Singapore

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.

Singapore’s Fluid raises $5.2M in Series A funding led by by Insignia Ventures Partners

GoFluid.io (Fluid), a Singapore-based fintech enabling flexible business to business (B2B) purchase financing, has raised $5.2 million in an equity round led by Insignia Ventures Partners. With $1.8 million raised in a seed round from Iterative and New Stack Ventures, the company brings its total funding to $7 million.

StashAway expands HNW offering to Hong Kong, launches private credit access

StashAway, a Singapore-based regional investment platform, has expanded its wealth management offering for high-net-worth individuals, StashAway Reserve, to Hong Kong, extending the success that StashAway Reserve has seen in Singapore.

Singapore’s BuildBear Labs secures $1.9M to advance Web3 development tools

ingapore-based Web 3 firm BuildBear Labs has announced a successful fundraising journey, securing approximately $1.9 million to propel the growth of our flagship platform. The round

GetGo, SBS Transit team up to advance sustainable mobility in Singapore

GetGo, Singapore’s car-sharing platform, and SBSTransit, a bus and rail operator in Singapore, have announced a new partnership to promote seamless and sustainable mobility solutions for a car-lite Singapore. Both companies have committed to jointly promote car-sharing for better first- and last-mile connectivity to or from SBS Transit’s islandwide rail and…

Fast-fashion firm Shein considers London IPO – report

Shein is said to be in the early stages of exploring the London option as the company has judged it unlikely that the US Securities and Exchange Commission will approve its IPO, the report added.