Singapore
Airwallex raises $330M Series G funding, establishes San Francisco as dual global headquarters
Airwallex, the Australian-founded financial platform, has raised $330 million in a Series G funding round, led by Addition and with participation from T. Rowe Price, Activant, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures and TIAA Ventures.
Bolttech and Kyobo Lifeplanet partner to build out digital insurance distribution offerings in South Korea
South Korea’s digital life insurer Kyobo Lifeplanet Life Insurance and Singapore's insurtech bolttech have signed a strategic agreement to collaborate on building innovative digital insurance distribution solutions for Korea and beyond.
Singapore’s DayOne secures up to $1.17B Mezzanine financing facility to accelerate Finland platform and global expansion
DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered data center developer and operator, announced that it has secured a mezzanine financing facility of €500 million ($582.62 million), expandable up to €1 billion ($1.17 billion) upon mutual agreement, to accelerate its Finland platform and global expansion.
AI-for-science startup ChemLex raises $45M, launching self-driving lab for drug discovery in Singapore
ChemLex, a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI)-for-science company, has announced the establishment of its global headquarters and self-driving laboratory in Singapore, alongside the close of a $45 million funding round led by Granite Asia.
Singapore’s SC Capital Partners breaks ground on $600M Osaka data center site
SC Capital Partners Group (SCCP), a Singapore-based institutional real estate investment management firm, has commenced construction of a new data center in Osaka with 100MW of allocated power.
Embed Financial Group to go public through $425M business combination deal with WinVest
Embed Financial Group Cayman Holdings (EFGH), a Singapore-headquartered Finternet infrastructure company operating across emerging markets in Africa and Asia, announced Wednesday that it has entered into a definitive business combination agreement (BCA) with WinVest Acquisition Corp. (WinVest), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.
Circle collaborates with Pismo, Visa to launch Vietnam’s first AI-powered PayLater card
Circle Asia Technologies, a credit-led neobank based in Singapore, has announced a strategic collaboration with digital payments firm Visa and fintech firm Pismo, to launch Vietnam’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered PayLater card.
Singapore’s Horizon Quantum becomes first quantum software firm to own and operate a quantum computer
Horizon Quantum Computing Pte. Ltd., the Singapore-based software infrastructure for quantum applications, announced Wednesday that it has completed the assembly and integration of a first quantum computer at its Singapore headquarters, and the system is now fully operational.
Equinix inks third solar agreement in Singapore to boost clean energy
Equinix, Inc., the global digital infrastructure company, has signed a solar energy power purchase agreement (PPA) in Singapore with ESR-TEPCO SINGAPORE ASSETCO ALPHA PTE. LTD. (ASSETCO).
Digital Realty, BW Digital partner to support expansion of cross-border connectivity between Singapore and Batam
Digital Realty, the global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, has announced a partnership with BW Digital to strengthen cross-border data center (DC)-to-DC connectivity between Singapore and Indonesia.
