Tech & startup news
from June 2018
- Singapore: 5G network trial to stream live VR content
- Singapore: TreeDots end-to-end solution to eliminate the problem of food wastage takes Echelon award
- Singapore: Tribe Theory entrepreneur-focused accommodation startup expands to India and Indonesia 3 months after launch
- Singapore: Propell Asia launches, SEA-focused proptech accelerator
- Singapore: CashShield online fraud detection startup secures $20M
- Singapore: A brief list of accelerators in the city-state
- Singapore’s Grab to open platform to 3rd-party providers, aiming for all-in-one consumer app similar to China’s Tencent and Alibaba
- Singapore’s RedDoorz expands to the Philippines with online booking platform for budget hotels
- Singapore: China’s Ucommune coworking giant considering more locations in Singapore
- Singapore: Carousell launches CarouPay mobile wallet, developed in partnership with DBS, Visa and Stripe
- Singapore: soCash users can now withdraw cash at 7-Eleven outlets
- Singapore: A brief intro to the upcoming CoinAgenda Conference for blockchain and cryptocurrency investors
- Singapore: Sea sets $500M fundraise to grow its e-commerce and payment businesses
- PlasmaBank blockchain-based fintech sets Singapore as Asia HQ
- A look at how Singapore’s National Gallery is putting up virtual exhibitions and using AI to engage visitors
- Singapore: Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator applications open for startup-driven corporate innovation
- Singapore: Public consultation opens on eSIM technology, aiming to facilitate IoT deployment
- Singapore: NUS Medicine School using VR to enhance learning of human anatomy
- A look at how Singapore uses virtual reality in counterrorism activities
- Singapore: Singtel Innov8 launches 2018 Innov8 Connect global call for start-ups with focus on IoT
- Singapore: WhereIsWhere location-based marketing aims to revitalize bricks-and-mortar retail
- seedstars Singapore event set for June 26th; applications close 14th
- Singapore: Luohu Da Wutong Innovation & Entrepreneurship Int’l Competition applications close soon
- Singapore edition of Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator program now open for applications
- An intro to Singapore’s Chosun Exchange, NGO that trains North Korea’s entrepreneurs
- Singapore: EON Foundation blockchain games startup raises $5M
- Singapore: Huobi crypto exchange company plans to place entire organization on the blockchain
- Singapore: A look at Changi Airport’s tech-based vision for the future of travel
- Singapore: AIDA AI startup backed by SGInnovate for predictive analytics and beyond
- Singapore: Maritime and Port Authority to trial drones for shore-to-ship delivery
- Singapore launches Digital government Blueprint to support Smart Nation vision
- Singapore: Bigo social media and live streaming platform backed for $272M
- Singapore: An intro to Blockchain Licensing Marketplace, changing licensing for branded content
- Singapore Fintech Festival Awards 2018 now open for applications
- Singapore: MyRepublic expands mobile vision following $60M backing
- Singapore: Carousell ecommerce marketplace gains $20M backing from 500 Startups
- Singapore: CoinAgenda Asia conference opens ICO competition submissions for June event
- Singapore: SolarHome secures $2M funding, sets sights on further $4M
- Singapore: Moovaz raises $1M to make the process of relocating to a new country easier
- MoU signed between Enterprise Singapore and The Indus Entrepreneurs Singapore to foster collaboration and market-entry
