Startups

Although the startup sphere is still hugely dominated by men, women have increased their presence and performance in recent years. Female entrepreneurship has risen greatly, and now there are 114% more of them than 20 years ago. And this...

Fintech startup SYNQA (previously known as Omise Holdings) has recently announced that it has closed its Series C funding round and bagged fresh equity amounting to US$80 million. The round was led by SCB 10X (the venture...

Though its entry into the startup arena is nascent having just been established last year, iLex has gone on to secure key investors from across the globe namely France, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the US in the...

Logistics startup, Shipper, announced recently that it has raised an undisclosed amount in Series A funding. The round was led by Prosus Ventures (formerly known as Naspers Ventures) with participation from existing investors Lightspeed, Floodgate, Y Combinator,...

Finding a job is not an easy mission to cope with, especially nowadays, when the startup-based economy is changing the rules of the game to the core. If you think that applying with your ordinary resume would...

Cloud-based karaoke enterprise, Popsical, has recently obtained US$5 million in Series A funding in a round led by venture capitalist Quest Ventures. The round also saw participation from SEEDS Capital (the investment unit of Enterprise Singapore).

In a seed financing round, AI-driven startup, Gaze, recently announced that it had secured US$830,000 in equity from venture capitalist Anchorless Bangladesh, and from a current angel investor, Mohammad Maaz. Co-founded in 2018 by...

Sidewalk congestion is a significant pain point for cities, and fully charged scooters for riders are not guaranteed. Those are the two main selling points of micro-mobility docking startup Swiftmile and remote-controlled scooter repositioning startup Tortoise. Today, both...

Online furniture retailer, Fabelio, has announced that it has raised US$9 million in a Series C financing round which is still underway- boosting its total equity to US$20 million. The round was led by venture capitalists Appworks,...

In an announcement addressed to Grab employees posted yesterday (16th June), Grab's CEO and Co-Founder shared that they will be letting go of approximately 5% of its employees. The news comes fresh after a...