4th quarter 2017
Startup News
Singapore
- Singapore: ImpacTech aims to grow SEA accelerator beyond Thailand, Japan
- Singapore: Oplifi programmatic media startup raises US$750K
- Singapore: AdAsia buys Japan’s FourM publisher trading firm
- How maps play a crucial support role for Singapore’s needy and elderly
- Oracle kicks off Startup Cloud Accelerator program in Singapore with 6 startups
- Singapore: Marvelstone Group to launch AI hub, aims for 100 startups a year
- Singapore: SGInnovate reveals 2018 roadmap, focusing on blockchain, medtech, AI and coworking boost
- Singapore: Building Council, Housing Development seek AI-assisted drone tech for external inspections
- Singapore: US$31.3M AI lab set for establishment in Singtel, NRF and NTU venture
- Singapore adopts South Australia’s approach to citizen inclusion
- Singapore: Australian Payment Summit set for December 13
- Singapore: Big Data Asia conference and exhibition – October 30-31
- Singapore: Hatcher+ data-driven venture investment platform lands $3.5M
- Singapore: Social media and data analytics lab set for ITE College West
- Chicago’s DRW trading firm to open Singapore bitcoin trading desk with sights on Asia’s cryptocurrency market
- Singapore: An intro to Bluzelle, using blockchain in decentralized data mgmt
- Singapore: Chain blockchain firm aims to replace banks; raises over $15M in ICO
- Singapore: Monetary Authority, Banks Assoc’n trial blockchain inter-bank payments
- Singapore: Maybank trials blockchain payment for 19K unbanked migrant workers
- Singapore: Blockchain-based trade platform for SMEs to be ready by Q1 2018
- Singapore: LATTICE80 fintech hub partners Lithuania Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology
- IE Singapore partners to reach into China’s tech ecosystem
- International Enterprise Singapore partners Sichuan government around tech, innovation and services opportunities
- Singapore: Justco coworking space lands $12M from Thai property developer
- Singapore: Hmlet raises US$1.5M to match expats with rentals for co-living concept
- Singapore: Crowd Genie P2P lending provider aiming to raise $31M via ICO
- Singapore’s oBike partners China’s TRON for ride payment using cryptocurrency
- Singapore: Telcoin targets unbanked via telcos with ERC20 cryptocurrency
- Singapore: Kryptos-X cryptocurrency exchange secures $1M
- Singapore: DigixDAO lands $1.3M for platform trading gold-backed digital tokens via Ethereum
- Singapore: Horangi Cybersecurity lands $3M backing for APAC growth
- Singapore: CashShield cybersecurity startup backed by iPod creator for high-level solutions
- Singapore: SGInnovate appoints 17 co-investors to boost early-stage deep tech investment
- Singapore: EcoWorth Tech lands US$777K for wastewater recycling and monetization
- Singapore: TechCrunch Meetup set for November 23rd, featuring Google and SeedPlus VC
- Singapore: DBS creates ‘lifestyle space’ to attract tech generation back to branches
- Global DCX exchange partners Etherparty to make smart contract development easier
- Singapore: Grab to trial merchant payment system in November
- Singapore Fintech Festival – 5 days, mid-November
- Singapore: FidentiaX intro’s marketplace for tradeable insurance policies
- Singapore: Change, community-led fintech startup, raised US$17.5M via token sale
- Singapore: 7 banks to allow NETS cashless payment at hawker centres and food stalls
- Near US$2BN made available for fintech through Singapore Investor Summit
- Singapore: A look at UOB’s steps into providing alternative funds for fintech startups
- Singapore: More than 20 banks and insurers now run fintech innovation labs
- Singapore: iPaymy fintech raises $1M for SME platform to pay salaries, invoices more using credit cards
- Singapore: Smartkarma lands $13.5M around expected Euro legislation
- Singapore: AlgoMerchant robo-investor/securities trading platform lands $2M
- A brief look at how Singapore is looking to fintech for financial sector future
- Singapore’s SoCash aims to turn neighborhood stores into ATMs
- Singapore: Money20/20 Asia event set for March 2018 – pitch applications open
- Singapore: A look at EZi Wallet, aiming to be the city-state’s cashless choice
- Singapore unveils national Health IT Master Plan, HITMAP
- Singapore: Start.Sure HR platform for startups launches
- Singapore: UShift on-demand staffing startup set to raise to $5M in Q1
- Prudential Singapore launches fintech startups program for insurtech solutions
- Singapore: Etiqa insurtech firm lands integrations with Ministry of Finance and DBS Bank
- Singapore: StarHub partners Nokia for commercial IoT services
- Singapore: IoT Asia Conference set for March 2018
- Singapore: KaHa wearable-tech startup raises $4.5M
- Singapore: Content Summit Asia set to discuss Asia’s online media landscape
- Singapore: SumoStory, automated PR matching journalists with entrepreneurs
- Singapore: Accenture ConsumerTech Awards go to four startups
- Singapore: Venturecraft VC targets $500M for 3rd medtech fund
- Singapore: Biosensorix stroke diagnostic startup takes 3rd at TechCrunch Asia Shanghai
- Singapore: Advent Access startup closes pre-Series A of USD1.9M for dialysis tech
- Singapore: Viddsee delivering cinema-quality short movies for the internet
- Singapore: Tech In Asia media firm lands $6.6M for data services development
- Singapore, New Zealand, Estonia, UNDP discuss smart cities, predictive services, mobile payments
- Singapore: Multi-million dollar VC fund launched, focusing on Asian prop-tech
- Singapore: ShopBack raises $25M for cash-back shopping service
- Singapore: Smart mobility – AI, driverless buses and secure transport networks
- Singapore: 8 startups take $132K in total at DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia
- A look at muru-D Singapore’s third startup cohort
- Singapore: A look back at Slush – 3000 attendees, 360 startups, 90 speakers
- Singapore: VentureStart aims to grow and fund 20 startups in 12 months
- Singapore: Chope online restaurant booking service raises $13M
- Singapore: Anywhr travel startup maps out surprise trips for holidaymakers
- Singapore: Techstars to launch accelerator program, partnering with Japan’s Rakuten
- Singapore: Taiwan Accelerator Batch #2 Demo Day – October 18
- Singapore, Thailand discuss e-payment connection
- Singaporeans go to Thailand very often as it is usually affordable for us. If we can go cashless, it would certainly make it very convenient.’
- Singapore: Travl P2P booking platform takes commission approach to online travel reviews
- Singapore: Vertex’s SE Asia and India fund closes at $210M for early-stage tech
- Singapore: Venturecraft to raise US$500M 3rd fund, close set for Q1 2018
- Singapore: MAS eases VC rules to boost startup access to capital
- Singapore: Vertex Ventures raises $210M for SE Asia startups investment
- Singapore: Viddsee short video startup launches bespoke content studio
- Singapore: Panoleh aims to revolutionize house hunting using VR
- China: Singapore’s Genaro Network partners Storj Labs on blockchain data storage
- Global Innovation Alliance launches to connect Singapore and China tech firms
- Indonesia: Jakarta sees local launch of Singapore’s BLOCK71 entrepreneur hub
- Japan, Singapore prep for linked blockchain-based digital trading platform proof-of-concept
- South Korea: Gushcloud influencer marketing lands $3M, set for Singapore
- A brief look at 6 rising SEA fintechs
- Smart City Innovation Challenge awards grants to 3 startups from Singapore and Vietnam
