Startups

Driving growth, creating jobs: What are the Economic Strategy Review’s 7 recommendations?

These are crafted from suggestions by businesses and workers over 60 engagements, events and company visits since August

Share prices on display inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is offering help in fundraising and IPO preparations with partners including banks, auditors and venture capital funds in Asia.

Tokyo looks to bolster IPO market by luring startups across Asia

20 startups have been chosen for the TSE initiative with half of them based in Singapore and Taiwan 

Engie Factory Apac’s office in Golden Agri Plaza at Pasir Panjang was relatively quiet when BT visited it on Wednesday (Jan 21) at 4.30 pm.

Global energy giant Engie pulling out of startups in Singapore and the region

It is offering all its interests held through an Asia-Pacific VC unit for sale

Arnold Chan, general manager, Asia-Pacific, Airwallex, says the Paynuri acquisition will allow Airwallex to operate directly in South Korea.

Fintech Airwallex enters South Korea market via Paynuri acquisition

The financial platform is looking to tap demand for Korean entertainment and consumer goods

Meaningful exposure to AI ethics ensures that students can engage with intelligent tools responsibly and safeguard public trust as future professionals.

When AI stands for augmented intelligence

By using technology to expose human blind spots, we can improve decision-making – but only if we ensure these systems remain transparent and accountable

N26 has seen tumultuous times in recent months, with an array of management and supervisory board changes.

German regulator orders oversight, limits on GIC-backed online bank N26

The measures mark the second time since 2021 that BaFin has directed a special monitor to oversee the fast-growing Berlin-based lender

ServiceNow has become a dominant platform for enterprise workflow.

ServiceNow nears up to US7 billion deal for cybersecurity startup Armis

A deal may be announced in the coming days, according to the sources

Intel hired Tan in March in part for his experience as a venture capitalist and unparallelled industry connections as a longtime investor in tech companies.

Intel pursued deals that boosted CEO Tan Lip-Bu’s fortune: sources

Some chip-industry analysts have said in research notes that they welcomed Tan’s industry relationships

SG deeptech startup SynaXG raises over $20m funding

SG deeptech startup SynaXG raises over $20m funding

SynaXG, a Singapore-based deep-tech startup, has raised over US$20 million in its first funding round led by January Capital, Vertex Ventures, and Qualgro.

From left: Co-founders of Heidi CFO Waleed Mussa, CEO Thomas Kelly and CTO Yu Liu.

Healthcare AI company Heidi launches Singapore regional hub

The company plans to invest US$8 million in South-east Asia in the next two to three years