Startup News: Singapore
In September 2019
- Singapore: Australia Cyber Startup Showcase set for September 26
- Singapore: Electric-vehicle charging points set to grow to 200 island-wide, including the first fast charger in the CBD area
- Singapore’s PundiX unveils blockchain smartphone, Blok On Blok, in Berlin
- Singapore’s Huobi crypto exchange launches Acute Angle, low-cost blockchain-backed mobile phone with built-in cryptocurrency wallet
- A broad overview of how Singapore aims to use AI to secure 5G networks
- Singapore: Team Flash esports startup lands $1.5M seed funding, with professional players and content creators across Vietnam, Singapore, and Indonesia
- Singapore: YupGG e-sports and content creator marketplace launches platform to connect brands with creators and audiences
- Singapore: An intro to Innovate 360, the city-state’s first commercially-driven food start-up incubator
- Singapore: Razer gaming company CEO to invest $7.2M in the local esports scene
- Singapore: An intro to GTRIIP, app streamlining hotel check-ins using machine learning and facial recognition
- Singapore: An overview of mobilityX’s Zipster app, cost comparison app focused on Asia’s ride-hailing services backed by Toyota
- Singapore: Docquity medical professionals social network preps for expansion into Japan and South Korea, aiming to also raise up to $35M by August 2020
- Singapore: Move SG mobility accelerator launched by Goldbell Group vehicle leasing company, looking for Asia-Pacific solutions in transport and logistics
- Singapore: Vertex Growth Fund adds $290M fund for high-growth tech firms, aiming for $10M to $15M per investment and 3rd and 4th round fundings
- Singapore: Big Data World 2019 expo and conference set for October 9-10
- Bahrain Economic Development Board launches fast-track program to aid Singaporean businesses and startups with entry to MENA markets
- 500 Startups partners Enterprise Singapore for 500 Global Launch program, building bridges from Silicon Valley to Singapore and beyond
- An overview of Startup Guide Singapore, 235 pages profiling founders, co-working spaces, investors, educational programs, and ecosystem players
- Australian Landing Pad in Singapore unveils 9th startup cohort
- Singapore-based Antler venture builder to establish Indonesia office in 2020, with sights set on boosting at least 20 local ventures annually
- Japan: Fintech Business Camp Tokyo 2019 unveils participants, including 3 startups from Singapore and 2 from Hong Kong
- An overview of the recent Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Council delegation to Singapore to explore B2B opportunities and startup introductions
