Singapore

TO boost regional funding into Singapore's startup scene, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Enterprise Singapore (ESG) have jointly played matchmaker between startups and regional investors in a deal-matching initiative known as "Deal Fridays".

Started in June this year, the 15 investor-startup sessions organised as at mid-October have provided over 200 startups - across early and growth stages - with access to more than 150 investors, including venture capitalists (VCs), corporate VCs, family offices and angel investors from the region, said MAS and ESG in a recent joint statement.