2018’s third quarter
Singapore’s startups
- Sendy startup aims to pay you for reading the marketing emails you receive
- AntWorks AI and automation startup raises $15M
- Cryptology aims to integrate fiat currencies, credit cards and cryptocurrencies on a single platform
- Trax retail tech firm secures $125M to grow China presence
- Slush Singapore 2018 set for September – 3000 tech-heads from 70 countries, 300 startups, 200 investors, 100 media channels
- GeTS launches world-first cross-border trade blockchain, linking ASEAN to China’s Digital Silk Road
- Changi Airport inks 3-year deal with China’s WeChat Pay payment platform
- C88 fintech startup raises $28M for wide-focus financial services platform
- F10 FinTech Hackathon, 48-hours Idea to Prototype – September 21-23
- Bambu B2B robo-advisory solutions provider secures $3M
- Singapore’s Finty financial comparison startup acquired by Australia’s CCC for 7-figure sum, aiming for Asian growth
- Facial recognition cameras to be deployed “to detect illegal smoking”
- Kampung Glam, digitally-enabled neighbourhood helping traditional businesses transition to a digital economy
- South Korea’s MVL launches TADA, blockchain-based ride-hail app, in the city-state
- MealPal takeout food subscription app launches
- 10 startups selected to join inaugural Asia edition of Rakuten Accelerator with Techstars
- Singapore, South Korea sign SME and startup partnership to provide cross-border opportunities
- ClassPass, US fitness and gym booking startup, preps for Asia entry via Singapore
- PropTech Asia Conference set for September
- Boomstarter Network blockchain-based startup funding platform raises over $1M via token sale
- SLINGSHOT@SWITCH international deep tech startup competition set for September
- Electrify platform allows customers to pre-purchase energy via smart contracts on the blockchain
- Points startup secures US$8M to deliver accurate credit profiles for the unbanked, using blockchain
- MediLOT blockchain-based medtech startup gains funding from government-backed SGInnovate
- Points credit-scoring blockchain startup secures US$8M, and partnership with one of China’s largest credit agencies
- DREP Foundation blockchain startup gains backing for decentralized reputation ecosystem
- An intro to Caregiver Asia, elderly caregiver and care seeker matching platform
- Garuda Robotics selected to create air traffic control system for drones
- Over 100,000 lampposts will be fitted with cameras linking to facial recognition systems
- An intro to how the Ministry of Manpower data innovation lab is using data to redesign retirement
- Singapore-based Grab launches open platform strategy in bid to become Southeast Asia’s next ‘super app’
- Entrepreneur First launches city-state’s largest cohort of tech startups
- An intro to the 23 startups in Entrepreneur First’s 3rd cohort
- Runs allows members to trade experiences via blockchain, with the platform acting as facilitator
- Women Changemaker III event set for August in Singapore
- Musiio combines AI with music curation to aid the music industry find new talents
- Golden Gate Ventures VC firm unveils $10M cryptocurrency and blockchain focused fund
- Terra secures $32M for blockchain and cryptocurrency growth
- Bountie startup aims to create gamers economy powered by blockchain-based digital coins
- Singapore’s Coinhako debuts digital wallet service in Indonesia
- Monetary Authority and SGX to develop Delivery vs Payment method for blockchain settlement of tokenised assets
- Rate fintech startup $15M via token sale towards building blockchain network
- FundedHere crowdfunding platform launches FundedX private stock exchange
- Spiking stock and crypto trading app lands US$1.63M Pre-A funding
- X Infinity cryptocurrency wallet startup secures US$20.5M
- PRU Fintegrate 2018 digital innovation program focuses on 10 areas in insurance
- MSIG Insurance partners Plug and Play to push insurance industry innovation
- UN e-government survey rankings highlight the best in digital government
- Singapore exploring how to recommend startups to investors ‘like how Amazon recommends books’
- F10 FinTech Hackathon, 48 hours, idea to prototype – applications close August 15th
- Pulsifi HR startup secures US$1.1M to enhance AI-powered SaaS platform
- Internet of Things World Asia conference set for Singapore, September 18-20
