Singapore

LinkedIn,the professional networking and career development platform, has released its sixth annual Top Companies list for Singapore, identifying 15 organizations that offer strong opportunities for career development in 2026.

The authorities in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City granted investment registration certificates to several projects last Saturday, including two data center projects with combined capital of nearly $1 billion, in cooperation with Singapore businesses.

Singapore-headquartered insurtech firm Igloo has appointed Ramjit Lahiri as its Philippines Country Head, as the country’s insurance premiums reached PHP502.6 billion ($8.37 billion) in 2025 amid ongoing gaps in coverage and penetration.

As many as 64 percent of Singapore businesses are now consistently using artificial intelligence (AI) in daily workflows, but only 18 percent have progressed to deploying fully autonomous systems capable of making decisions and executing tasks independently, according to new research from HubSpot.

OrtCloud, a Singapore-based cloud infrastructure company, has raised $1.7 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Southeast Asia-focused early-stage venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures, with participation from early-stage investor Antler.

India-based Nava, a cloud infrastructure company focused on GPU compute and AI data centers across the Asia-Pacific region, has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round.

Xora Innovation, an early-stage AI and deep tech venture firm backed by Singaporean state-owned investment firm Temasek, has appointed Eric Rosenblum as General Partner.

ESR, an Asia-Pacific-focused real asset owner and manager, has secured $850 million in additional equity capital from existing shareholders, strengthening its balance sheet and supporting its expansion strategy.

Velox Networks, a Singapore-based cloud telephony provider, has announced its expansion into the Philippines, marking its third Southeast Asian market after Singapore and Malaysia.