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Bluesheets raises $4M as it builds automation infrastructure for businesses globally to better manage financial data and workflows
With the funding, Bluesheets looks to reach more businesses in international markets, expand the use cases of its software, and expand its global team across functions to achieve this further growth.
June 16, 2022
Choco Up launches Choco Payment powered by Stripe to supercharge growth for digital merchants
Choco Payment is an integrated payment solution that provides revenue-based financing of up to $10 million to businesses with recurring revenues in verticals such as eCommerce and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), among others.
June 16, 2022
News,Venture Capital,Singapore
Singapore’s True Global Ventures closes $146M follow on fund for Web3 startup
Singapore-based venture capital firm True Global Ventures (TGV) announced Thursday its first closure of its $146 million follow on fund to invest into late stage Web3 startups. The True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV4 Plus) follow on fund has a group of 15 General Partners (GP), who lead the fund and its Investment Committee, putting in more than $62 million…
June 16, 2022
Grab buys and relaunches food site HungryGoWhere
Grab Singapore, a leading superapp in Southeast Asia, announced Wednesday that it has bought and relaunched Singapore’s food site HungryGoWhere and its accompanying social media channels. The revamped HungryGoWhere brand aims to address the growing interest of diners to reconnect with its local food scene in much deeper ways.
June 15, 2022
News,Investments,Singapore,Biotech / MedTech
Singapore’s AMILI raises $10.5M Series A round led by Vulcan Capital
AMILI, a Singapore-based precision gut microbiome company, said Wednesday it has raised$10.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate its business expansion in Southeast Asia and Greater Asia. The round was led by Vulcan Capital, the investment arm of the late Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen that invests in category-leading technology, internet, and…
June 15, 2022
Sea’s e-commerce arm Shopee lays off staff in food delivery, online payments & global teams – report
The platform will also end its early-stage pilot in Spain. This comes after Shopee exited the French market in March. The e-commerce unit also exited the India market the same month.
June 14, 2022
News,SEA,Electric Vehicles & Mobility,Singapore
Tesla sacks Singapore country manager after Elon Musk warns of 10% job cut
"Tesla announced a 10 percent of workforce reduction. My role was chosen to be eliminated as of today," the firm's country manager in Singapore Christopher Bousigues wrote in a LinkedIn post on Sunday.
June 14, 2022
Singapore’s Next Gen Foods launches plant-based chicken product in Germany
Singapore-based alternative protein startup Next Gen Foods said Monday it is rolling out its flagship plant-based chicken product TiNDLE, in restaurants across Germany. TiNDLE will debut across six of Germany’s biggest cities, across 40 sites with many more to come, partnering with over 20 of Germany’s toprestaurants – in a range of delicious applications…
June 13, 2022
News,Investments,Metaverse,Singapore
Singapore’s Mighty Jaxx acquires Kinetiquettes and PLAYe to expand pop culture footprint globally
Mighty Jaxx, a Singapore-based integrated future culture platform that designs and produces digital and phygital collectibles, announced Monday the multi-million-dollar acquisitions of local companies Kinetiquettes, a high-end statue collectible company, and PLAYe, a specialised DTC platform of consoles, video games, collectibles, and action figures.
June 13, 2022
News,FinTech,Singapore,Indonesia
Singapore alternative funding startup Jenfi launches in Indonesia
Jenfi, a Singapore-based fintech startup, said Thursday it is expanding its business to Indonesia. The expansion follows its recent series A funding in 2021 and also includes Vietnam.
June 10, 2022












