Month: July 2026

Technology companies are taking increasingly global paths to growth.

Some build a strong foundation in their home market before expanding overseas. Others are designed for international markets from the outset. What connects them is not where their businesses are incorporated or where their founders come from, but a shared ambition to build products that can compete across markets.

DayDayUp is currently working with four companies entering their next stage of growth: Helios, Snowspaces, TBL and IntBot.

They operate in different sectors, from enterprise software and cybersecurity to industrial AI and embodied intelligence. Yet all four companies share a common ambition: turning proven products into globally scalable businesses.

Their paths are different. Their next-stage questions are remarkably similar: where to grow, how to localise, how to win customers and how to build sustainable international operations.

Four Companies, Four Paths to Global Growth

• Helios uses AI to simplify travel, expense and financial workflows for multinational companies operating across markets.
• Snowspaces turns the enterprise browser into a secure gateway for company data, internal systems and AI tools.
• TBL is building a Physical AI operating system that enables industrial sites to perceive, decide and act in real time.
• IntBot is building the social intelligence layer for embodied AI, enabling robots to understand and interact with people in customer-facing environments.

Helios: Managing the Financial Complexity of Global Expansionging the Financial Complexity of Global Expansion

Industry Challenge

As companies expand across markets, travel and expense management becomes increasingly complex.

Different currencies, tax requirements, approval structures and accounting systems often create operational friction. Finance teams need visibility, compliance and efficiency, while employees expect a seamless experience across regions.

Helios Solution

Helios provides an end-to-end travel and expense management platform covering travel requests, booking, expense claims, approvals, financial review, payment, accounting and reporting.

The platform also incorporates AI-powered tools for expense submission, financial review and multilingual support, helping enterprises automate routine workflows while maintaining compliance.

From a China-rooted expense management platform, Helios has evolved into a global provider serving more than 3,000 customers, including over 250 international companies and more than 20 Fortune 500 clients. The company has established operations, subsidiaries and data infrastructure across China, Singapore, Japan and Germany.

Why Singapore

Helios views Singapore as a strategic hub for serving multinational customers across Asia-Pacific.

As the company continues its international expansion, its priorities include supporting more regional enterprises, strengthening ecosystem partnerships and delivering localised financial workflows that meet the needs of globally distributed organisations.

Snowspaces: Building the Secure Enterprise Browser for AI

Industry Challenge

Enterprise AI adoption is accelerating, but many organisations still lack a secure way to give employees and external users access to sensitive systems and data.

The risk is particularly acute in regulated industries such as financial services, where employees handle confidential customer, transaction and corporate information that must remain tightly controlled.

The challenge also affects companies that give external vendors access to internal systems or allow employees to work through bring-your-own-device arrangements. In these environments, sensitive company data may be accessed through devices and networks that the organisation does not fully control.

Once information is copied, downloaded or entered into external AI tools, companies may lose visibility and control over how it is used.

Traditional security architectures often rely on separate VPN, virtual desktop, data-loss prevention and access-management tools. This fragmented approach creates operational complexity for IT teams and a cumbersome experience for users.

Snowspaces Solution

Snowspaces addresses these risks through an enterprise browser that becomes the controlled access point for company systems, data and AI tools.

The platform combines zero-trust access, data-loss prevention, behaviour controls, audit trails and an embedded AI assistant within a single environment. Because these controls are integrated into the browser layer, organisations can manage how users view, copy, download and share sensitive information without relying on multiple disconnected security products.

The company has secured more than 100 enterprise customers across sectors including manufacturing, automotive, finance and autonomous driving. Customers include organisations such as BYD, Bosch, Volkswagen and OKX.

Snowspaces brings together complementary expertise from industry and academia. Founder and CEO Gao Xuefeng has more than a decade of experience in enterprise security, browser technology and international business operations, including experience at 360 Security.

The company operates at the intersection of cybersecurity and enterprise AI, helping organisations adopt AI while maintaining governance and compliance.

Why Singapore

Snowspaces has established Singapore as its global headquarters and regional operating base.

The company sees significant opportunities across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, where digital transformation, cybersecurity requirements and AI adoption are accelerating simultaneously.

Backed by investors including Granite, Snowspaces is now focused on expanding its enterprise customer base, strengthening channel partnerships and preparing for its Series A fundraising.

TBL: Moving Industrial Operations from Automation to Autonomy

Industry Challenge

Factories, warehouses and logistics sites have spent decades automating individual processes.

However, most industrial systems still operate through predefined workflows and fixed resource allocation. When demand changes, supply chains shift or operational disruptions occur, human intervention is often required to redesign processes and reassign resources.

