Singapore
East Ventures, Temasek Foundation launches second Indonesia’s climate tech innovations competition
East Ventures, a Southeast Asian sector-agnostic venture capital firm, and Temasek Foundation, a Singapore-based non-profit philanthropic organization that supports sustainable development initiatives, have on Monday announced the second edition of the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC) 2024, Indonesia's largest climate tech innovations…
How AI will disrupt & spark innovations in healthcare? Let’s hear from Vertex Growth’s Nikodemus Jaya [Q&A]
In an interview with TNGlobal, Vertex Growth Executive Director Nikodemus Jaya has also discussed how AI will have an impact on the healthcare sector. He shared his insights on what are the areas AI would transform the healthcare sector the most, among other issues. He also shared his views on what kind of training healthcare workers would need to fully…
Singapore’s Tada launches ride-hailing services in Thailand to take on Grab – report
Tada is one of five ride-hailing platforms licensed by the Singapore Land Transport Authority over the past five years. It secured a ride-hailing licence from Thailand's Department of Land Transportation earlier this year.
Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone to help create more tech startups, says Malaysia deputy tech minister
Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Mohammad Yusof Apdal said he is confident that the establishment of the JS-SEZ will play an important role in helping the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) achieve its target of creating 5,000 startup companies by the end of 2025
South Korea’s S&S Lab partners Singapore’s FVC to support biotech and foodtech startups
South Korea’s private sector-led shared research lab S&S Lab (the operator of IRIS Lab) has announced its latest strategic partnership with Singapore innovation ecosystem enabler Farquhar VC (FVC), to foster and deepen relations among Korean and global novel food and biotech startups.
Singapore’s Silence Laboratories raises $4.1M in funding led by Pi Ventures and others
Singapore-based privacy tech company Silence Laboratories has on Thursday announced a $4.1 million pre-series A round. The funding round is led by Pi Ventures and Kira Studio, along with several prominent angel investors.
Singapore’s Nium secures payment license in Japan
Nium, a real-time cross-border payments firm based in the United States and Singapore, announced Wednesday that it has become the first non-Japanese company to have secured a Type 1 Funds Transfer Service Provider (FTSP) license from the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JFSA).
KMP invests in AI computer vision and consumer engagement advertising platform SmartRetail
Kumpulan Modal Perdana (KMP), a Malaysian government-owned tech-focused venture capital, announced Tuesday their successful investment in SmartRetail, a Singapore-based computer vision artificial intelligence (AI) profiling solutions and consumer engagement advertising technologies platform.
Tikehau Capital partners UOB-Kay Hian to launch new private credit strategy
Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset management group, has joined forces with Singapore-based brokeragefirm UOB-Kay Hian (UOBKH), to launch a new private credit strategy. Both sponsors will be contributing $50 million each in capital commitments to the strategy, demonstrating strong alignment of interest with investor clients.
Protégé Ventures bets on ZOLO to transform Southeast Asia’s food sector with a pre-seed investment
Protégé Ventures (PV), Singapore-based student venture capital fund, has announced an undisclosed pre-seed investment in ZOLO, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered business to business (B2B) software company founded by two alumni from two Singapore universities.
