Singapore
Singapore’s Qashier raises $6.1M Series A+ to expand merchant operating system across Southeast Asia
Singapore-based Qashier, a unified merchant operating system for Southeast Asia, has raised $6.125 million in a Series A+ financing round comprising equity and debt.
Singapore’s Igloo acquires insurtech firm Eazy Digital
Igloo, Singapore-based insurtech company, has acquired Eazy Digital, a Singapore-headquartered insurtech company with operations across Thailand and Asia.
Singapore-based AI startup Akro raises $700,000 Pre-Seed led by Amigos Venture Capital
Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm Akro has on Tuesday announced a $700,000 Pre-Seed funding round led by Amigos Venture Capital.
Thailand’s Amity establishes Singapore as global AI hub
Amity, the enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) technology company founded in Thailand, announced Monday the official launch of its Singapore office and AI Research & Application Center (ARAC).
Clifford Capital announces increase in ETAF commitments to $345M
Clifford Capital, a Singapore-headquartered global infrastructure credit platform, announced Monday that the Energy Transition Acceleration Finance Partnership (ETAF) has secured $345 million in aggregate commitments, including the $250 million first close announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Vivekanand Patil of Epson Southeast Asia on the next phase of industrial robotics in Singapore [Q&A]
Vivekanand Patil of Epson Southeast Asia discusses how compact, modular robotics and AI-enabled systems can help Singapore manufacturers upgrade legacy lines, address workforce constraints, and support higher-value production.
Germany’s DDB AG acquires Singapore’s Infinium Robotics in $22M deal
German-listed Deutsche Defence Beteiligungen AG (DDB AG) has acquired Infinium Robotics, a Singapore-founded logistics technology company with deployments across Malaysian warehouse and logistics operations, in a transaction valued MYR95.6 million ($22 million).
MAS invites applications for 2026 Global FinTech Hackcelerator and FinTech Excellence Awards
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Monday a call for applications and nominations for the 2026 Global FinTech Hackcelerator and the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) FinTech Excellence Awards.
NVIDIA, Australia’s Firmus to jointly deploy 170,000 AI accelerators in Indonesia, targeting $30B in revenue
NVIDIA and Australia's AI facilitator Firmus Technologies will jointly provide global AI-native, enterprise, and ISV customers access to NVIDIA's AI accelerated computing stack, with the infrastructure to be deployed at Firmus' Batam campus in Indonesia.
Singapore sets 8 economic growth guides, to solve startup funding gap
Singapore has set concrete targets to support 10,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and upskill 100,000 workers in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next three years, as part of the country's Economic Strategy Review (ESR) blueprint released last week.
