Singapore startup looks to shine light on solar energy affordabilitySolar AI Technologies hopes its "rent-to-own" service will help drive the installation of solar panels amongst households in the country, where adoption of the renewable energy remains low due to hefty upfront costs and lack of confidence it can be an alternative power source.November 2, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Startups
Sequoia offers to connect SEA, India early-stage startups with tech veteransVC firm says its Pathfinders platform aims to connect early-stage founders from Southeast Asia and India with "seasoned" business leaders, particularly in the US, who can guide the startups in their go-to-market plans and potentially invest in these young companies.September 8, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Startups
APAC scoops up $41.8B in fintech deals amidst global investment dipGlobal fintech investments dipped to $107.8 billion in the first half of 2022, from $111.2 billion in second-half 2021, with Asia-Pacific raking in $41.8 billion while the Americas and EMEA accounted for $34.9 billion and $26.6 billion, respectively.September 7, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Finance
Singtel adds $100M to startup investment armSingapore telco pumps another $100 million into its VC arm Innov8 to expand its investment portfolio across Southeast Asia, China, Australia, Israel, and the US.August 2, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Startups
Singapore looks to drive green fintech development with Google Cloud partnershipPoint Carbon Zero Programme will shortlist 100 fintech applications that address climate finance challenges, which then will be developed and tested on Google's open source cloud platform.July 26, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Startups
APAC took in almost a third of global $670B private investmentsNumber of unicorns in the region climbed more than 25% to 450 in 2021, where Asia-Pacific accounted for $193 billion of total private investments, up 67% from the previous year, according to a new report from KPMG and HSBC.July 18, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Startups
Amazon teams up with a fast food robotAWS Robomaker will allow Miso to run up to 50 simulations at once.June 7, 2022 by Greg Nichols in AI & Robotics
Rush of preorders for this autonomous lawnmowerCommercial landscaping is about to undergo a dramatic robot-assisted transformation.May 31, 2022 by Greg Nichols in Yard & Outdoors
Wing Zone goes all in on robot fry cookMiso's robotic chef is redefining fast food -- one chain at a time.May 27, 2022 by Greg Nichols in AI & Robotics
From deep tech to agritech, this tiny country is developing a thriving startup ecosystemLiving in the shadows of its more advanced neighbor Estonia, tiny Latvia is also aiming to build a thriving and sustainable tech ecosystem, relying on its local IT talent.May 27, 2022 by Bojan Stojkovski in Startups
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Crane Venture Partners supports open source developers with an itch to scratchCrane Venture Partners offers a different kind of VC that is laser-focused on helping open source developers get the funding they need to turn their itch into a scratch and then a business.May 24, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Open Source