Startup funding

‘Pure investment vehicle’: SMU backs startup ventures with US$10 million fund

2026-10-28T08:25:34.000Z
Stryv launched the Stryv Oasis massage chair in September, drawing on Sterra’s expertise in home care products.

Consumer electronics brand Stryv raises US$11.5 million Series B funding

2026-10-27T02:00:00.000Z
Genie Health co-founder and CEO Hari Krishnan says health information needs to be democratised and made accessible.

PropertyGuru ex-CEO’s AI health startup Genie Health raises US$3 million in seed funding

2026-10-21T02:00:00.000Z
Debt funding for startups in South-east Asia has jumped to US$6.1 billion in 2025, from US$487.8 million in 2023, according to data from Tracxn.

Debt funding for S-E Asia startups ticks up as it gets tough to raise money via exits, equity

2026-10-18T23:00:00.000Z
Acquirers closed 12 deals in the first nine months of 2026, including Grab’s US$1.5 billion acquisition of Atome.

South-east Asia fintech funding trebles to US$2.3 billion in 9M 2026 even as deal volume sinks

2026-10-15T07:49:25.000Z
Neu Battery Materials’ co-founder and CEO Bryan Oh (left), with co-founder Kenneth Palmer. Oh expects the funding to help the company scale its technology.

Singapore lithium battery recycling startup Neu Battery Materials raises US$7.6 million

2026-10-13T09:48:30.000Z
Clockwise from top left: Vertex Ventures’ Benedict Tan; Drylab’s chief science officer Nhi Nguyen; Drylab’s CTO Huy Phan; Drylab’s CEO John Phan; and Vertex Ventures’ Genping Liu.

AI agent platform Drylab AI raises US$3 million seed round from Vertex Ventures and PatSnap

2026-10-13T01:00:00.000Z
The fund by PSA International and Granite Asia aims to move technologies from pilot to widespread adoption.

PSA International, Granite Asia launch US$50 million fund for supply-chain innovation

2026-09-30T11:32:16.000Z
Singapore-headquartered companies account for 145 of the region’s 217 equity deals.

Singapore records 92% of South-east Asia’s US$7.25 billion in H1 startup funding: report

2026-09-24T03:00:00.000Z
Arthur Mensch, co-founder and CEO of Mistral, says the funding round will allow the company to pick up the pace on R&D, products and infrastructure.

Mistral raises record 3 billion euros in Samsung-led round at over 21 billion euro valuation

2026-09-08T05:00:00.000Z