- Internet of Things World Asia Conference set for September 18-20 in Singapore
- AntWorks AI startup secures $15M from Japanese AI and blockchain fund
- An intro to SwipeCrypto, blockchain-powered startup monetizing mobile data
- L’Oreal Innovation Runway – applications close August 12th
- Waitrr startup provides diner ordering and payments via all-in-one app
- Openspace VC firm closes US$135 fund for A and B series tech-focused investments
- Golden Gate Ventures hits first close on $100M Southeast Asia fund
- IBD Technology startup launches world-first decentralized ecosystem for businesses
- PopulStay, blockchain-based home sharing without middlemen
- An at-a-glance guide to Singapore’s coworking spaces
- TRIVE Pay-It-Forward Community Program set to support 250 startups
- Rovo tech startup raises $472K for casual sports social network, and acquires rival
- TechInnovation 2018 technology-industry brokerage event set for September 18-19
- Google unveils plans for 3rd data centre in the city-state
- Grab partners Singapore Power to roll out 200 electric vehicles
- Cyber attack has hallmarks of state-linked group, government says
- d’Optron AI and image visioning startup wins She Loves Tech pitching competition
- TravelStop, AI-powered tech startup, secures $1.2M to simplify Asia’s business travel
- Tin Men Capital VC firm closes $100M B2B broad tech fund
- Chatbots, AI and VR among trials to improve patient experience in hospitals and clinics
- Are accelerators still struggling to find their place in Singapore’s startup ecosystem?
- Enterprise Singapore’s SEEDS Capital looking for partners around the agrifood tech sector
- AirTrunk lands $850M for Asia Pacific data centre presence growth
- KuCoin crypto exchange inks $3M JV with Bitcoin Australia
- fidentiaX blockchain-backed startup focuses on ‘life settlements’ niche of the insurance market
- Stripe opens fintech hub in Singapore, aiming for SE Asia growth on back of $20BN valuation
- Helicap lending platform lands US$5M for expansion to Indonesia
- Razer gaming hardware firm preps for e-payments platform launch by 2019
- Holmusk healthtech startup lands US$9.75M for chronic diseases management apps growth
- AnyMind uses AI to scan social media to find best HR match for recruitment
- FOMO Pay helps merchants connect, offline and online, to different mobile wallets and credit cards
- Facebook to build $1BN data center in Singapore, its first in Asia
- Singapore unveils initiatives including Innovators Academy and Startup SG Network
- An intro to the 5 EY Singapore Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 awardees
- KinderPass takes pitch contest win at Women’s Forum Singapore with service for parents with young children
- Pixibo ‘Netflix for fashion’ startup lands 7-figure funding
- Startup SG Network’s growing directory of incubators and accelerators
- A quick advance look at Slingshot@SWITCH and 2 of the 70 startups presenting
- Aranium aims to change private equity investing using blockchain tech
- EngageRocket cloud-based HR-focused startup lands $640K
- Singapore’s AND Global fintech startup introduces mobile microlending to Mongolia
- NETS, Singapore’s cashless payments firm, partners China’s UnionPay to make service available overseas
- FriarTuck AI-driven business operations startup secures $3.6M
- Decacorn Capital VC firm partners German Accelerator for cross-border tech startup opportunities
- CloudAsia 2018 Expo set for October 10 & 11
- Startup SG Network’s growing startup directory
- XRVision gains Luxembourg backing based on growth of facial recognition and video content analytics market
- Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology – September 17
- National University of Singapore sets $18M to launch 250 deep-tech startups
- A look at the 9 partner events around the Singapore Week of Technology and Innovation
- 2018 Rakuten Accelerator and Techstars Demo Day – October 10
- An intro to the 7 startups from Asia Hardware Battle 2018’s Singapore City Pitching
- Women in Tech (Asia) Conference set for the 19th
- A look at how Chongqing and Singapore are linking China to SE Asia
- China’s Ping An Good Doctor partners Singapore’s Grab in mutual benefit JV
- Japan’s Infoteria Corp partners Singapore’s Zilliqa blockchain startup to push decentralised applications and scalable public blockchain tech
- Singapore’s Qiq Global to intro 5000 electric vehicles to Vietnam over 2 years
