US start-up funding touches new record amid pandemic
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – What began as a desperate year for start-ups, characterized by mass layoffs as the pandemic took hold, has turned [...]
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Tunisian startup develops 3D-printed, solar-powered bionic hands
SOUSSE, TUNISIA (AFP) – A Tunisian startup is developing a 3D-printed bionic hand, hoping that the affordable and solar-powered prosthetic will help amputees [...]
Three local game studios team up for crossover
Three home-grown game studios joined forces for the first time to launch a gaming crossover yesterday. Mighty Bear Games, BattleBrew Productions and The [...]
Local start-up wins global award for making milk without the need for cows or humans
SINGAPORE – Can milk be made in a laboratory instead of from cows or humans – and can it taste just as good? [...]
Singapore startup Shiok Meats raises US$12.6 million as alternative protein options take off
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Cell-based seafood producer Shiok Meats of Singapore has received US$12.6 million in Series A funding – the latest alternative protein [...]
Blue-chip veteran Koh Boon Hwee to raise funds for new venture firm
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Koh Boon Hwee, one of Singapore’s most prominent executives, is teaming with four fellow investors to try and raise US$100 [...]
Carousell to surpass US$900m valuation with Naver investment
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – A consortium led by South Korean Internet giant Naver has struck an investment deal with classifieds platform Carousell [...]
Start-ups' innovative ideas: Lab-made milk, matching migrant workers to jobs
A sustainable source of milk cultured from cells and a platform to lower the costs of migrant worker recruitment are two diverse tech-driven [...]
Bigger $50,000 grant for first-time entrepreneurs among more help for local start-ups
SINGAPORE – First-time entrepreneurs will be able to access a higher start-up capital grant of $50,000, up from $30,000, to help them launch [...]
SoftBank rebounds to profit after record losses
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – SoftBank Group bounced back from a record loss to post a first-quarter profit as valuations for technology start-ups recovered from [...]