Singapore Volanews

SINGAPORE RIDE-HAILING Grab

Grab to launch geo-mapping services in Indonesia this year amid EV push Southeast Asian ride-sharing firm Grab is targeting to launch its high definition (HD) mapping in the region’s most populous market, Indonesia, this year.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-21

SINGAPORE FINTECH Kristal.AI

SG’s digital wealth manager Kristal.AI raises $6m in Series A round Kristal.AI is a digital wealth platform offering holistic wealth management solutions to its clients.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-21

SINGAPORE Biotechnology TurtleTree

Singaporean biotech startup TurtleTree secures pre-seed from Saudi entrepreneur Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed TurtleTree uses technology to create real milk from animal cells without requiring the animal.

by e27

2020-01-21

MALAYSIA Healthcare Affinity Partners

Buyout firm Affinity Partners weighs sale of Malaysia’s Island Hospital Island Hospital, founded in 1996, has 300 beds with over 50 full-time specialists who treat more than 300,000 patients a year, according to its website.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-20

SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE theAsianparent

theAsianparent onboards ex-Mumbrella Asia GM Dean Carroll to drive offline initiatives for brands, communities Dean Carroll is brought on board to “diversify the business into experiential marketing and offline spaces for theAsianparent’s community of parents”.

by e27

2020-01-19

US FINTECH MORGAN STANLEY

Morgan Stanley to hire dozens in HK, Singapore to boost wealth business The New York-based bank is looking to add 30 to 35 private bankers in the two cities this year.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-19

SINGAPORE FOOD Temasek

Temasek joins $225m funding round for almond milk maker Califia Farms It plans to use the money raised from the latest funding to launch more plant-based milks and expand its line of oat products, a growing category in the plant-based market.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-17

SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE StoreHub

StoreHub set for SEA expansion after securing US$8.9M in Series A+ round Co-founder of StoreHub, Wai Hong Fong, believes that e-commerce will continue to grow as the region experiences a shift driven primarily by technology.

by e27

2020-01-16

SINGAPORE REAL ESTATE RealVantage

Proptech startup RealVantage introduces co-investment platform, will allow cross-border real estate deals RealVantage is an online real estate co-investment platform that acquires, manages, and optimises offshore real estate portfolios for accredited investors.

by e27

2020-01-16

SINGAPORE Lumitics FOOD

Lumitics raises seed funding to track the food wasted by Singapore's F&B outlets and restaurants Lumitics offers Insight, a smart food waste tracker that leverages on sensors and their proprietary image recognition tech to weigh and identify what restaurants and kitchens throw away.

by e27

2020-01-15

SINGAPORE FINTECH istox

Capital markets platform iSTOX raises US$5M from Korea's Hanhwa iSTOX is a capital markets platform to support the one-stop issuance, custody, and trading of digitised securities.

by e27

2020-01-15

SINGAPORE FINTECH Klub

Fintech startup Klub raises US$2M to provide growth capital to high-affinity brands Klub utilises financial innovation, community engagement and deep data-driven analytics to provide the capital.

by e27

2020-01-15

THAILAND E-COMMERCE aCommerce

Indies Capital invests $15m in Thai ecommerce enabler aCommerce Founded in June 2013, aCommerce helps brands such as Samsung, L’Oreal, and Unilever sell their products online across Southeast Asia by providing services from webstore design, distribution, and marketing to warehousing and delivery.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-15

SINGAPORE INSURANCE Grab

Grab and global insurer Chubb launch Travel Cover Singapore-based customers can purchase Travel Cover via the Grab app for travel protection.

by kr-asia

2020-01-14

SINGAPORE Financial Services EFA Group

EFA Group reaches first close of planned $300m private debt fund The fund will provide secured term loans to established companies in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, with a focus on the natural resource, manufacturing and logistics sectors.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-14

SINGAPORE VC Golden Equator group

Singapore’s Golden Equator Group expands to Brunei, to establish community-driven workspace SPECTRUM The group plans to create a stronger connection between Brunei and the region via Singapore to build up its investment and entrepreneurship capabilities.

by e27

2020-01-14

SINGAPORE RENTAL Neuron Mobility

Singaporean e-scooter startup Neuron Mobility expands to New Zealand Neuron said it will maintain a fleet of 2,780 e-scooters across four Asia-Pacific markets by the end of this quarter.

by kr-asia

2020-01-13

US REAL ESTATE Anyplace

Flexible housing platform Anyplace enters Southeast Asia, teams up with coliving operators Anyplace targets digital nomads from markets such as the US, who are looking to travel to the Southeast Asian region.

by e27

2020-01-13

SINGAPORE Healthcare tech Homage

Caregiving provider Homage secures Series B funding from EV Growth, to launch personalised healthcare service The company said that it has raised a double-digit funding and welcomed new investors such as Alternate Ventures and KDV Capital.

by e27

2020-01-13

SINGAPORE Biotechnology Enleofen Bio

Singapore’s Enleofen sells biotech platform rights to pharma major Boehringer This deal is said to be the largest for any biotech company in Singapore so far, and amongst the biggest for preclinical stage programmes globally.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-10