea varieties with up to 75% more protein, improving taste, texture, and resilience to climate stress.
• Plantible Foods: Extracting Rubi protein from lemna (duckweed), a highly sustainable plant that can replace eggs, dairy, and additives.
• Hydrosome Labs: Leveraging ultrafine bubbles to boost fermentation yields and nutrient delivery, making biomanufacturing more efficient.
• Pow.bio: Pioneering continuous fermentation technology that reduces costs and increases capacity for bio-based production.

The 2024 inaugural cohort has continued to demonstrate what’s possible when high-growth companies are supported by an ecosystem connected by shared sustainability ambitions.  Since joining the program in 2024, our first cohort reported nearly an additional $200 million in revenue, 140,000 tons of CO₂e avoided, 310 million liters of water conserved, and 1.14 million kilograms of food sold. They reached 24 million more people with safe, nutritious food and educated 2 million more people on climate change mitigation and adaptation, while growing job opportunities improving working conditions across their communities.

“We’re honored to welcome these entrepreneurs to the Unreasonable Food family,” said Daniel Epstein, CEO of Unreasonable Group. “Their work reflects our shared ambition to evolve the food system in ways that are sustainable and inclusive. In collaboration with Mars, we stand ready to offer mentorship, convene stakeholders, and surface opportunities that can accelerate their journeys.”

The collective 2024 and 2025 class of ventures will engage with Mars teams across the enterprise, Unreasonable Food mentors, and a global investor network to further support their culture changing work, which will center around two shared priorities: transforming food supply chains and shaping the future of food.

For more information about Unreasonable Food and the Year 2 cohort, please visit Unreasonable Food.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars, Incorporated is driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. As an approximately $55bn family-owned business, our diverse and expanding portfolio of leading pet care products and veterinary services support pets all around the world and our quality snacking and food products delight millions of people every day. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including ROYAL CANIN^®, PEDIGREE^®, WHISKAS^®, CESAR^®, DOVE^®, EXTRA^®, M&M’S^®, SNICKERS^® and BEN’S ORIGINAL^™. Our international networks of pet hospitals, including BANFIELD^™, BLUEPEARL^™, VCA^™ and ANICURA^™ span preventive, general, specialty, and emergency veterinary care, and our global veterinary diagnostics business ANTECH^® offers breakthrough capabilities in pet diagnostics. The Mars Five Principles — Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom — inspire our 150,000 Associates to act every day to help create a better world for people, pets and the planet.

For more information about Mars, please visit www.mars.com. Join us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.

About Unreasonable Group, LLC

Unreasonable is a Colorado-based, international company that supports a Fellowship for growth-stage entrepreneurs, channels exclusive deal-flow to investors, and partners with some of the world’s leading brands to ensure a more just future. The 501 ventures in the Unreasonable Fellowship operate across more than 180 countries, have collectively generated $20bn in revenue, raised $20bn in financing, and are positively impacting the lives of more than 1,434,646,829 people. As a global community, Unreasonable exists to re-purpose capitalism. Sound Unreasonable? We hope so. Because reasonable ideas seldom change anything.

For more information about Unreasonable, please visit www.unreasonablegroup.com

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jolaade@unreasonablegroup.com

angelina.franco.pesci@effem.com

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sigenergy, a leading energy innovator, will showcase its comprehensive lineup of cutting-edge energy solutions at Intersolar South America, Booth W1.30. With an expanded and versatile product range designed for both residential and commercial & industrial (C&I) applications, the company aims to empower Latin America to strengthen grid resilience and accelerate the transition toward energy independence.

C&I Energy Solutions

Sigenergy will introduce its advanced C&I inverter portfolio to the Latin American market, covering PV, HYA, and HYB models with power ratings ranging from 50 kW up to 125 kW. Among them, the HYB model features seamless on/off-grid switching, with support for capacities of up to 110 kW. Up to three inverters can be paralleled without requiring an additional energy gateway, enabling a direct and highly reliable off-grid transition.

Complementing the inverter portfolio, the SigenStack energy storage system delivers a scalable, high-density DC-coupled solution. Each battery module provides 12 kWh, and a single inverter can connect up to 21 modules, reaching 250 kWh of storage capacity. With optimized Round-Trip Efficiency (+2%), modular scalability, and simplified deployment, SigenStack helps businesses reduce costs, maximize energy utilization, and boost resilience.

Sigenergy also provides a range of Energy Gateways in various configurations, enabling seamless on/off-grid transition across different application scenarios.

Residential Energy Solutions

At the heart of Sigenergy’s residential portfolio is the SigenStor, the world’s first 5-in-1 energy system. Already a global success, SigenStor has been embraced by installers and homeowners worldwide. It integrates a PV inverter, battery, EV charger, EMS, and PCS into one compact and modular unit. Each battery comes in 5/6/8/9 kWh options, with up to six units stacked to provide more than 54 kWh per system. By connecting multiple systems in parallel, SigenStor can also scale to meet the needs of C&I projects.

