Singapore Startups

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[Press Release] Singapore’s five-month-old startup BRDA bags a total of US$1.5million in pre-seed round to apply more of their data magic in Asia

BRDA has received an additional US$650k funding from an angel investor, on top of US$850k of funding provided in the pre-seed round, to help propel BRDA further into the telco and energy sector in Asia. A test pilot for BRDA Legion, a core product of the company, has successfully took place earlier in the year. […]

[Press Release] Singapore’s five-month-old startup BRDA bags a total of US$1.5million in pre-seed round to apply more of their data magic in Asia Read More »

BRDA has received an additional US$650k funding from an angel investor, on top of US$850k of funding provided in the pre-seed round, to help propel BRDA further into the telco and energy sector in Asia. A test pilot for BRDA Legion, a core product of the company, has successfully took place earlier in the year.

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Apply AI 50 Campaign to get free rewards

[Press Release] Apply AI 50 Campaign to get free rewards!

In response to the theme of the Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE) “AIoT Invigorates Smart City”, every year the organizer presents the AI 50 Campaign, selecting innovative AI application cases in the field of smart city around the world, expecting to accelerate the integration and application of AI and IoT, and hoping more industries

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In response to the theme of the Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE) “AIoT Invigorates Smart City”, every year the organizer presents the AI 50 Campaign, selecting innovative AI application cases in the field of smart city around the world, expecting to accelerate the integration and application of AI and IoT, and hoping more industries

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[Press Release] Singapore HQ and SEA focused Insurtech Igloo sees quintuple gross written premiums in a year; COVID-19, rapid digitalisation and microinsurance key drivers

Singapore-based Insurtech Igloo is closing the year with very favourable performance results, expecting a fivefold increase in gross written premiums facilitated through its platform compared to 2019. Since its launch, the insurtech has sold more than 100 million policies across Southeast Asia to date. Micro-insurance products play an important role in this region and Igloo

[Press Release] Singapore HQ and SEA focused Insurtech Igloo sees quintuple gross written premiums in a year; COVID-19, rapid digitalisation and microinsurance key drivers Read More »

Singapore-based Insurtech Igloo is closing the year with very favourable performance results, expecting a fivefold increase in gross written premiums facilitated through its platform compared to 2019. Since its launch, the insurtech has sold more than 100 million policies across Southeast Asia to date. Micro-insurance products play an important role in this region and Igloo

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[Press Release] Inncelerator’s COVID-19 Relief Helping Start Ups and SMEs to create a digital presence

Singaporean online web development and digital marketing platform, Inncelerator offers COVID-19 relief, through their modular approach, to aid Startups and SMEs to get digital. Even before the pandemic, companies have struggled through their digitalisation journey as they felt the inertia to change. Now that the traditional way of doing business dries up, it is make

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Singaporean online web development and digital marketing platform, Inncelerator offers COVID-19 relief, through their modular approach, to aid Startups and SMEs to get digital. Even before the pandemic, companies have struggled through their digitalisation journey as they felt the inertia to change. Now that the traditional way of doing business dries up, it is make

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How Personal Crisis Sparked Innovation at DocDoc

Co-founder and President of DocDoc Grace Park talks about DocDoc’s advances in AI, and how data can bring empathy back into healthcare systems. Grace Park’s daughter was born healthy. But during her third month checkup, Park and her husband found that their child had jaundice and needed to undergo a series of tests. They soon

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Co-founder and President of DocDoc Grace Park talks about DocDoc’s advances in AI, and how data can bring empathy back into healthcare systems. Grace Park’s daughter was born healthy. But during her third month checkup, Park and her husband found that their child had jaundice and needed to undergo a series of tests. They soon

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The 5 Essentials for Establishing a 9-Figure Startup

The 5 Essentials for Establishing a 9-Figure Startup

Zenos Schmickrath, recently-exited Co-founder and CXO of Singapore-based co-living startup Hmlet, explains what it took to build the company up from profitable sideline to regional market leader. My co-founder and I startedHmlet with just one apartment. Nine months later, in 2015, we were managing six. Initially, we’d looked at our business as a means of bringing

