venture capital
Singapore VC funding rebounds to $229m in March
Singapore VC funding rebounds to $229m in March
Tracxn data shows volatile funding trends over the past year, with January hitting $2.1b.
VCs shift to proven startups as AI takes centre stage
Cautious investors are putting capital in fewer companies.
UOB Venture leads $12.9m Bluwhale funding round
It invested in the AI blockchain platform along with SBI Holdings, Sui, amongst others.
Cautious VCs turn to Series A startups
Early-stage startups in Singapore have raised $50m this year.
Antler commits $5.1m pre-seed funding to 37 startups in Southeast Asia
The portfolio of startups spans 19 sectors.
Singapore ranks 8th in the list of counties with top tech funding in 2023
The country raised US$4.6b ($6.1b) in funding this year.
Can Singapore’s private capital market sail through rough global waters?
In 2022, venture capital funding in the city-state fell further to US$10.99b.
‘Stand-off’ between VCs and entrepreneurs pushes funding volumes down
In the fourth quarter of 2022, VC investment dropped to $22.6b.
Daily briefing: Starbucks sells shares to E-Mart, SG’s GIC in S. Korea exit; Nium raises over $200m
And SG, US affirm American presence in Southeast Asia as “vital.”
Three new VCs to boost MPA’s maritime tech startup accelerator programme
The new partner VCs are bringing in $30m of potential funding in the programme.
VC Fund Accelerating Asia's 36 Startups raises collective US$27M till date
Its startups may now receive up to US$250,000 investment.
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