Singapore
Germany’s travel booking platform Omio raises $10M to expand in Japan, Southeast Asia
Berlin-based multimodal travel booking platform Omio has raised $10 million in a strategic investment from Granite-Integral to accelerate its expansion in Japan and strengthen its presence across Southeast Asia.
Singapore’s AngelCentral backs US biotech firm Rybodyn
Singapore-based investor AngelCentral announced Wednesday its first successful BioTech syndicate by its members to invest in RyboDyn Inc., a US biotechnology company pioneering the development of immunotherapies targeting the dark genome.
65% of Singapore, Australia security leaders see AI attack as inevitable, yet only 40% fully prepared: Mimecast
As many as 65 percent of IT and security decision-makers in Singapore and Australia believe an AI-driven attack against their organizations is inevitable within the next 12 months, yet only 40 percent report being fully prepared with specific strategies for AI-driven threats.
Singapore’s Grab invests in Vietnam’s EBOOST, targets 6,000 EV charging ports by early 2028
Singapore's Grab has made a strategic investment in Vietnamese electric vehicle charging company EBOOST, with a target of deploying more than 6,000 charging ports for cars and motorbikes in Vietnam by early 2028.
Vietnam’s QTSC, Singapore’s SSIA to cooperate in semiconductor training, R&D, investment promotion
The Quang Trung Software City (QTSC), the high-tech industrial park in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, and the Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA) will collaborate in semiconductor activities.
Tencent expands Weixin Mini Program innovation competition to Southeast Asia with AI agent theme
China's Tencent has launched the Southeast Asia Regional competition of the 5th Weixin Mini Program Global Innovation Challenge in Singapore, introducing an AI agent theme and a dedicated track for university applications for the first time.
SGX lists Grab, Sea and SpaceX SDRs from Wednesday
SGX Stock Exchange is expanding its Singapore Depository Receipts (SDR) suite with the introduction of three US-listed counters - Grab (SGX: UGBD), Sea (SGX: UGGD), and SpaceX (SGX: UXSD).
Singapore collaborates with IBM to explore quantum computing for mission planning, logistics optimization
The Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS) and Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) have partnered IBM to explore the use of quantum computing for complex mission planning, such as logistics optimization use cases.
61% of Singapore data analysts favor human AI oversight, highest globally, as governance gaps persist: Alteryx
As many as 61 percent of Singapore data analysts prefer a human-in-the-loop approach to AI, the highest share among all regions, as data quality and governance challenges continue to limit organizations' ability to act on AI-generated outputs.
Temasek-backed CuspAI raises $450M, reaches $2.6B valuation, launches AI materials discovery network
CuspAI has raised $450 million in a Series B round valuing the company at $2.6 billion, with Singapore's Temasek among the returning investors, the Cambridge-based AI firm said in a statement on Monday.