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Zenos Schmickrath, recently-exited Co-founder and CXO of Singapore-based co-living startup Hmlet, explains what it took to build the company up from profitable sideline to regional market leader. My co-founder and I startedHmlet with just one apartment. Nine months later, in 2015, we were managing six. Initially, we’d looked at our business as a means of bringing

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Proptech Big Leagues: JLL Joins the Fray with OfficeBlocks

OfficeBlocks Director Yusuf Jafry talks to Jumpstart about its property technology (proptech) and the problem it is trying to solve. Proptech is a relatively new field that came into being around the late 1990s. But it was in 2004 that the industry really began to take off. Within a short duration, proptech became a frenzy

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OfficeBlocks Director Yusuf Jafry talks to Jumpstart about its property technology (proptech) and the problem it is trying to solve. Proptech is a relatively new field that came into being around the late 1990s. But it was in 2004 that the industry really began to take off. Within a short duration, proptech became a frenzy

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Sexual Health: Stigma, COVID-19, and How Startups Are Tackling It

Ferne Health Co-founder Xi Liu talks to Jumpstart about the stigma associated with sex, its consequences, and what startups can do to improve sexual healthcare. Sex is an integral part of human lives. Studies indicate that a healthy sexual life can promote fitness and reduce risk of heart problems and diseases like hypertension and rapid heart rate.

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Ferne Health Co-founder Xi Liu talks to Jumpstart about the stigma associated with sex, its consequences, and what startups can do to improve sexual healthcare. Sex is an integral part of human lives. Studies indicate that a healthy sexual life can promote fitness and reduce risk of heart problems and diseases like hypertension and rapid heart rate.

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[Press Release] Announcing the winners for the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2020

TechNode Global has announced the winners for the first edition of ORIGIN Innovation Awards. The winners were announced during the ORIGIN Conference, an on-demand conference track about the latest developments in the Asia tech and startup scene within TECHFEST Live x ROAD-TO-WCIT Malaysia 2020. 2020 winners include early-stage startups, venture capital firms, corporates, community builders, and influential

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TechNode Global has announced the winners for the first edition of ORIGIN Innovation Awards. The winners were announced during the ORIGIN Conference, an on-demand conference track about the latest developments in the Asia tech and startup scene within TECHFEST Live x ROAD-TO-WCIT Malaysia 2020. 2020 winners include early-stage startups, venture capital firms, corporates, community builders, and influential

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Singaporean Edtech Startup LingoAce Kickstarts SEA Expansion With Indonesia

LingoAce has raised a total of US$13 million this year in two funding rounds. This is the startup’s first expansion into Southeast Asia. LingoAce, a Singapore-based edtech startup that offers online language learning services, announced its expansion into Indonesia in a press release today. The announcement comes after LingoAce’s two fundraising rounds this year, which

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LingoAce has raised a total of US$13 million this year in two funding rounds. This is the startup’s first expansion into Southeast Asia. LingoAce, a Singapore-based edtech startup that offers online language learning services, announced its expansion into Indonesia in a press release today. The announcement comes after LingoAce’s two fundraising rounds this year, which

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[Press Release] Winners of Smart Port Challenge 2020 Bring Tech Innovation to Maritime

At the grand final held today, three promising start-ups were named winners to the Smart Port Challenge (SPC) 2020. These winners were announced by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State for Transport and Foreign Affairs. Today’s grand final saw eight shortlisted start-ups pitching their proposal to a panel of judges. The first, second

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At the grand final held today, three promising start-ups were named winners to the Smart Port Challenge (SPC) 2020. These winners were announced by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State for Transport and Foreign Affairs. Today’s grand final saw eight shortlisted start-ups pitching their proposal to a panel of judges. The first, second

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[Press Release] Safe Space™️ closes USD $250k seed funding to combat growing mental health challenges in workplace mental well-being

Singapore-based B2B2C digital mental healthcare provider startup, Safe Space™ closed their seed round through MAS-licensed equity crowdfunding platform, FundedHere on 30th October 2020. The funds will be used to further Safe Space™️’s mission in highlighting the importance of mental health in the workplace, and to expand to businesses across the APAC region in 2021.  

