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While people may think of Singapore as a top startup city, what they may not realize is that this city-state potentially has quite a bit more to offer as a local hub when looking to scale throughout the region. This fall, we kicked off Global Launch, a program aimed at building bridges between Singapore and the Silicon Valley.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Singapore-based startup has launched an artificial intelligence-powered study now, pay later (SNPL) lending platform […] © 2023 TechCrunch. EduFi, a fintech startup that enables financially strapped students to secure loans for their education, has raised $6.1 All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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APRIL 24, 2023

Based in Singapore, ZEBOX Asia will also look at markets like Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Korea. In a statement, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore chief executive Teo Eng Dih said, “Startups play a critical role in the transformation of the maritime sector by generating value through their innovative solutions.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Good Meat announced today it has received regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency to use serum-free media for the production of its cultivated meat. Its lab-grown chicken is currently available in Singapore, where Eat Just gained regulatory approval to sell its lab-grown chicken meat in 2020.

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MARCH 30, 2023

The NETS-DuitNow QR code payment linkage is a significant step in the collaboration between Singapore and Malaysia to improve cross-border payments connectivity. Various industry players from both countries, including Network for Electronic Transfers (Singapore) Pte. The service is expected to go live by the end of 2023.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Register EduFi , a fintech startup headquartered in Singapore, has raised $6.1 Operating from Singapore , the startup is dedicated to simplifying the loan application process providing crucial financial support to students pursuing higher education. million in a pre-seed funding round.

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APRIL 24, 2023

Register ZEBOX , a global accelerator founded in 2018 by the Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, Rodolphe Saadé, has launched its Asia Pacific hub in Singapore. The ZEBOX Asia Pacific hub has the support of Enterprise Singapore and the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

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JUNE 23, 2023

Register Green Rebel, an Indonesian food technology startup, has recently partnered with renowned quick-service restaurants (QSRs) including Starbucks Malaysia and Nando’s Singapore as part of its strategic growth plan. The company plans to expand its presence in the Asia Pacific region.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Co-founded by Quah in 2019 to securely verify documents, Singapore-based Accredify announced today that it has raised $7 million in Series A funding co-led by iGlobe Partners and SIG Venture Capital with participation from returning investors Pavilion Capital and Qualgro.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

Anchoring this transformative wave are three standout conferences that have captured the imagination of FinTech aficionados and industry professionals alike: Shanghai’s INCLUSION·Conference on the Bund, Hong Kong FinTech Week, and Singapore FinTech Festival.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Singapore is one country building a solid reputation as a hub of fintech activity, and this reputation is generating substantial investment. Singapore’s fintech investment surges forward. Despite its small size (less than 5 million total population), Singapore is quickly reaching investment levels of countries many times its size.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Register Atome Financial has recently announced the renewal of its $100 million debt facility in collaboration with HSBC Singapore to expand its operations in the Philippine market.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

The fund has already secured about half of its target, […] The post InnoVen Capital’s Dual-Currency Fund: $130M Initial Close Signals Strong Singapore-China Ties first appeared on AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform. This USD-RMB dual-currency fund aims for a total size of US$250 million.

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MARCH 10, 2024

OCBC Bank has introduced a new SME initiative for launch in April 2024, focusing on supporting women entrepreneurs in Singapore. The OCBC Women Entrepreneurs Programme aims to provide targeted financing solutions, facilitating the achievement of business objectives for female-owned SMEs.

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MAY 18, 2023

Register Singapore’s telehealth startup, ORA, has successfully raised $10 million in its recent Series A funding round. The Singapore based platform predominantly caters to a young demographic, with 90% of its patients under the age of 38 seeking medical treatment for the first time through online channels.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Register Singapore-based investment firm Foresight Ventures has successfully acquired an 80% majority stake in crypto media company The Block for $60 million. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

Workmate , a Singapore-based on-demand staffing platform, has been acquired by Persol Asia Pacific , one of the region’s largest HR service providers. Workmate currently operates in Thailand and Indonesia and is expanding operations into Singapore this month. Workmate’s Thailand team.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Long established as a global financial center, Singapore also looks set to become the “Silicon Valley of Asia.” But having a diverse cluster of big tech companies helps the ecosystem by providing more resources, including mentorship and early funding opportunities, say Singapore-based investors.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Based in Singapore with offices throughout Asia and Australia, Reebelo wants to make buying pre-owned tech as desirable as a brand new device. It has offices in Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Taiwan. But the two said something like Recommerce didn’t exist yet in Singapore, where Rastouil grew up.

