Singapore
Singapore’s dConstruct raises $125M Series A as RoboNexus accelerator concludes inaugural cohort
Singapore-based dConstruct Technologies has closed a $125 million Series A funding round, marking the standout achievement of the inaugural cohort of Singapore's RoboNexus accelerator, a venture-building program under the National Robotics Program.
Singapore’s family development ministry allocates $11.6M to pilot AI, technology solutions for social care
Singapore's Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) has announced a S$15 million ($11.6 million) investment over three years to incubate and pilot emerging technology projects in the social care sector.
NAPAS, VietinBank, Liquid Group launch Vietnam-Singapore cross-border QR payment
Vietnam's National Payment Corporation (NAPAS), lender VietinBank, and Singapore-based fintech Liquid Group have launched a cross-border QR payment service between Vietnam and Singapore, allowing Singapore payment app users to scan VietQRGlobal codes at merchant locations across Vietnam without needing cash or currency exchange.
UOB breaks ground on $450M headquarters in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City’s international financial center
UOB Vietnam, under Singaporean lender UOB, has started construction of its UOB Plaza Ho Chi Minh City, a $450 million tower located within Vietnam's International Financial Center (VIFC), making UOB the first foreign financial institution to invest in headquarters within the VIFC-HCMC precinct.
Wesco International acquires Singapore’s Newark Engineering for $136M, to expand data center cooling in Southeast Asia
The United States-based Wesco International has completed the acquisition of Newark Engineering Group, a Singapore-based provider of engineered cooling solutions and lifecycle services for data centers, for S$175 million ($136 million).
Singapore’s Acti raises $5.3M seed round to build AI-powered keyboard as personal context layer
Acti, a Singapore-based company describing itself as the world's first agentic keyboard, has raised $5.3 million in a seed round led by the United States-based BITKRAFT Ventures.
India’s Tata Communications to invest $152M in subsea cables linking India’s AI, Singapore
India's Tata Communications will make an strategic $152 million investment in subsea cable infrastructure to expand the India-Singapore digital corridor with an additional 98 terabits per second of AI-ready capacity,
Singapore’s Biobot Surgical raises $15M to expand robotic prostate cancer platform into US market
Biobot Surgical, a Singapore-based medical technology company developing robotic-assisted systems for prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, has secured S$20 million ($15.4 million) in its latest financing round led by ClavystBio in partnership with ZIG Ventures.
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.
