Singapore’s startup news
#startupSG – 05/2019
Today’s startup news:
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- Singapore: SLINGSHOT 2019 Startup Competition applications open to the end of June
- Singapore: Salutat fintech startup gains seed funding with focus on customer relationship management at financial institutions in emerging markets
- Singapore: Trax raising funds on $1.1BN valuation with retail-focused image recognition
- Singapore: Seamless future-of-commerce conference set for June 25-27
- Singapore: Ampotech IoT-based power monitoring startup gains US$76K funding
- Singapore’s ICE71 Inspire 1-week pre-accelerator applications open for entrepreneurs, researchers and students
- Singapore: Brazn IoT startup secures US$3.65M seed funding with 3 market-specific solutions
- Singapore: GorillaSpace office space marketplace secures funding following Propell Asia incubation
- Singapore: Blockchain Wine to develop a blockchain solution to track supply chain in the wine industry with EY professional services firm
- Singapore: Innovfest Unbound set for 27-28 June, aiming to connect brands and corporations with technologies and startups
- Singapore: MyRent platform launches, allowing Singaporeans to rent everyday items from sporting equipment to apparel and video games
- Singapore’s H3 Dynamics takes Echelon Asia Summit 2019 win with digital platform that automates and simplifies use of security and industrial inspection drones
- Singapore’s InstaReM digital remittances startup partners Thailand’s Kasikornbank, aiming to lead in the institutional payments space
- Singapore: Grain food delivery startup secures $10M for expansion with ‘cloud kitchens’ model – unused or idle kitchens with delivery services for output
- Singapore: A brief look at 24 of Echelon Asia Summit 2019’s exhibiting startups
- Singapore: A brief look at SoCash, turning bricks-and-mortar shops into alternative ATMs and potentially saving banks millions in maintaining cash logistics
- Singapore: Plug and Play global innovation platform preps for inaugural Asia Pacific Summit on May 29th
- Singapore: Ubisoft game developer launches its first Asian division of Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab startup accelerator
- Singapore: Vertex Venture Holdings raises $230M in first close of 4th SE Asia fund to back tech startups
- BlockShow Asia 2019 set for November in Singapore
- Singapore: SGInnovate, state-owned deep-tech development company, secures 5 new co-investors for Startup SG Equity scheme, aiming for S$80M by 2020
- Singapore: YouTrip, multi-currency mobile wallet with prepaid Mastercard, raises $25.5M to grow app-and-debit-card service
- Singapore: Geniebook AI-backed online learning platform provider raises $1.1M pre-A
- Singapore: Cialfo college admissions platform raises $3M on 20-fold increase in student numbers across 15 months
- Singapore: Merkle Science raises US$804K to aid government agencies and blockchain firms detect and prevent illegal use of digital assets
- Singapore: JustCo cowork chain expands to Taiwan, opening 3 spaces, and bringing SEA regional presence to 32 centres across 8 cities
- Singapore: Echelon Asia Summit 2019, May 23rd – 15,000 of the cream of APAC’s tech ecosystem across 2 days of insights, connections and opportunities
- ‘Singapore passes law targeting fake news online. Critics warn of a chilling effect.’
- Singapore: iGlobe fund preps to take Asian tech startups onto the global stage
- Singapore’s TADA ride-hailing app launches in Cambodia
- Singapore: Pencil AI startup secures US$1.1M with goal of automating creativity
- Singapore: Butler hospitality and real estate management startup secures S$700K
- Singapore: Shiok Meats lands $4.6M for lab-grown, cell-based shrimp, a $40BN market globally
- According to Singapore’s draft law, ministers get to decide without any judicial review what online content is true or false simply if it offends them.
- Monetary Authority of Singapore and Bank of Canada complete experiment on cross-border, cross-currency payments using digital currencies
- Singapore to roll out Ethereum blockchain-based education certification system
- Singapore: Students receive ‘tamper-free’ digital certificates via blockchain tech
- Enterprise Singapore launches 3rd SLINGSHOT pitch competition, announces partnership with e27 platform
- Singapore’s NETS partners Myanmar Payment Union for QR code-based payment system
- Australia: A look at the 8 startups to be based in Singapore under the Austrade Landing Pads initiative
- Singapore’s Zebpay cryptocurrency exchange launches trading services in Australia
- Australia’s BlueChilli startup accelerator launches Singapore-based healthtech accelerator for SE Asia – applications open May 28
- KaHa, India/Singapore-based startup, raises $6.2M with end-to-end IoT platform for smart wearables
- Swingvy, Malaysia-Singapore-Korea online platform for HR services, raises $7M
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