From underwater drones to satellite propulsion systems and everything in between, the inaugural Forbes Asia 100 to Watch list spotlights notable small companies and startups on the rise across the Asia-Pacific region.

Pontiac Land’s Evan Kwee is pushing past the pandemic with a new resort development in the Maldives, as part of the Kwee family’s expansion out of Singapore and into the global high-end hospitality market.

The GDP growth of the city-state this year is forecast to surpass pre-pandemic levels, despite its government recording the largest budget deficit in the sovereign state’s history last year.

Tan, who’s a Singapore citizen and resident, is on the verge of completing a SPAC deal that values his superapp at nearly $40 billion.

Yao Hsiao Tung, executive chairman of Hi-P International, jumped to No. 41 on the Singapore Rich List 2021 after he gained full control over one of Singapore’s largest contract manufacturers of tech gear.

The 57-year-old joins the list for the first time with a net worth of $1.8 billion, following the IPO of his firm Nanofilm Technologies International.

After the $2.2 billion listing of a Chinese subsidiary, the chairman and CEO of agribusiness giant Wilmar International, Kuok Khoon Hong, is planning an IPO for Wilmar's Indian joint venture.

The fortune of paints tycoon Goh Cheng Liang got a boost to $18.6 billion, after his son Goh Hup Jin cemented a $12 billion stock-and-cash deal that gave Goh’s privately held Wuthelam Holdings control of Nippon Paint.

A rebounding stock market helped fuel the combined net worth of the city-state’s 50 richest people to $208 billion. A majority of them are wealthier than last year.

Carro only became a unicorn in June, but cofounder Aaron Tan is already aiming for an 11-figure valuation—if he can fend off the competition.