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Generation Prime launches to make fertility services more accessible in Asia

May 25, 2023

Catherine Shu

Generation Prime, a startup that wants to make IVF and other fertility services more accessible to patients in Asia, is launching its first two clinics in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. The company also announced seed funding led by Recharge Capital, which incubated it, with participation from Thiel Capital, Shamrock Holdings, the Disney family’s investment vehicle…
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Asia, BandLab, BandLab technologies, music creation, musicians, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Startups, Tech Industry

Singapore-based BandLab Technologies raises $25M at $415M valuation

May 23, 2023

Catherine Shu

Singapore-based BandLab Technologies, the parent company of social music creation platform BandLab, has raised $25 million in Series B1 funding that bumps its post-money valuation to $425 million. The round was led by returning investor Cercano Management (formerly Vulcan Capital), with super-pro rata participation from Prosus Ventures. The new funding adds to BandLab Technologies’ $65…
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Asia, Bolttech, embedded insurance, insurtech, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Startups, Tech Industry

Insurtech bolttech gets $196M at $1.6B valuation from investors like MetLife

May 17, 2023

Catherine Shu

Embedded insurtech is still hot, as the $196 million in funding landed by bolttech proves. The company, which started in Singapore but now has operations around the world, said it is now valued at $1.6 billion. The funding was led by Tokio Marine, Japan’s first insurance company, and life insurance leader MetLife through its subsidiary…
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Asia, Bolttech, embedded insurance, insurtech, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Startups, Tech Industry

Insurtech bolttech gets $196M at $1.6B valuation from investors like MetLife

May 17, 2023

Catherine Shu

Embedded insurtech is still hot, as the $196 million in funding landed by bolttech proves. The company, which started in Singapore but now has operations around the world, said it is now valued at $1.6 billion. The funding was led by Tokio Marine, Japan’s first insurance company, and life insurance leader MetLife through its subsidiary…
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Asia, Biotech & Health, health, medicine, ora, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Startups, Tech Industry, telehealth

Singapore’s Ora takes a vertically-integrated approach to telehealth

May 16, 2023

Catherine Shu

According to the founder of Singapore-based telehealth platform Ora, 90% of its patients are less than 39 years old and have not been treated for their conditions offline. That puts the onus on Ora to make sure its patients, mostly millennials who live in cities, have a good experience. Ora wants to perform with verticals…
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Asia, Fintech, growth capital as a service, growth financing, Jenfi, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Startups, Tech Industry, Venture

Jenfi raises more funding for its “growth capital as a service” platform

May 15, 2023

Catherine Shu

Jenfi, a “growth-capital-as-a-service” platform, can provide online businesses with revenue-based financing in a little as a day. The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised $6.6 million in pre-Series B funding, led by Headline Asia. Participation came from returning investor Monk’s Hill Ventures, which led Jenfi’s Series A two years ago, ICU Ventures, Granite Oak, Korea…
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Asia, Cybersecurity, Security, Singapore, Southeast Asia, SquareX, Startups, Tech Industry, Venture

Backed by Sequoia Southeast Asia, SquareX protects web users with disposable browsers

May 9, 2023

Catherine Shu

Much of our computer time is spent in a web browser, where we check emails, create documents, transfer files, carry out online banking, shop or stream entertainment. This leaves us vulnerable to security threats like phishing, identity theft and session hijacking, but many cybersecurity tools were created when the main threats were file viruses, worms…
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Apps, Fintech, meta, Singapore, Tech Industry, whatsapp, WhatsApp Pay

WhatsApp now allows Singapore-based users to pay businesses within the app

May 8, 2023

Ivan Mehta

After India and Brazil, WhatsApp is launching the ability to pay businesses within a chat in Singapore. Meta has partnered with Stripe to roll out the feature in the region. WhatsApp has built this payment feature using Stripe Connect and Stripe Checkout solutions, making in-app payments available online and offline. Customers can pay businesses using…
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Asia, deskless workers, employee retention, human resources, Mercu, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Startups, Tech Industry

Mercu meets deskless workers where they are

May 3, 2023

Catherine Shu

Many employee engagement and retention tools were created with the assumption that workers spent most of their time at desks. But the majority of the global workforce is deskless, meaning that they are usually on the move and don’t have constant access to a laptop. A lot of them are also dissatisfied with their jobs,…
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Asia, CMA CGM, incubator, logistics, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Startups, Supply Chain, Tech Industry, Venture, ZEBOX, ZEBOX Asia

ZEBOX, an incubator for supply chain startups, launches its Asia hub in Singapore

April 24, 2023

Catherine Shu

ZEBOX, an international accelerator network founded by shipping conglomerate CMA CGM to introduce more tech innovation into the supply chain industry, announced today the launch of its APAC headquarters. Based in Singapore, ZEBOX Asia will also look at markets like Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Korea. The APAC hub is backed by Enterprise Singapore, a…
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