March 27, 2020

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Blue Planet Raises US$25M from Nomura for Waste Management Solutions

Financing integrated, inclusive, and sustainable waste management. Blue Planet Environmental Solutions announced today that it raised US$25M in corporate funds from Asian global investment bank Nomura’s Loans and Principal Investments Area. The company said in its statement that the investment will help Blue Planet develop waste management solutions that are integrated, socially inclusive, and sustainable. […]

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Financing integrated, inclusive, and sustainable waste management. Blue Planet Environmental Solutions announced today that it raised US$25M in corporate funds from Asian global investment bank Nomura’s Loans and Principal Investments Area. The company said in its statement that the investment will help Blue Planet develop waste management solutions that are integrated, socially inclusive, and sustainable.

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CureFit raises US$110M in Second Series D Funding Round Led by Temasek

CureFit valuation likely to cross US$800 million Health and Fitness startup CureFit raised US$110 million in its second Series D funding round led by Singapore-based Temasek Holdings, which invested approximately $71.8 million of the total. Existing investors Accel Partners invested $14.2 million, while Chiratae Ventures and Unilever Swiss Holdings invested $1.8 million and $2.8 million,

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CureFit valuation likely to cross US$800 million Health and Fitness startup CureFit raised US$110 million in its second Series D funding round led by Singapore-based Temasek Holdings, which invested approximately $71.8 million of the total. Existing investors Accel Partners invested $14.2 million, while Chiratae Ventures and Unilever Swiss Holdings invested $1.8 million and $2.8 million,

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Crowdfunding Your Startup

No investor? No problem. Getting funded can be an uphill task for a startup, particularly for those with physical products that require an investment in materials and manufacturing. Crowdfunding is a simple solution to that problem. Crowdfunding is a method of raising funds from the public in the form of money, equity, debt, or even

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No investor? No problem. Getting funded can be an uphill task for a startup, particularly for those with physical products that require an investment in materials and manufacturing. Crowdfunding is a simple solution to that problem. Crowdfunding is a method of raising funds from the public in the form of money, equity, debt, or even

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How Do Machines Learn?

Machines may be more intelligent than human beings, but that may not make them smarter. One of the most photographed women at the 2016 South by Southwest (SXSW) festival was not human. Hanson Robotics’ humanoid robot Sophia became an instant celebrity after her first public appearance at the festival. Just a mention of her can

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Machines may be more intelligent than human beings, but that may not make them smarter. One of the most photographed women at the 2016 South by Southwest (SXSW) festival was not human. Hanson Robotics’ humanoid robot Sophia became an instant celebrity after her first public appearance at the festival. Just a mention of her can

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10 Southeast Asian Unicorns Over US$10B

The Asia-Pacific region has taken over this Silicon Valley phenomenon Unicorns were mythical, until Aileen Lee made them real. She used the term in 2013 to label US software startups that were valued at US$1 billion or above. At that time, the world knew of only 39 such companies, all of them U.S.-based. Today, there

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The Asia-Pacific region has taken over this Silicon Valley phenomenon Unicorns were mythical, until Aileen Lee made them real. She used the term in 2013 to label US software startups that were valued at US$1 billion or above. At that time, the world knew of only 39 such companies, all of them U.S.-based. Today, there

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Retailers Look to Hybrid Cloud as They Search for Flexibility

Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced the retail industry findings of its second Enterprise Cloud Index Report, measuring retailers’ plans for adopting private, hybrid and public clouds. The report found the vast majority of retailers (87.5%) identified hybrid cloud as the ideal IT operating model. It also showed many retailers (72%) are

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Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced the retail industry findings of its second Enterprise Cloud Index Report, measuring retailers’ plans for adopting private, hybrid and public clouds. The report found the vast majority of retailers (87.5%) identified hybrid cloud as the ideal IT operating model. It also showed many retailers (72%) are

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The Much Needed Return of Honest Capitalism

By Elaine Tsung Do we want more ‘WeWorks’ ? Capitalism is known to be an economic system where investments and the distribution of goods are determined by competition in the free market. As history has shown us, capitalism stands out as an effective system, as supply and demand in a free market should give consumers

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By Elaine Tsung Do we want more ‘WeWorks’ ? Capitalism is known to be an economic system where investments and the distribution of goods are determined by competition in the free market. As history has shown us, capitalism stands out as an effective system, as supply and demand in a free market should give consumers