Sigenergy also presents its second-generation hybrid inverter, designed for residential use. With a fanless design and a slim profile of only 99 mm, it achieves industry-leading efficiency of up to 99% on three-phase models. In off-grid mode, it delivers up to 200% peak output, while operating at ultra-low noise levels (below 25 dB). Battery-ready for future upgrades, the inverter reduces total ownership costs while ensuring long-term flexibility. With an IP66 rating and wide operating range (-30°C to 60°C), it delivers robust performance in diverse environments.

To further expand applications in Rapid Shutdown scenarios and the growing balcony PV segment, Sigenergy introduces the SigenMicro microinverter. Incorporating patented DAB topology, the industry’s first built-in EMS, and IP67 protection, it redefines safety and reliability. Its WLAN Mesh architecture extends communication coverage by 1600%, with self-healing capability within 150 ms if a connection is lost. Designed for high efficiency and simple deployment, SigenMicro enables full commissioning in just five minutes.

Visit Sigenergy at Booth W1.30 to explore how its next-generation energy solutions are shaping a smarter, greener future for Latin America.

MUNICH, Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The high-end intelligent electric vehicle brand AITO officially unveiled its latest global product lineup—the AITO 9, AITO 7, and AITO 5 models, which are deeply localized for the Middle East market—at the 2025 IAA MOBILITY. This milestone signifies that AITO has truly delivered globally certified models that meet overseas market entry standards, to bring the leading ‘New Luxury’ intelligent mobility experience to more discerning users worldwide.

Upholding the philosophy of ‘Intelligence Redefining Luxury,’ AITO not only inherits the exceptional performance and design of traditional luxury but also establishes its ‘New Luxury’ concept by integrating Intelligent Power, Intelligent Driving Assistance, Intelligent Safety, Intelligent Cockpit, Intelligent Chassis, Intelligent Services, and Intelligent Manufacturing. This creates a synergy of ‘Traditional Luxury + Technological Luxury,’ enabling AITO to transform cutting-edge technologies into tangible dimensions of luxury, continuously pushing the boundaries of luxury experiences in new energy intelligent vehicles.

Intelligent Power: Super Range-Extender Technology Redefines the New Era of Anxiety-Free Power

The latest-generation SERES Super Range-Extender System features three core advantages: ultra-quiet, highly integrated, and highly efficient. With a thermal efficiency of 44.8% and fuel-to-electricity conversion efficiency reaching 3.65 kWh/L — equivalent to generating 3.65 kWh of electricity from 1 liter of fuel — it ranks among the top mass-produced Range-Extenders in the industry. This system provides users with a safer, quieter, more energy-efficient and more comfortable mobility experience, achieving all-scenario coverage and worry-free journeys.

Empowered by SERES’ leading Super Range-Extender technology, these technological advantages are translating into tangible product competitiveness. From the launch of the AITO brand to the end of August 2025, the REEV version of four models have achieved cumulative sales of over 770,000 units in China. Data indicates that 70% of AITO users’ driving mileage are in pure electric mode, which not only facilitates driving but also effectively reduces carbon emissions.

SERES MF platform offers foundational technical support and advanced intelligent integration for Range-Extended technology applications and upgrades. As the world’s first full-stack platform, it features Intelligent Safety, Diverse Power, Versatile Space, and other advantages, all designed to provide consumers with a driving experience that is easy to operate, highly practical, and ultra-safe.

Intelligent Driving Assistance: Massive Intelligent Driving Data Elevates Every New Luxury Moment

AITO’s intelligent driving assistance technology has gained widespread recognition in the Chinese market. As of the end of August 2025, AITO vehicles had already accumulated over 3.45 billion km of intelligent driving assistance, serving over 621,000 users. In the Chinese market, AITO’s industry-leading intelligent advanced driving assistance system can cover across all scenarios, and also supports complex maneuvers such as roundabout navigation, U-turns in narrow lanes, and passing through gateways, offering a revolutionary assisted driving experience of ‘one-touch arrival’. It is designed to significantly enhance driving safety and responsiveness, with real-time all-directional perception fusion and rapid emergency response capabilities. Users can navigate through various complex scenarios and travel with ease.

AITO has started validation tests of its overseas intelligent driving assistance features to bring an excellent and secure intelligent mobility experience for Middle East users.

Intelligent Safety: All-scenario Entire-lifecycle Comprehensive Coverage

AITO firmly upholds the belief that ‘safety is the ultimate luxury.’ Not only has it enhanced both passive and active safety features to be more robust and intelligent, but it has also built an industry-leading intelligent safety system — pioneering the industry’s first scenario-defined safety philosophy — delivering comprehensive solutions that cover life protection, power safety, data security, health protection, privacy protection, and cybersecurity, ensuring all-round protection through the entire lifecycle.

Intelligent Cockpit: Understands Your Needs

AITO’s intelligent cockpit can meet all kinds of needs for driving, entertainment and work at any time. Multiple devices and multiple screens interaction can be easily made with three fingers across four directions, making sure multiple people can enjoy various streaming or the same content at the same time. Functions such as customizable toolbars and screensavers have been added, bringing leading intelligent cockpit experience. Leveraging the deep-thinking capabilities of large language models, it delivers more efficient AI interaction experiences. Whether it’s daily conversations, smart device control, or personalized services, it understands you better.