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JUNE 12, 2023

Register Standard Chartered Bank has joined forces with Singapore Management University’s Lien Centre to establish a Women in Entrepreneurship Incubator. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Eat Just will start offering lab-grown chicken meat in Singapore after gaining regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA). While there are plenty of other companies working on lab-grown meats using various techniques, Eat Just describes the Singapore government’s review and regulatory approval as a “world first.”

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Register Singapore and India recently launched a linkage that will allow customers to send and receive funds between bank accounts or e-wallets across the two countries in real-time. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the launch of the linkage.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Homage currently operates in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. The Singapore-based company’s services include home visits from caregivers, nurses, therapists and doctors; telemedicine; and services for chronic illnesses. Homage now has a regional network of more than 6,000 pre-screened and trained care professionals.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Ninja Van , a Singapore-based logistics startup, has closed a $578 million Series E round to support its operations infrastructure and technology systems growth. Founded in 2014, the company operates its business across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. It currently employs more than 61,000 staff.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

The Singapore-based company announced today it has raised $6 million in seed funding, led by B Capital Group. Singapore-based sales productivity platform Nektar raises $2.15 The company says this is one of the largest seed rounds ever for a SaaS company based in Asia. million seed round.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Today, the Singaporean-based startup announced it has raised $10 million, with the goal of expanding its wireless laser communications system in Indonesia, India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and the United States. Eventually, it has its eyes on space, deploying its wireless fiber optics from orbit. and anywhere on earth.”

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Register Singapore-based fintech firm Cake DeFi has announced the launch of its global R&D hub, Birthday Research , to focus on developing best-in-class blockchain and digital asset technologies through open-source blockchain research and development. The launch of Birthday Research is an exciting milestone for us at Cake DeFi.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

The company is currently operating its service in Singapore, but plans to enter other markets like Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Gordon Tay said. . “We Asia’s general insurance market is about $564 billion, and Singapore has approximately $2.9 million in GWP transactions by the end of this year. . billion, Gordon Tay mentioned. .

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Doyobi , a Singapore-based professional development platform, wants to give educators new, more engaging ways of teaching STEM subjects. Singapore-based Geniebook’s personalized learning platform raises $16.6M The edtech boom has focused primarily on students, but teachers are learners, too. Edtech’s next mission: Go everywhere.

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MARCH 29, 2022

Singapore-headquartered esports startup Ampverse has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Falcon Capital. He added that expanding into Indonesia and the Philippines will “round off our SEA footprint,” which already includes Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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MARCH 31, 2023

Register True Global Ventures (TGV), a Singapore-based technology equity venture capital firm, has invested more than $24 million in France-based digital asset platform and Web3 provider, Ledger. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

Register Education leaders, professionals, and edtech providers across Asia are gathering in Singapore for the 7th Annual EDUtech Asia on November 9 and 10, according to an announcement. EDUtech Asia 2022 will take place at Sands Expo, Singapore on the 9 and 10 November 2022.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

The Singapore-headquartered company operates in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. . Singapore-based e-commerce platform Carousell lays off 10% of staff by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch. million since its inception, per Crunchbase. .

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MAY 30, 2023

Register Stockbit Investa Bersama (Stockbit), an Indonesian digital investment platform, and Fullerton Fund Management Company (Fullerton), a Singapore-based investment specialist, have jointly acquired Ayers Asia Asset Management, a Jakarta-based asset management firm.

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APRIL 5, 2021

Glints , the Singapore-based career platform, announced today it has raised $22.5 The new capital will be used on Glints’ expansion in Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and Taiwan and hiring for its product and engineering teams. million in Series C funding led by Japanese human resources management firm PERSOL Holdings.

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JULY 14, 2021

The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised a $12 million Series A to build out its B2B transactions platform. Since its seed funding, Tinvio says its client base has increased four times to over 5,000 businesses in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and other Asian markets. million seed round.

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MAY 11, 2022

Good Startup , a Singapore-based venture capital firm focused on alternative protein, has closed its latest fund. Good Startup founders Gautam Godhwani and Jayesh Parekh. Nowadays puts its spin on plant-based nuggets.

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