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Singapore fintech startups gain scale, speed up innovation in US expansion
HAIR-RAISING bank runs and heated inflation coming on top of a funding freeze make a fast-moving market like the US a…
GIC-backed US$2 billion fintech Nium targets US IPO in two years
SINGAPORE payments company Nium aims to break even in time for a US initial public offering (IPO) within two years,…
Career advancement platform NodeFlair raises US$2 million in Series A funding
NODEFLAIR, a career advancement platform for technology talents, has raised US$2 million in Series A funding, the startup said on…
Singapore’s Arbor Ventures notches $193M toward next early-stage fintech fund
Arbor Ventures, funder of fintech and shopping startups like installment loan company Tabby and Amazon brand factory Heyday, has locked down $193 million…
Needle raises $1.2m to help optimize ecommerce marketing with AI
Needle, an AI-powered marketing platform from Singapore, has raised US$1.2 million in its pre-seed round led by Iterative, with participation…
Circles.Life co-founder steps back after months of tumult
THE co-founder of digital telecom provider Circles is stepping down from the company’s management team, part of an internal staffing…
Bain to acquire Rainmaking Apac; doubles down on venture-building
BAIN & Company is acquiring the Asia-Pacific (Apac) arm of venture-building studio Rainmaking for an undisclosed amount. The proposed acquisition,…
Singapore-based neobank Aspire raises $100M from Lightspeed and Sequoia SEA
Aspire, the Singapore-based neobank that wants to become the financial operating system for SMEs, has raised an oversubscribed $100 million…
Singapore-based Transcelestial uses lasers to build affordable internet networks
Transcelestial is on a mission to make the internet more accessible by building a network of shoebox-sized devices that send lasers…
Mediacorp, Singapore Polytechnic ink virtual MoU to launch programmes for media professionals
Mediacorp and Singapore Polytechnic (SP) have inked a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of a range…
SINGAPORE EDTECH STARTUP EXPLICO RAISES $1.4M IN PRE-SERIES A FUNDING
Explico, a Singapore based edtech startup, announced Wednesday that it has successfully secured $1.4 million in pre-series A funding. Key…
NTU Singapore ranked No 1 in Times Higher Education’s world’s best young universities list
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has been ranked No 1 in the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the world's best young universities…
