Singapore: January 2025

GITEX Asia 2025 technology conference – April 23-25 in Singapore

Singapore’s Elev8VC finalized a $30M deep tech sector fund, looking at early-stage startups in pivotal industries such as AI, medical tech, robotics, and advanced manufacturing / full item
Here’s a brief overview of how Singtel is putting together the pieces of a telco AI strategy / full item
Singapore: Germany’s Siltronic chipmaker and Taiwan’s Vanguard Int’l chip firm have partnered Institute of Tech Education to develop students for roles in Singapore’s semiconductor industry / full item

“In 2023, Singapore’s digital economy developments contributed 1 out of every 6 Singapore dollars generated, near 18% of 2023 GDP…” / full item

Singapore: Micron chips major is to invest $7BN across 5 years in chip manufacturing in Singapore, with construction also commencing on a new HBM packaging facility / full item
Singapore-based iMotorbike raised $10M Series A with pre-owned motorbike buy-and-sell platform, building on Malaysia and Vietnam footprints and with 500 Global amongst backers / full item
Singapore: Asia Startup Summit 2025, AI Edition, is set for April, hosted by the French Chamber of Commerce / full item
An overview of the newly-proposed Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone / full item
Singapore: Government reportedly is looking into minimum-age laws for social media use, and is in talks with counterparts in Australia / full item

Also available:
● Asia’s Tech News, Weekly >
● Indo-Pacific Insight, Weekly >

Singapore: An intro to Flint, producing a biodegradable paper battery claiming a comparable lifespan to conventional lithium-ion batteries / full item
Singapore’s Digital Edge data centers company raises more than $1.6BN, looking to expand in response to cloud computing and AI services demand growth across Asia / full item
Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone: …leading industrial regions like Penang, Kulim, and Klang Valley expected to benefit from increased investment and supply chain integration… / full item

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