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Applications are now open for TiE SEA Women’s Pitch Competition 2022

Shortlisted candidates will be judged by a panel of regional VC’s, entrepreneurs, ecosystem leaders and tech corporate executives, and will also get networking opportunities with regional and international VC’s. The top winner of the Southeast Asia start-up founders will be flown to Dubai by TiE for the global finale.

Allianz Insurance Singapore expands its digital capabilities with Fermion’s SaaS claims platform and enters the Singapore Motor Insurance ecosystem

The digital claims platform helps deliver a better customer experience and enables the insurer to attain robust claims management and cost control capabilities.

Malaysia’s home services platform Kaodim to cease operations next month

The prolonged COVID lockdowns and their “knock on” effects in the form of operational disruptions, labor shortages and higher running costs have significantly impacted its business and the quality of service.

Singapore FinTech firm HitPay raises $15.75M Series A funding led by Tiger Global

HitPay, a Singapore-based one-stop payments platform for small and medium-sized businesses, announced Tuesday its $15.75 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global and joined by returning investors Global Founders Capital and HOF Capital.The funding will enable HitPay to continue building the best payment gateway for small businesses and support…

Cloudwall Capital raises $6.3M from LocalGlobe and Illuminate Financial

Cloudwall Capital, a new digital asset risk management startup based in United States and Singapore, said Wednesday it has raised $6.3m in seed funding led by LocalGlobe and Illuminate Financial to help it build the tool to bridge the traditional finance world with digital assets and decentralized finance. They were joined by a syndicate of investors…

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MAS partners the industry to pilot use cases in digital assets

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Tuesday the commencement of Project Guardian, a collaborative initiative with the financial industry that seeks to explore the economic potential and value-adding use cases of asset tokenisation.

Amgen and NSG Biolabs announce golden ticket to boost Singapore’s Biotech Ecosystem

As part of the sponsorship, Amgen will support one "Golden Ticket" award each year for three years, providing winners with one year of free residency in NSG Biolabs’ fully equipped turnkey BSL-2 laboratory as well as additional facility benefits and connections to Amgen's scientific and business leaders.

Singapore’s Privyr raises $6M Series A funding led by MassMutual Ventures and Vulcan Capital

Privyr, a Singapore-based startup that helps consumer-facing salespeople and businesses convert leads right from their phones, said Tuesday it has raised $6 million in Series A funding. The round was led by MassMutual Ventures and Vulcan Capital, with participation from Wavemaker Partners, bestselling author Nir Eyal, and former Facebook executive Gwendolyn…

GetGo partners HMGICS and CDG ENGIE to accelerate shared and sustainable mobility in singapore

GetGo, the Point A-to-A carsharing platform in Singapore, announced Monday that it has signed two separate memorandum of understandings (MoUs) with HMGICS and CDG ENGIE, commemorating the company’s next major step towards realising its vision of a sustainable and shared mobility ecosystem within Singapore.

Singapore’s Dedoco secures $3M funding from True Global Ventures

Dedoco, a Singapore-based document infrastructure platform for enterprise Web3, said Friday it has secured $3 million funding from True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV4 Plus) Fund to fuel its global expansion. The latest investment brings Dedoco's total capital raised to $7.5 million.