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Backed by Peak IV and Jungle, Neurowyzr puts the focus on brain health

August 23, 2023

Catherine Shu

The rate of dementia is expected to double every 20 years, but many tools for early detection, like MRI scans, are difficult for patients to access. Neurowyzr wants to help more people get brain healthcare through tools like its online Digital Brain Function Screen (DBFS). The startup, which has offices in Singapore and India, announced…
Read more: Backed by Peak IV and Jungle, Neurowyzr puts the focus on brain health
Crypto, crypto lending, cryptocurrencies, Fintech, hong kong, lending, p2p lending, Singapore, Tech Industry, Tech News

Crypto lender Maple Finance raises $5M to enter Asia amid regulatory clarity

August 23, 2023

Rita Liao

Maple Finance, an on-chain, institutional credit marketplace that’s aspiring to fill a gap left behind by the collapses of crypto lending heavyweights like BlockFi and Celcius, has its sight set on Asia as financial hubs like Hong Kong and Singapore provide more regulatory clarity around digital assets. Maple, which falls under the so-called decentralized finance…
Read more: Crypto lender Maple Finance raises $5M to enter Asia amid regulatory clarity
Asia, Climate, renewable power, Singapore, Solar AI Technologies, Solar Energy, solar power, Southeast Asia, Tech Industry, Tech News, Venture

Solar AI wants to make solar power more accessible in Southeast Asia

August 22, 2023

Catherine Shu

High energy prices are leading to a solar boom across the world, but in Singapore, many home owners are still hesitant to install solar panels because of the high cost, says Bolong Chew, the founder of Solar AI Technologies. The startup wants to make solar energy more accessible in Southeast Asia with a rent-to-own model…
Read more: Solar AI wants to make solar power more accessible in Southeast Asia
Asia, Biotech & Health, Health tech, healthcare, HealthXCapital, jungle ventures, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Tech Industry, Tech News, Venture

HealthXCapital’s team joins Jungle Ventures

August 17, 2023

Catherine Shu

The team behind HealthXCapital, which invested in and helped health tech startups scale up, has joined Singapore-based Jungle Ventures. Seemant Jauhari, who led HealthXCapital since it was founded eight years ago, is now a partner at Jungle, where he will invest in healthcare startups in Southeast Asia and India. HealthXCapital’s portfolio includes RED.Health, Homage, Medfin…
Read more: HealthXCapital’s team joins Jungle Ventures
Asia, Endowus, Fintech, investment app, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Startups, Tech Industry, Tech News

Singapore wealth management platform Endowus raises $35M

August 8, 2023

Catherine Shu

Back in 2021 and early 2022, there was a flurry of VC interest in Southeast Asian investment apps. One of them was Singapore-based Endowus, which raised two rounds in rapid succession: a Series A in June 2021 followed just seven months later by $25.6 million in follow-on funding. Now two years later, despite a much…
Read more: Singapore wealth management platform Endowus raises $35M
Asia, Endowus, Fintech, investment app, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Startups, Tech Industry, Tech News

Singapore wealth management platform Endowus raises $35M

August 8, 2023

Catherine Shu

Back in 2021 and early 2022, there was a flurry of VC interest in Southeast Asian investment apps. One of them was Singapore-based Endowus, which raised two rounds in rapid succession: a Series A in June 2021 followed just seven months later by $25.6 million in follow-on funding. Now two years later, despite a much…
Read more: Singapore wealth management platform Endowus raises $35M
Asia, Bureau, ID verification, Security, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Startups, Tech Industry

ID verification platform Bureau bumps its Series A to $16.5M

July 17, 2023

Catherine Shu

Identity verification platform for businesses, Bureau, has added $4.5 million in its Series A, bringing its total to $16.5 million. The funding was raised from GMO Venture Partners and GMO Payment Gateway. Other investors in the round include Quona Capital and Commerce Ventures. Bureau has now raised $20.5 million to date. In addition to its…
Read more: ID verification platform Bureau bumps its Series A to $16.5M
CardsPal, Singapore, Startups, tax-free, Tech Industry, travel, utu

UTU raises $35M to help travelers get more from tax-free shopping

June 25, 2023

Catherine Shu

Utu, a travel tech company that helps flyers get more out of their tax-free shopping, announced today it has raised a $35 million Series B led by SC Ventures. Part of the funding was used to acquire CardsPal, a Singapore-based fintech that offers deals and promotions nearby to users. During the pandemic-induced travel hiatus, utu…
Read more: UTU raises $35M to help travelers get more from tax-free shopping
news, police robots, robotics, Robots, Singapore, Tech Industry, Tech News

Police robots put on permanent patrol at Singapore airport

June 18, 2023

Trevor Mogg

Singapore’s main international airport is going ahead with the permanent deployment of police robots following a successful trial of the technology.
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Founders of Three Arrows, Failed Crypto Fund, Are Living Large

June 9, 2023

David Yaffe-Bellany

The implosion of Three Arrows Capital, a cryptocurrency hedge fund, devastated the industry. Its two founders spent the next year surfing, meditating and traveling the world.
Read more: Founders of Three Arrows, Failed Crypto Fund, Are Living Large

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Category: Singapore

Backed by Peak IV and Jungle, Neurowyzr puts the focus on brain health

Crypto lender Maple Finance raises $5M to enter Asia amid regulatory clarity

Solar AI wants to make solar power more accessible in Southeast Asia

HealthXCapital’s team joins Jungle Ventures

Singapore wealth management platform Endowus raises $35M

Singapore wealth management platform Endowus raises $35M

ID verification platform Bureau bumps its Series A to $16.5M

UTU raises $35M to help travelers get more from tax-free shopping

Police robots put on permanent patrol at Singapore airport

Founders of Three Arrows, Failed Crypto Fund, Are Living Large

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