Singapore Startups
~ May 2018 news ~
= Singapore at a glance =
Population: 5.604M
Internet users: 4,699,204
Internet penetration: 82.50%
Without internet: 997,302
- Silent Eight AI startup takes Australian RegTech award for money laundering and terror financing prevention solution
- Escapex social media startup aiming at influencer marketing space with Instagram rival app
- Sentinel Protocol startup secures $8M via ICO for blockchain-driven fraud prevention platform
- IE Singapore partners India’s 91Springboard coworking to aid startups with India market entry
- Egretia aims to create world-first HTML5 blockchain engine for mobile gaming
- Innovfest Unbound to host Proptech Unleashed real-estate innovation forum
- An intro to the 6 startups from Alibaba Cloud-Singapore University of Social Sciences Entrepreneurship Programme
- FundPlaces proptech startup to launch blockchain platform for hotels and malls
- An intro to 42Race, running vacation startup created with $10K hackathon winnings
- Monetary Authority issues warning to 8 crypto exchanges
- EZBuy ecommerce platform secures $18M for ‘buy on behalf of’ daigou services
- Unilever Foundry Startup Battle for data-driven and AI startups set for June 5-6 at innovfest unbound
- UK’s Pitch@Palace ASEAN event set as part of innovfest unbound event schedule
- innovfest unbound set for 5-6 June, part of the week-long Smart Nation event
- An intro to LATTICE80 x MITA accelerator program, in partnership with Lithuania
- Singapore aiming to attract international tech talent to healthcare
- OCBC Bank unveils $20M workforce digital program for 29K employees
- Singapore/Taiwan-based UnaBiz IoT network operator backed for Artificial Intelligence of Things focus
- Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator 6-month program now open for applications
- VersaFleet transport fleet management startup secures SG$2.8M
- Telstra’s muru-D Singapore program graduates 10 startups, raising $1.5M
- Singapore to host Asia’s 1st Future of Sex SexTech Hackathon this month
- A look at cyber security’s role in safeguarding against digital warfare
- BitOfProperty blockchain-powered crowdfunded real estate portal backed by Japan’s LIFULL
- Tangem launches pilot of physical ‘bitcoin notes’
- Global Fintech Hackcelerator Singapore 2018 applications open
- Chamber of Commerce launches blockchain-based platform around digital certificates in trade
- Monetary Authority Singapore set to strengthen AI efforts via collaborations
- Another look at Bluzelle, blockchain startup with an alternative to cloud storage that recently raised $19.5M
- Singapore FinTech Festival set for 12-16 November, with wider ASEAN focus
- Women Changemakers event set for 17th May
- AllRites launches online platform allowing content buyers to trade film and TV rights
- Another look at Ink Labs, blockchain startup focused on creative industry intellectual property
- Zilliqa blockchain network surpasses US$1BN in market cap
- Singapore Exchange backs distributed ledger tech for foreign exchange trading alternative
- An intro to Crowdvilla, blockchain-based platform for booking and sharing holiday homes in SE Asia
- CredoLab secures $1M for digital credit risk management
- United Overseas Bank Limited partners 4 SEA coworking firms for 20% discount to startup and SME customers
- Antler ‘startup generator’ debuts with US$3M backing
- Ryde carpool app operator set to gain from Grab’s exit
- Regus serviced offices operator to open flagship coworking centre
- An intro to INK, blockchain-driven smart contract system for creative and original content
- Usechain working on blockchain-driven system to create verifiable identity blocks
- China: Singapore’s Anacle Systems smart city solution set for rollout across 10 towns
- Singapore’s MVL, blockchain-based ride hailing platform, to expand to Vietnam
= Hashtags =
#startupSingapore, obviously, and #startupSG are the most obvious tags for the city-state’s tech scene.
