Singapore
Singapore’s Tazapay raises $16.9M Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia
Tazapay, a Singapore-based fintech company specialising in cross-border payments, has on Wednesday announced that it has raised $16.9 million in its Series A funding round. Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia led the round, with EscapeVelocity (escp.vc), PayPal Alumni Fund as well as renowned angel investor Gokul Rajaram joining as new investors.
Singapore’s PixCap raises $2.8M seed funding led by Surge
PixCap, a web-based 3D design platform in Singapore that allows users to find, create and export 3D designs in minutes, has on Tuesday announced its $2.8 million seed funding led by Surge, the rapid scale-up program from Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia.
Singapore’s VFlowTech raises $10M Series A funding led by Real Tech
VFlowTech, the Singapore-based provider of vanadium-based redox flow batteries, announced Tuesday it has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Japan-based venture capital (VC) firm Real Tech Holdings.
ION Mobility closes $18.7M Series A funding, brings TVS Motor Company on board as strategic investor
Singapore-based electric vehicle (EV) maker ION Mobility (ION) has on Thursday announced new investments of $18.7 million in its Series A funding round. Additionally, the company also brings TVS Motor Company on board as its strategic investor, through TVS Motor’s Singapore subsidiary, TVS Motor (Singapore).
Singapore Management University signs MOU with Kajima to jointly develop the built environment sector and shape future cities
Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) has on Friday announced a three-year partnership with Kajima Asia Pacific Holdings Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned Singaporean regional subsidiary of Kajima Corporation, a Japan-based construction and real estate firm (Kajima).
Carousell integrates Laku6 team, AI-first diagnostics technology to drive mobile recommerce expansion across Greater Southeast Asia
Carousell Group, the Singapore-based multi-category platform for secondhand, has integrated the Laku6 team's expertise and proprietary artificial intelligence (AI)-first diagnostic technology with Carousell Group's tens of millions of monthly active users across Greater Southeast Asia to launch new features to make selling and buying secondhand electronics…
Grab appoints Philipp Kandal as Chief Product Officer
Grab Holdings Limited, the Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, has on Monday announced that it has promoted Philipp Kandal to Chief Product Officer, effective February 1, 2023. Kandal will oversee the product, design and analytics teams and lead the product vision and strategy for Grab.
CMC Markets gets approval to launch investment platform in Singapore
United Kingdom-listed CMC Markets Plc, a global online financial trading firm, has on Tuesday announced that its Singapore subsidiary entity, CMC Markets Singapore Invest Pte. Ltd. (CSMI), has received a regulatory in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for a capital markets services licence (CMSL) to offer online and mobile…
ADDX lists global macro hedge fund Asia Genesis by top veteran trader
Singapore-based private market exchange ADDX has listed a global macro hedge fund by Chua Soon Hock, the Chief Investment Officer and fund manager behind the famed Japan Macro Fund (JMF).