Product Localization: Melt into Local Digital Ecosystems and Local Lifestyles

The Middle East variants feature extensive localized product functions R&D and adaptations to ensure full compliance and alignment with local driving conditions, meeting the diverse mobility needs of regional customers. Not only does the intelligent cockpit support trilingual interaction (Chinese, English, Arabic) and integration into the local digital ecosystem, but their fully enhanced hardware performance is tailored to the unique natural environment in the Middle East. These models have undergone rigorous testing in extreme conditions like deserts, including reinforced sandproof capabilities for components such as in-vehicle cameras, front bumpers, and headlights; optimized thermal management systems; and the removal of active grille shutters to adapt to high temperatures. Additionally, to meet local regulatory requirements such as the UAE eCall standards, the vehicles are equipped with a 120 km/h overspeed alert, fully transparent glass, and Arabic-language labels.

AITO is advancing its “Glocal” strategy through extensive testing across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, validating product durability in diverse conditions. Its models have secured UAE’s market entry certification. To better meet local demands, AITO operates a Competence Center in Amsterdam and a manufacturing base in Indonesia, while expanding localized hubs globally to enhance product quality and user experience.

The solid foundation of AITO’s “New Luxury” philosophy stems from the brand’s relentless pursuit and sustained, substantial investment in technology R&D, forging a robust “moat” of cutting-edge expertise. It is further empowered by in-depth collaboration with top-tier global industry partners, uniting worldwide wisdom to create industry-leading, exceptional products. At its core lies the unwavering commitment to “serving users wholeheartedly” — ensuring every innovation and iteration originates from user needs, delivering intelligent luxury mobility experiences that truly understand, resonate with, and earn the trust of global customers, making each journey the ultimate embodiment of “New Luxury.”

Powerful 70W RMS Output with 35Hz Low-Frequency Response and Versatile Connectivity Options

RICHMOND, BC, Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Edifier, a global leader in premium audio technology, proudly announces the launch of the T5s Powered Subwoofer, a compact yet powerful addition designed to deliver deep, immersive bass and seamless integration for any audio setup. Equipped with an 8″ front-firing long-throw woofer and closed-loop Class-D amplifier with 70W RMS output, the T5s delivers low frequencies down to 35Hz with clarity and control. With versatile connectivity and a sleek MDF cabinet in black, brown, the T5s offers high-performance sound in a space-saving design.

Deep and Powerful Bass

The Edifier T5s is engineered to bring your audio to life with deep, room-filling bass. Featuring an 8-inch long-throw woofer, it reaches down to 35Hz for rich, immersive low-end response. Its high-efficiency switching power supply and closed-loop Class-D amplifier deliver a solid 70W RMS output, ensuring powerful, consistent performance with every beat.

Precision Digital Signal Processing

The Edifier T5s combines a high-performance analog front end with a digital amplifier to deliver accurate audio conversion and amplification. Its built-in digital signal processor (DSP) ensures precise low-pass filtering and phase alignment, allowing for seamless integration with your existing speaker system and a smooth, balanced listening experience.

Low Distortion Design

Crafted from 18mm medium-density fiberboard (MDF), the T5s enclosure is built to reduce resonance and minimize distortion. This solid construction ensures tight, clean, and well-defined bass, allowing the subwoofer to deliver a more accurate and impactful low-end performance.

Versatile Connectivity

The Edifier T5s offers flexible connectivity options with Signal In and Signal Out ports, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of audio setups, including desktop speakers, bookshelf systems, and home theatre receivers.

• Method 1: If your main speaker system has a dedicated subwoofer output, simply connect it to the T5s’s Signal In ports. The main speakers can remain directly connected to the audio source.
• Method 2: For systems without a subwoofer output, connect the audio source to the T5s’s Signal In ports, then use the Signal Out ports to feed the signal to your main speaker system. This allows the subwoofer to integrate smoothly into virtually any setup.

Auto Standby and Stylish, Space-Saving Design

The Edifier T5s combines smart energy-saving with elegant aesthetics. It automatically enters standby mode after 15 minutes of inactivity and instantly wakes when audio resumes, helping conserve power without interrupting your listening experience. Wrapped in a wood grain vinyl finish with a low-profile grille, its slim vertical cabinet design blends seamlessly into any room décor and fits comfortably in tight or unconventional spaces.

Price & Availability:

The Edifier T5s Powered Subwoofer is available for $199.99 at Amazon.com now.

About Edifier:

Edifier specializes in the design and manufacture of premium audio solutions that showcase technological innovation and design excellence. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Beijing, China, Edifier delivers outstanding sound experience through a wide range of audio systems for personal entertainment and professional use. Renowned for its award-winning design philosophy, expertise and innovation in acoustic technology, and superior manufacturing standards, Edifier is one of today’s leading innovators of audio electronics.

More information about Edifier is available online at www.edifier.com