Xiaomi expands offline reach beyond China, opens its first retail outlet in Singapore

Xiaomi, known as the Apple of China, has gained immense praise for…

SaaS firm Welltok mints $33.7Mn in series E round of funding from EDBI and others

Welltok, the leading consumer health enterprise SaaS firm, has raised $33.7 million in a…

Temasek appoints Goldman Sachs’ John Vaske to supervise its operations in North America

Singapore’s state-owned investment firm, Temasek Holdings has appointed Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s…

Philippine-based Xurpas shells out $45Mn to acquire mobile ad network ‘Art of Click’

In a disclosure filed after the stock market closed, Xurpas said it has…

AI startup Nugit secures $5.2Mn in fresh funds to ramp up research and development

Singapore-based Nugit was founded in 2013 with an aim to to help marketers…

Microsoft brings its first combined Transparency Center and Cybersecurity Center in Singapore

The joint facility will for the first time bring together Microsoft capabilities…

500 Startups announces second Durians fund worth $50 million to focus on Southeast Asia

Global venture capital seed fund and accelerator 500 Startups today announced that it has…

Golden Equator Capital officially launches second Technology and Innovation Fund

Asset management and private equity investment firm Golden Equator Capital is set to…

Singapore to trial autonomous wheelchairs, plans to complete the project by March 2017

In the recent times, there have been numerous breathtaking developments with people…

Startupbootcamp handpicks ten digital health startups for its accelerator programme in Berlin

Startupbootcamp, a global network of industry-focused startup accelerators, has today announced the…

Google launches search cards to help students shortlist colleges for higher education

The happiness of growing up and graduating from school/college is one thing,…

EDBI participates in series D round of cybersecurity startup Shape Security

Automated threats are responsible for millions in fraud losses per day, targeting…

Grab inks deal to allow its partner drivers to officially join National Private Hire Vehicles Association (NPHVA)

The partnership is NPHVA’s first industry partnership with Grab, in its efforts to champion…

Trunomi to upgrade its consent based data sharing platform with newly raised $3Mn funds

Trunomi is revolutionizing the way financial institutions financial institutions share, manage and validate customer data.…

Financial portal BankBazaar pumps $750K in its Singapore arm

Chennai-based BankBazaar is infusing $750K (S$1 million) growth capital in its Singapore unit…

Self driving car startup nuTonomy in talks with potential investors to raise funds

nuTonomy, the three-year old Singapore-based startup, has been attracting eyeballs ever since…

Paytm acqui-hires e-learning marketplace Edukart for an undisclosed amount

Edukart, an edu-tech startup that had previously been backed by cricketer Yuvraj Singh and…

Latize closes a $1.4mn growth funding round to scale up its business and operations globally

Singapore based linked data analytics company Latize, secured $1.4 Million (S$2 Million) in the…

nuTonomy partners with Uber rival Grab to test its autonomous cab service in Singapore

Let’s recall the recent happenings in the ride-hailing service space: Uber after exiting…

UOB participates in $72mn Series C round of Israeli crowdfunding platform OurCrowd

Singapore’s United Overseas Bank (UOB) after pumping $10 million in OurCrowd earlier…

Mercedes partners with NUS Enterprise to launch ‘Startup Autobahn’ accelerator program in Singapore

German automaker Daimler has collaborated with NUS Enterprise to launch its Startup Autobahn accelerator programme in…