Singapore
Singapore’s EduSpaze announces six early-stage startups for its accelerator program
EduSpaze, Singapore’s leading edtech accelerator, has on Tuesday welcomed six early-stage startups across the region into its well-established three-month accelerator program. The six startups, including YAHO Lab, Edvance, Quippy, School on Cloud, Safe Space, and Salatech, were selected.
PropertyGuru reports $740,000 net profit in 4Q amid higher revenue
Singapore-based PropTech company PropertyGuru has reported net profit of SGD 1 million ($740,000) in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023 amid higher revenue, as compared to a net loss of SGD 5 million ($3.72m) a year ago.
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.