[Press Release] Safe Space™️ closes USD $250k seed funding to combat growing mental health challenges in workplace mental well-being Read More »

Singapore-based B2B2C digital mental healthcare provider startup, Safe Space™ closed their seed round through MAS-licensed equity crowdfunding platform, FundedHere on 30th October 2020. The funds will be used to further Safe Space™️’s mission in highlighting the importance of mental health in the workplace, and to expand to businesses across the APAC region in 2021.  

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[Press Release] Pick & GO redefines the convenience store experience – unmanned and checkout free

Singapore’s first AI unmanned convenience store, Pick & GO expands their brand of the cashierless, checkout free convenience store experience with the opening of their second outlet in Lakepoint Condo on 27th November, bringing the future to residents in Jurong. Pick & GO was founded on June 2019 by Alex Ng with a vision to

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Singapore’s first AI unmanned convenience store, Pick & GO expands their brand of the cashierless, checkout free convenience store experience with the opening of their second outlet in Lakepoint Condo on 27th November, bringing the future to residents in Jurong. Pick & GO was founded on June 2019 by Alex Ng with a vision to

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[Press Release] Accelerating Asia launches Angel360 to promote angel investing among Singapore’s tech startup scene

We are delighted to share that Accelerating Asia, an early-stage venture fund and award-winning accelerator headquartered in Singapore, has launched Angel360. Angel360 is a new virtual angel investing programme, designed to provide more development opportunities for Southeast Asia’s angel investors. The launch of Angel360 will extend Accelerating Asia’s existing reach in contributing to establishing Southeast

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We are delighted to share that Accelerating Asia, an early-stage venture fund and award-winning accelerator headquartered in Singapore, has launched Angel360. Angel360 is a new virtual angel investing programme, designed to provide more development opportunities for Southeast Asia’s angel investors. The launch of Angel360 will extend Accelerating Asia’s existing reach in contributing to establishing Southeast

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[Press Release] Cybersecurity training company, Pentester Academy partners National University of Singapore (NUS) to raise the level of cybersecurity in Singapore through the Bug Bounty Crash Course

Founded in 2019 by world-renowned security researcher and trainer, Vivek Ramachandran, Pentester Academy houses the largest digital library of InfoSec courses in the world for online and offline led by world-class trainers and researchers. Cyberattacks have been on the rise in Singapore in recent years,  with Uber’s 2016 data breach affecting 380,000 in Singapore, and

[Press Release] Cybersecurity training company, Pentester Academy partners National University of Singapore (NUS) to raise the level of cybersecurity in Singapore through the Bug Bounty Crash Course Read More »

Founded in 2019 by world-renowned security researcher and trainer, Vivek Ramachandran, Pentester Academy houses the largest digital library of InfoSec courses in the world for online and offline led by world-class trainers and researchers. Cyberattacks have been on the rise in Singapore in recent years,  with Uber’s 2016 data breach affecting 380,000 in Singapore, and

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[Press Release] Ohmyhome’s Exclusive Cross-Border Property Transaction Solution Adds Listings in Philippines

Following its successful launch in the Philippines, the unique one-stop proptech solution to property needs in Southeast Asia, Ohmyhome, today announced the expansion of its cross-border property transaction capabilities to the archipelago, allowing buyers and investors from Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines to easily conduct property deals in these three countries. Solving perennial challenges in

[Press Release] Ohmyhome’s Exclusive Cross-Border Property Transaction Solution Adds Listings in Philippines Read More »

Following its successful launch in the Philippines, the unique one-stop proptech solution to property needs in Southeast Asia, Ohmyhome, today announced the expansion of its cross-border property transaction capabilities to the archipelago, allowing buyers and investors from Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines to easily conduct property deals in these three countries. Solving perennial challenges in