https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/fintech-platform-icapital-plans-more-singapore-hires-even-ai-takes-75-coding-work Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0000 Jean Low Companies & Markets Startups Startups & Tech /companies-markets/fintech-platform-icapital-plans-more-singapore-hires-even-ai-takes-75-coding-work The firm plans to hire more product and engineering talent in the Republic https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/south-east-asia-fintech-funding-trebles-us2-3-billion-9m-2026-even-deal-volume-sinks Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:49:25 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Asean Companies & Markets International Startups Startups & Tech Telcos, Media & Tech /international/asean/south-east-asia-fintech-funding-trebles-us2-3-billion-9m-2026-even-deal-volume-sinks Singapore captures 83% of the total capital raised; large rounds dominate https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/startups/ai-agent-platform-drylab-ai-raises-us3-million-seed-round-vertex-ventures-and-patsnap Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0000 Benjamin Cher Startups Startups & Tech /startups-tech/startups/ai-agent-platform-drylab-ai-raises-us3-million-seed-round-vertex-ventures-and-patsnap The company builds research agents that can work independently of scientists’ prompts and supervision https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/amazon-talks-buy-us7-billion-ai-startup-decart-wsj-reports Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:51:58 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies Startups Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/amazon-talks-buy-us7-billion-ai-startup-decart-wsj-reports The purchase could wrap up soon if the negotiations do not collapse, the journal says