Singapore

Singapore’s Lion TCR secures $40M in Series B2 financing led by Chinese investors

Lion TCR, a Singapore-based clinical-stage T-cell immunotherapy company, has announced the successful completion of its $40 million Series B2 financing round. Guangzhou Industrial Investment and Capital Operation Holding Group Ltd. led the financing with participation from Guangzhou Guoju Investment and CSPC NARD Capital Fund.

Switzerland’s ABB invests $1M in New Digital Solutions and Training Center in Singapore

ABB, a Switzerland-based global technology company, has announced that it is investing $1 million to open a Digital Solutions & Training Center in Singapore, the first of its kind in Asia Pacific for ABB Electrification Service.

Singapore’s Nutrition Technologies gets new investor Bunge Ventures

Singapore-based agtech firm Nutrition Technologies has on Monday welcomed Bunge Ventures, the for-profit principal investing arm of Bunge, a leading global agribusiness, food, feed and ingredients company, as an investor.

Singapore’s Apeiron Bioenergy raises $37M through investment grade green bond

Apeiron Bioenergy (Apeiron), a Singapore-based integrated global player in bioenergy, has raised SGD 50 million ($36.95 million) through the landmark issuance of a five-year senior unsecured green bond guaranteed by Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF), a trust fund of the Asian Development Bank.

Malaysia’s Iskandar Investment provides funding access, opens doors for tech startups through Match@Medini pitching program

Iskandar Investment Bhd aims to be the bridge between Malaysian start-ups and local and regional investors to facilitate access to fundings.

Singapore’s Frontline Industrial Software raises $700,000 in seed round led by Cocoon Capital

Singapore-based deep tech firm Frontline Industrial Software (Frontline) has on Thursday announced that it has raised a $700,000 in seed round led by Cocoon Capital to revolutionize construction planning with its proprietary simulation and optimization software.

Singapore’s Integra Partners leads $7M funding round in Germany’s CleanHub

CleanHub, the Germany-based company that stopping plastic from entering oceans, has on Wednesday announced it has raised $7 million in funding led by Integra Partners and Lakestar.

Singapore-based climate-tech company Transitry secures $600,000 Pre-Seed funding

Transitry, a Singapore-based climate-tech company, has on Wednesday announced the successful completion of its Pre-Seed funding round, securing a total of $600,000. Prominent investors, including Info Edge Ventures, Plug & Play, Antler, and angel investors has contributed to the round.

Singapore’s dtcpay raises $16.5M in Pre-Series A funding round led by Kwee Liong Tek

Dtcpay, a Singapore-based digital payments platform, on Wednesday announced it has raised $16.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round. Singapore's conglomerate family business owners and Pontiac Land Group Chairman Kwee Liong Tek led this round.

Monetary Authority of Singapore proposes standards for digital money

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has on Wednesday published a whitepaper proposing a common protocol to specify conditions for the use of digital money such as central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), tokenized bank deposits, and stablecoins on a distributed ledger.