Singapore’s startups
in April 2019
Today’s startup news: on LinkedIn, on Twitter and on Facebook
- Singapore: Archanan beta launches cloud-based developer platform for building and testing at-scale code with in-built hardware-level virtualization
- Singapore: Orange Fab Asia Pitch Competition 2019 set for June, seeking Asia-based
- Singapore’s Lifetrack Medical Systems raises US$5.2M to take radiology to remote areas using off-the-shelf consumer hardware and consumer DSL or 4G
- Singapore: Grab rolls out trip planner, video streaming, hotel booking and ticket purchasing
- Singapore: Saleswhale secures US$5.3M with AI sales assistant for marketing teams
- Singapore: China’s ofo bike-share startup reportedly banned from Singapore operations
- Singapore Airlines partners Adyen fintech to creating frictionless payments for customers booking flights online or in-app
- Singapore: Glife raises S$1.6M to remove middlemen and take farm food direct to consumers
- Singapore: Binance to launch fiat-to-crypto platform to allow users in Singapore to buy and sell bitcoin with Singapore dollars
- Monk’s Hill Ventures VC firm names two new partners, one base in Singapore, the other in Vietnam
- Singapore: Iris and facial recognition trial for immigration now underway at Tuas Checkpoint
- Singapore Tourism Board partners Indonesia’s Traveloka and China’s Alibaba for marketing, content and consumer analytics
- Singapore: NUS Enterprise and Ports Authority to invest S$650K in 13 maritime startups
- Singapore: AIDA Technologies AI and predictive analytics provider gains backing from Mastercard, SGInnovate and others
- International Chamber of Commerce partners Singapore’s Perlin Net Group to explore blockchain applications in trade
- Singapore: NTUC Income insurtech partners China’s ZA Tech Global for digital innovation and products, starting with lifestyle insurance product for tourism
- Singapore: Clozette new media startup focused on women secures US$10M
- China-founded Binance cryptocurrency exchange to launch fiat-to-crypto operations in Singapore this month
- Singapore: Ether Cards selected for Tachyon, ConsenSys’ blockchain accelerator program, with tech to translate cryptocurrencies into the physical world
- Singapore: Waitrr F&B ordering startup forms strategic partnership with Nest Tech VC beyond investment
- Singapore’s Morpheus Labs and South Korea’s Dreamplus sign MOU around blockchain education and ecosystem growth, launching 7-week program
- Singapore: Uber commit to Asia-Pacific market with launch of new 165-employee office
- Singapore: Agorize online platform for open innovation challenges secures US$14.6M backing for international growth
- Singapore: Mastercard contactless cards to be public transport payment option from April 4
- Singapore: Koku startup providing technology for cross-border remittance services raises US$2M pre-A
- Singapore’s Zilingo fashion and lifestyle e-marketplace startup mulls Bangladesh’s e-marketplace of 164M individuals
- The Machine Conference for analytics and data science leaders set for 24th May in India, and 31st May in Singapore
- Japan’s NIKKEI to acquire majority stake in Singapore-based DealStreetAsia, media startup that tracks PE and VC activity across SE Asia and India
- An intro to Vietnam-Singapore startup Uiza, an API platform for video streaming recently selected for Sequoia’s SURGE accelerator
- A brief intro to the Southeast Asian startups taking part in Australia’s Sydney Landing Pad program
- Singapore: A recap of Alipay-NUS Enterprise’s Social Innovation Challenge Grand Finale, won by Indonesia’s Aruna fisheries e-commerce startup
