May 5th, 2020eCommerce logistic startup Ninja Van raises $279 million in funding from Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital and ride-hailing firm Grab.
August 27th, 2019The multi-billion-dollar investment arm of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, Vulcan Capital opened its first international office in Singapore.
December 3rd, 2018Singapore ride-hailing company Grab is in advanced talks to invest $100 million (Rs 697.7 crore) in OYO Hotels & Homes as part of the Indian hospitality chain’s ongoing $1 billion funding round.
Grab is expected to close the deal over the next few days, according to two people briefed on the matter. Grab and OYO, both of...
November 22nd, 2018Singapore based cross border fintech startup Instarem has reportedly raised an amount of over $20 million in Series C funding round. This round was led by the VC arm of Indonesian telecom operator Telkom, MDI Ventures and the fund belonging to Thai bank Kasikorn, Beacon.
Along with this, existing investors such as Vertex Ventures,...
October 29th, 2018A Singapore-based AI company AnyMind Group has secured funds amounting to $13.4 million in a funding round. This round was led by Line, the Japanese messaging app firm, and Mirai Creation Fund, which is backed by Toyota among others.
The company that uses AI in online advertising, HR and marketing is planning to use these funds for...
September 28th, 2018Singapore-based media startup Tech In Asia lately announced an $18 per month paywall and the subscription went live this week. This was built to make the business self-sustaining after a tricky period of business in which the company observed an ICO and was forced to lay off its staff.
The company made cutbacks of s many as one-third...
September 8th, 2018Indian software service exporter Infosys Ltd has partnered with Singapore state investment firm Temasek Holdings for the purpose of accelerating up its Southeast Asia operations and strengthen its skills in the emerging technology space mainly in artificial intelligence. Both the companies will acquire a stake in Singapore-based Trusted...
March 28th, 2018
Facebook’s Vice President of Public Policy for Asia-Pacific, Simon Milner had to appear before a Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods in Singapore where he was questioned by the Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam for almost three hours.
Mr. Milner had to give explanations to Mr. Shanmugam about the...
