Q1 2017
Startup News Asia
Singapore
- Singapore: Status wants to see Ethereum on every mobile device
- Singapore: Future Food Asia Award opens for foodtech & agtech startups
- DarcMatter fintech startup wins HK award, announces Singapore plans
- Singapore’s 99.co launches official entry to Indonesian market
- Singapore: Smart Learning Summit set for March; register your interest
- Singapore: A look at Touche, working on fingerprint-driven payments
- Singapore: Mimetic launches Evie AI secretary to help you organize
- Singapore: BitX bitcoin startup rebrands as ‘Luno’ with new offerings
- Singapore: The Artling lands $1.8M to be Asia’s go-to online art gallery
- Singapore: The Foundry, Lightstone Ventures partner for medtech incubator
- Singapore: Marvelstone Ventures sets new $20M fund for smart city tech
- Singapore: Ezyhaul logistics startup lands US$800K to expand in Asia
- Singapore: InseadAlum Ventures launches $700K startups fund
- Singapore: A look at SurePark IoT smart parking platform
- Singapore: Impact Hub cowork space launches S$1M fund
- Singapore Power launches accelerator for utilities startups
- Singapore: East Ventures opens new $28M SE Asia fund
- Singapore: Morning Pitch – Healthcare set for January 25
- Singapore: Axiom Asia raises $1BN for 4th fund-of-funds
- Singapore: Legalese gains $400K to automate legal paperwork
- Singapore: Jungle Ventures closes $100M SE Asia startups fund
- Singapore: Blonk app targets English-speaking Asia-Pac, int’l job candidates
- Singapore: Startup Asia Women Meetup set for January 17
- Singapore: MIT Tech Review EmTech Asia Conference, set for February
- Singapore: Tech startups led US$3.5Bn PE and VC investments in 2016
- Singapore: EU fintechs invited to apply for The FinLab
- Singapore: IoT Asia Conference and Exhibition, late March
- Singapore: Polytechnics to build student fintech skills with Fintech Association
- Singapore: CXA employers insurance & wellness marketplace lands $25M
- Singapore: The Projector cinema partners to launch coworking space
- Singapore: Mediapreneur incubator raises $1.4M; opens applications
- Singapore: Jules startup aims to give preschoolers computational thinking
- Singapore: iFashion Group acquires Megafash for $2.23M
- Singapore: Qourier, same-day delivery startup, lands US$626K
- Singapore: PouchNATION events mgmt startup lands funding
- Singapore: SingX startup launches money transfer platform
- Singapore: Monetary Authority sets up Data Analytics Group
- Singapore: UniLever launches Level3 collab workspace
- Singapore: PayPal to launch $127K fintech scholarship
- Singapore: mClinica pharmacy network platform raises US$6.3M
- Singapore: Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit – March 1&2
- Singapore considers easing VC regulations to help tech startups
- Singapore: IAG to launch Firemark Labs insurtech hub
- Singapore: Gov’t to assign US$1.7BN to make country a digital powerhouse
- Singapore’s ID Capital backs sustainable food solutions startups
- Singapore: Vault Dragon healthtech startup lands $1.16M
- Singapore: Starbase uses blockchain for startups to recruit, pay
- Singapore: Yojee aims to fix SE Asia’s logistics using AI and blockchain
- Singapore: Thomson Reuters opens its 1st SEA business innovation lab
- Singapore: The Future of Digital Banking, Asia Pacific – March 21-22
- $183M fund launches to bridge between Singapore and Silicon Valley
- Singapore: Turn adtech acquired by Singtel for $310M
- Singapore: OOjiBO fintech startup raises $3.6M to serve the unbanked
- Singapore: A look at ShopBack’s growth and future aims
- Startup SG Equity, Startup SG Founder launch to simplify fund rules
- Singapore in talks with firms to trial ‘flying taxi’ concepts
- Singapore: StarHub opens Hubtricity innovation center
- Singapore: S$20M to be set for 1st-time entrepreneurs under StartupSG initiative
- Entrepreneur First unveils 12 startups from Singapore batch 1
- Singapore: GovTech Minister appointed, Agency moves to Office of the PM
- Singapore: Can crowdfunding transform real estate brokerage in SE Asia?
- Singapore’s Vertex ventures to raise $150-180M Southeast Asia fund
- Singapore: JustCo to open city’s largest cowork space, over 1K desks
- Singapore: Germany’s Burda brings global fund to SEAsia
- Singapore: Homage healthtech startup lands $1.2M
- Singapore: Ematic SaaS startup raises US$2.4M for AI-based email marketing
- Singapore: 12 fintech teams selected for Startupbootcamp
- Singapore: Dymon Asia makes 1st close of debut $50M fintech fund
- Singapore: Land Authority turns to drones and AI for future-proofing
- Singapore: Monetary Authority trials blockchain for domestic inter-bank payments
- Singapore: VinylOfTheDay launches marketplace app for music collectors
- The 8 startups of Muru-D Singapore accelerator’s second cohort
- Singapore: Black Hat Asia 2017 Conference – March 28-31
- Singapore: Digital strategy to include low-income household ‘net access
- Singapore: SheWorx Breakfast for Female Entrepreneurs, March 15th
- Singapore: GovTech API Exchange aims for government-wide API platform
- Singapore: government lowers foreign startup barriers alongside Startup SG brand
- Singapore: UnaBiz accelerates the IoT race to zero-cost
- Singapore: A brief look at key elements of Singapore’s new digital ID scheme
- Singapore: Startupbootcamp unveils 12 fintechs for 2017 cohort
- Singapore: Q&A with PM Lee on tech, startups and more
- Singapore: government to unify startup support schemes under ‘Startup SG’ brand
- A look at the first 3 startups to graduate PayPal Singapore incubator
- Singapore: Meisitis wealth aggregation startup partners Credit Suisse
- Singapore: PolicyPal backed by 500 Startups; joins FinTech Regulatory Sandbox
- Singapore: IBM Connect2017 Startup Xchange set for mid-March
