Singapore

Singapore’s Farquhar VC & South Korea’s Twin Ventures join hands to strengthen cross-border startup ecosystem relations

Several MOUs and partnerships between South Korea and Singapore are inked at the Global Investment Capacity Building Program Demo Day.

21.co and Crypto.com ink strategic partnership for Bitcoin

United States-based 21.co, the parent company of 21Shares, and Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange firm Crypto.com, have on Monday announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership.

OpenAI establishes presence in Singapore to support international expansion

American artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI announced Wednesday that it has established a presence in Singapore and confirms plans to open an office later this year.

Singapore’s Ignition AI Accelerator partners Pfizer to advance biopharma sector with AI

Ignition AI Accelerator, a collaborative initiative between NVIDIA, Tribe, and Digital Industry Singapore (DISG), has announced a a strategic partnership with global biopharmaceutical leader Pfizer to advance biopharma sector with artificial intelligence (AI).

Singapore and Hyundai Motor strengthen joint research in sustainable energy and manufacturing solutions

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group has signed a collaborative research agreement with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) to strengthen joint research in sustainable energy and manufacturing solutions.

Maybank: new monetization avenues to help Sea Ltd to achieve margin targets sooner

Maybank Investment Bank said Wednesday that new monetization avenues will help Singapore-based tech conglomerate Sea to achieve margin targets sooner.

Singapore’s fintech firm Surfin raises $12.5M from Insignia Ventures Partners

This funding comes as Surfin serves 60 million lives across eight countries in three continents, with roughly $2.7 billion in cumulative transactions.

Japan’s estie, inc. raises $20M in Series B led by Vertex Growth & DBJ

The latest round was led by Vertex Growth, a growth-stage venture capital fund anchored by Vertex Holdings, a subsidiary of global investment company Temasek, and Development Bank of Japan (DBJ).

Malaysia’s Ramssol inks partnership with Singapore’s HONO for AI-driven HR solutions

Malaysia-based human resources (HR) solutions provider. Ramssol Group Berhad has inked a partnership with Singapore-based software as a service (SaaS) provider Hono Asia Pte. Ltd. (HONO) for artificial intelligence (AI)-driven HR solutions.

US’s KLA completes first phase of $200M Singapore operations expansion

United States-based chiptool maker KLA Corporation said Thursday it has completed first phase of $200 million Singapore operations expansion.