Singapore

Singapore-based technology conglomerate Sea Limited has reported higher revenue and earnings in the second quarter, underpinned by growth in all business segments.

Amid a sharp slowdown in early-stage venture capital funding across Southeast Asia, Antler, the global early‑stage venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore, confirmed Wednesday an investment of $7.4 million into startups across Southeast Asia during the first half of 2025.

Nium, the Singapore-based global infrastructure firm for real-time cross-border payments, announced Tuesday the expansion of Verify, its account validation service, in Europe, through a strengthened strategic partnership with iPiD, the provider of the Know Your Payee (KYP) solution, iPiD Node.

Felicity, the United States-based artificial intelligence (AI) enabled game-tech company, announced Tuesday its expansion to Singapore with Felicity Labs Pte. Ltd.

Live commerce, otherwise known as livestream shopping, is growing into a major sales channel in Singapore, with the market set to generate up to $1.3 billion in sales this year, according to new research by DBS.

Swedish direct-to-consumer clean energy-tech Aira has secured €150 million ($175 million) equity financing to accelerate the electrification of residential heating in Europe.

Singapore-based insurtech bolttech announced Tuesday the formation of its newly established Advisory Board, an external panel of experts, thought leaders, and industry specialists, to provide bolttech’s leadership with high-impact strategic advice and insights to support the company in its next stage of growth.

Equatic, a global company in combined carbon dioxide removal and green hydrogen production, announced Monday the successful closure of its Series A funding round of $11.6 million.

Ant International, a Singapore-based digital payment, digitization and financial technology provider, announced Monday two milestones that mark a significant step forward for its business expansion in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Graas.ai, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)-native data and automation company for ecommerce, has raised over $9 million in a pre-Series B round led by Tin Men Capital, with participation from Incred Wealth, Orzon, and returning investors Integra Partners and Yuj Ventures.