Q4 2016
Startup News Asia
Singapore
- Startup Asia Women launch event set for mid-January
- Cialfo aims ‘democratise’ university application process
- Singapore Institute of Mgmt looks at partnering incubators
- Averspace launches blockchain p2p house renting
- The 8 startups from Female Foundry’s recent demo day
- Laptops favored for shopping, buying, especially big-ticket items
- Gomif launches Socialpreneur Growth Fund, targets $200m
- iCommerce Asia ecommerce enabler lands $1.4M for Indonesia growth
- Rewardz HRtech startup lands $2.1M
- 71 SG launches programme to help Singapore startups enter China
- Mediacorp incubator to help media startups crowdfund
- Gomif launches Accelerator’17 Emerging Markets Socialpreneur Initiative
- Singapore-based Filipinos urged to join startup ecosystem
- Future Food Asia Awards calls for agtech, foodtech startups
- Impact Hub Singapore, P&G aiming to impact laundry industry
- Paktor dating app acquires stake in Taiwan’s 17 Media social startup
- Singapore Institute of Management to invest $35m in startup programs
- DatastreamX lands US$456k to buy and sell real-time data
- AIRmaker unveils 5 IoT startups spanning maternal care to clean water
- Cocoon Capital launch $7m venture capital firm
- Jungle Ventures closes 2nd fund, meets $100m target
- A look at Bluzelle – blockchain payments, smart contracts and more
- Women-focused startup Orami targets SE Asia
- Singapore agtech startup SmartAHC tests ‘FitBit for pigs’ in China
- SGInnovate launched to bridge academia, entrepreneurship, AI and more
- IBM partners KYCK! on blockchain ‘know your customer’ service
- R3 partners central bank for R3 Asia Lab focusing on blockchain
- KPMG launches blockchain-based digital ledger service with Microsoft
- IBM teams with FreshTurf on blockchain & cloud logistics app
- Spacemob coworking lands $8m funding, largest yet in SE Asia
- Apvera raises US$1.2M to automate cybersecurity
- The Fifth Collection lands $1.4M to grow fashion re-commerce
- Singapore’s V-Key partnered by AliBaba: US$16M funding, over 30M wallets
- Shopmatic startup passes 1k registered merchants mark
- Lazada acquires Singapore web grocery startup RedMart
- Amazon to enter SE Asia with Q1 2017 launch
- Spark Systems aims at forex marketplace to localise deal flow
- Singapore ‘net provider MyRepublic to launch in Australia
- Panel to discuss Singapore startup scene with aspiring Indian entrepreneurs
- Japanese space startup, Singapore app monetiser set for Russia’s Startup Village
- Malaysia/Singapore SaaS assets-monitoring startup IsItUp lands funding
- A look at the recent Singapore Fintech Festival and Singapore’s fintech future
- A look at how Singapore’s fintech ecosystem is surging ahead
- 5 ways that Singapore fintech startups can scale faster
- 10 FinTech Award winners each receive $250k
- New grant offers up to $200k for promising fintech ideas
- 7 ways Singapore’s MAS is turning the country into a fintech powerhouse
- FlexM lands US$886K to help unbanked migrant workers
- OCBC is 1st SEA bank to use blockchain for local & cross-border transfers
- SoCash first fintech to receive central bank backing
- Fintech startup Active.ai raises $3m
- ANZ launches ANZ Blue Space innovation lab in Singapore
- Citi launches Global API Developer portal; Citi Singapore leads initiative
- Monetary Authority opens 12 APIs to public, more to come
- A look at Singapore’s UOB bank and its support for SEA fintech
- Singapore’s BitX joins UK fintech sandbox, with sights set on Europe
- Byte Academy partners Standard Chartered, others for fintech campus
- Fundnel equity crowdfund platform clears regulatory hurdle
- A look at Rely, allowing you to buy items via instalment plans
- GuavaPass fitness pass svc, spanning Asia and Middle East, lands $5M
- MetLife launches Collab insurance tech accelerator
- NTUC Income announces 9 for Income Future Starter accelerator
- A quick look at Singapore’s moves in IoT
- Huawei & NUS Enterprise launch IoT accelerator I5Lab
- Huawei launches IoT startup accelerator
- Singapore VC TNB Ventures opens Sensing Cities accelerator
- A look at what it takes for medtech/biotech startups to thrive
- GlycoLeap gives access to diet coaches & more for diabetes mgmt
- Perx customer loyalty startup lands funding for Malaysia growth
- Singapore launches platform to rent skills from agencies
- Singapore and South Korea sign cooperation agreement around FinTech
- NextTECHnow makes Singapore debut to connect startups with brands
- Tembusu partners Chinese billionaire for SEA startup collaboration
- Singapore’s ERC launches regional startup lab with US$718K fund
- Talentora mobile platform aims to connect creatives for opportunities
- Entire Singapore Public Service set to use Facebook for Work in 2017
- Singapore’s MC Payment raises $3.5m to move into Thailand
- UTU launches cross-border rewards, loyalty platform for global market
- Jubilee VC closes US$30M early-stage startups fund
- Singaporean, Vietnamese agencies sign startup MOU
- OCBC enables cash transfers via Siri and iMessage
- IBM partners Singapore’s FreshTurf for cloud, blockchain in parcel delivery
- Circles.life aims to leapfrog telcos by appealing to ‘net-savvy users
- Facial recognition may replace MRT cards for commuters
- Singapore Press Holdings invests in journalism platform for fast video creation
- Blockchain Town Hall with Digital Currency Group, November
- Philippines: Mobile payment svc Abra joins with Codapay e-payment gateway
- Near 1 in 2 Singaporeans aim to ditch jobs for startup dream
- Singapore data analytics startup Arcstone to establish 1st overseas office in Vietnam
- Aimazing aims for you to make mobile payments with sound
- A look at Averspace P2P real estate mobile app
- igloohome unveils Smart Keybox for short-term rentals
- Mobile payments move into hawker centres – is cash now dead?
- Kashmi launches 360° digital banking product for SE Asia
- Singapore’s cloud-SIM startup Simgo wins B Dash Pitch Arena event
- raiSE startup aims to put social enterprises on centre stage
- UOB partners B2B e-commerce provider cloudBuy for SME marketplace
- Graphene Healthcare takes top pitch spot at Seedstars Singapore
- GameStart Asia convention adds e-sports for 3rd year
- Pet-finding startup Pet Widget aims to go global in 2017
- A look at 7 Singtel Future Makers winners aiming for social impact
- Beautiful.me asks Singapore shoppers to donate rice to the needy
- Startupbootcamp FastTrack set for 1st November
- Google Startup Bootcamp – speakers, leaders, connections
- AEvice medtech device startup wins SWITCH pitching competition
- In Australian government to share plans for Blockchain
- Singapore hunts for fashionable wearable tech
- RingMD pilots data-driven approach to healthcare delivery
- Singapore needs hardware and ‘deep tech’ startups to augment ecosystem’
- Singapore’s Golden Equator Capital launches 2nd tech and innovation fund
- A look at 9 incubators, accelerators and programs for Singapore fintechs
- Singapore’s AI and data analytics startup Nugit secures $5m
- New GovTech agency aims for more user-friendly e-gov services
- Singapore FinTech Festival set for November
- WIT 2016 travel and traveltech conference in Singapore this month
- Golden Equator Capital targets $100m for Tech and Innovation Fund II
- Singapore set to pilot autonomous wheelchairs
- MAS to boost tertiary student fintech skills via MOU with 5 polytechnics
