Startup

Manus eyes US$4 billion value in first round since Meta breakup

2026-09-17T03:47:06.000Z
Anthropic’s backers include Amazon and Google, who are also its major compute suppliers. 

Nvidia in talks to invest in Anthropic’s mega IPO: sources

2026-09-12T03:55:26.000Z
Embrace founder Claire Mercieca says up to 75% of sales currently come from North America, with the rest mainly from Singapore and Hong Kong.

Singapore-founded intimates brand Embrace grows North America footprint with major Nordstrom deal

2026-09-09T06:01:21.000Z
Softbank’s plans follows its agreement last year to acquire Swiss engineering group ABB’s robotics business for US$5.4 billion. 

SoftBank in talks to buy stake in humanoid developer 1X at US$6 billion valuation: report

2026-08-27T04:41:36.000Z
Singapore-based Beam Mobility tops the list, having raised about US$135 million since it was founded in 2018. It merged with Neuron Mobility in Sep 2025 to form one of the region’s top shared e-scooter operators.

South-east Asia’s top EV startups draw US$622 million in funding since 2016: report

2026-08-24T08:42:54.000Z
There is intensifying competition in the biotech space, but Huang believes that K2 Therapeutics’ hub-and-spoke model should give it the edge.

Singapore-based biotech K2 Therapeutics secures US$50 million seed round; appoints Huang Ying as CEO

2026-08-11T12:00:00.000Z
The biotech industry is in its own microcosm, unaffected by geopolitics, says Peter Kash, executive chairman of Camelot BioCapital.

Biotech transcends geopolitics as family offices fuel next wave of innovation: Camelot BioCapital’s Peter Kash

2026-08-10T23:00:00.000Z
Atomionic’s GRAVIO system can detect and map underground resources such as oil and gas deposits without the need for exploratory drilling.

Deep-tech startup Atomionics, backed by SG Growth Capital, opens new research hub

2026-07-31T02:00:00.000Z
PsiBot is close to finalising financing led by Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile and investors such as Lens Technology, a sensor maker for Apple and Tesla. 

China AI firm PsiBot becomes latest startup to hit US$1 billion in value

2026-07-23T01:19:44.000Z
Lucence founder and CEO Tan Min-Han notes that AI is strengthening the startup’s efforts in the area of preventive health.

Singapore biotech startup Lucence expands across Asia, US as demand grows for preventive health tests

2026-07-10T04:00:00.000Z