As industrial environments become more complex, traditional automation is reaching its limits.

TBL Solution

TBL is building a Physical AI platform designed to help industrial operations move from automation towards autonomy.

Its system combines real-time operational data, digital twins, simulation environments, AI decision-making and execution systems into a unified operating layer.

Rather than simply automating predefined processes, TBL enables AI to analyse changing conditions, generate alternative operating plans, verify them through simulation and coordinate execution across people, vehicles, equipment, robots and software systems.

The company has served more than 400 enterprises across over 40 industries and accumulated more than 100 industrial scenario models.

In 2026, TBL was recognised by Logistics Tech Outlook APAC as one of the region’s leading intelligent logistics platforms, highlighting its growing influence in industrial and logistics operations.

Why Singapore

As manufacturers and logistics operators seek greater resilience and efficiency, demand for intelligent operational systems continues to grow.

Singapore provides access to multinational manufacturers, logistics providers, innovation ecosystems and regional partners that can support TBL’s next phase of international expansion.

IntBot: Building the Social Intelligence Layer for Embodied AI

Industry Challenge

Most robots operating in public and customer-facing environments are designed to navigate, deliver items or answer predefined questions.

They often lack the social intelligence required to recognise conversational context, respond naturally and adapt their behaviour to the person in front of them.

This limitation becomes more visible in airports, hotels, conferences, exhibitions and public venues, where robots must interact with people across different languages, cultures and levels of familiarity with technology.

At the same time, these environments face peak traffic, staffing constraints and inconsistent service delivery. Organisations therefore need robots that can do more than execute tasks. They must understand how to engage people effectively.

IntBot Solution

IntBot is building the social intelligence layer for embodied AI, delivered through a Robot-as-a-Service model for customer-facing environments.

Its flagship robot, Nylo, acts as an always-on brand ambassador capable of greeting visitors, answering questions, providing directions and communicating in more than 50 languages.

Designed for high-traffic environments, Nylo helps organisations deliver consistent customer engagement while creating memorable and shareable visitor experiences.

The platform has already been deployed at San José Mineta International Airport, CES, NVIDIA GTC and a range of hospitality and event venues.

Rather than replacing human staff, IntBot enables teams to scale guest engagement and strengthen brand presence through intelligent physical interaction.

Why Singapore

Singapore’s position as a regional hub for aviation, hospitality, tourism and events makes it an attractive market for customer-facing robotics.

As IntBot expands internationally, the company is seeking partnerships with venue operators, hospitality groups, event organisers and ecosystem stakeholders that can accelerate adoption across the region.

It is also exploring fundraising opportunities to support product development, commercial deployment and international growth.

Different Technologies, the Same Global Ambition

Helios supports the financial workflows behind international operations.

Snowspaces secures enterprise access and AI adoption.

TBL helps industrial organisations move towards autonomous operations.

IntBot gives robots the social intelligence required to interact with people.

Their products are different, but their next-stage priorities are remarkably similar.

Building a strong product is only the beginning. International growth requires companies to identify the right markets, win local customers, build trusted partnerships, navigate regulatory environments and communicate their value clearly to investors.

This is where DayDayUp’s work begins.

How DDU Supports Global Growth

DDU supports growth-stage companies through two complementary business lines: SEASTAR and Financial Advisory.

SEASTAR: Turning Market Interest into Local Opportunities

SEASTAR helps technology companies expand into Singapore and Southeast Asia.

The programme supports companies in assessing market demand, refining positioning, identifying pilot opportunities and connecting with prospective customers, channel partners and ecosystem stakeholders.

The objective is not simply market entry. It is to help companies build a practical pathway towards sustainable local revenue and long-term regional operations.

Financial Advisory: Connecting Growth with Capital

International expansion also requires capital.

DDU’s Financial Advisory practice helps growth-stage companies strengthen fundraising narratives, prepare investor materials and connect with relevant financial and strategic investors.

The focus is on translating technical capabilities and commercial traction into a clear and credible investment case.

For companies pursuing international expansion and fundraising simultaneously, market development and capital strategy must reinforce one another. Customer adoption validates demand, while capital enables localisation, team building and regional delivery.

From Chinese Technology to Global Business

The next generation of globally successful technology companies will not be defined solely by where they were founded.

Their success will depend on their ability to operate across markets, serve local customers and build international organisations.

Helios, Snowspaces, TBL and IntBot represent four different approaches to that journey.

Through SEASTAR and Financial Advisory, DayDayUp is helping these companies transform global ambitions into customers, partnerships and capital opportunities.