Startup funding

Temasek-backed Xora Innovation leads US$36 million Series A funding in Vinci

Khosla Ventures and Eclipse participate in seed and Series A rounds

Revolut says its global retail customer base crossed 65 million in 2025.

Revolut’s valuation hits US$75 billion as it completes fundraising

Investors Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer and Fidelity lead the round

AI chip powerhouse Nvidia committed up to US$10 billion while Microsoft - which owns 27 per cent of Anthropic rival OpenAI - pledged up to US$5 billion to the maker of Claude AI models.

Nvidia, Microsoft invest US$15 billion in AI startup Anthropic

The massive investment comes a month after Nvidia announced it will pump as much as US$100 billion into OpenAI

Amperesand engineers perform testing on its medium-voltage solid-state transformer power solution. The platform cuts installation labour needs by half and accelerates time to power by 10 times.

Temasek leads US$80 million funding in power infrastructure provider Amperesand

The Series A round is co-led by the Singapore investment company and Walden Catalyst Ventures

Singapore continues to get the bulk of fintech funding in the nine-month period in  2025.

Funding for fintech in South-east Asia in 2025 drops to lowest level since 2016: UOB, PwC and SFA report

This bucks the global trend as funding globally rises 13% to US$27.8 billion

Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said the new capital will allow Parallel to “go all in” on product development and customer acquisition.

Ex-Twitter CEO Agrawal’s AI search startup Parallel raises US$100 million 

AI STARTUP Parallel Web Systems, founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, has raised US$100 million to build web search infrastructure for artificial intelligence agents and fund deals with online...

Temasek still intends to grow its South-east Asia portfolio, but its doing so would depend on the opportunities available that fit its risk-reward profile.

Temasek to shift focus from direct investing in early-stage startups to later-stage ones

The Singapore investment company also calls for better governance across the region

OpenAI’s request for government support comes amid a massive spending spree on computing infrastructure, raising questions about how the company will recoup these investments.

OpenAI seeks government backing to boost AI investments

The proposal - unusual for a Silicon Valley tech giant - would theoretically reduce OpenAI’s borrowing costs

Nearly two-thirds of HSBC's global private banking clients in Singapore are entrepreneurs, says the lender's head of global private banking.

HSBC launches ‘entrepreneurial wealth proposition’ in Singapore

A recent report by the lender names the Republic as entrepreneurs’ top destination for wealth and relocation

Endowus' clients range from college grads to family offices and charity endowments, says Gregory Van, co-founder and CEO, Endowus.

Endowus raises more than US$70 million, client assets cross US$10 billion mark

The funds will be used to scale up its market presence in Singapore and Hong Kong