Markets & Investing
Startup Synthesys secures $11m for tokenised securities infrastructure
Startup Synthesys secures $11m for tokenised securities infrastructure
Angel investor Mark Pui led the round.
Singapore leads climate-tech deal activity in Southeast Asia
Singapore logged around $84.7m across 10 deals.
SGX raises forecasts after stronger-than-expected August activity
RHB maintained its Neutral rating on SGX but raised its target price to $17.80 from $15.90.
Thunes leads Singapore's fundraising with $192.8m Series D round
By deal volume, Singapore’s funding landscape skewed toward mid-range cheque sizes.
UltraGreen.ai raises $241m led by 65 Equity and Vitruvian
Proceeds from the round will be used to support UltraGreen’s next phase of growth.
COTD: SG dominates SEA equity market with $1.2b in deals in H1
It represented 65.1% share of the total equity funding value across SEA markets.
Startup funding deal volume plummets 44% YoY in H1
Late-stage funding rose by 70% to $969m (US$756m).
Hongkong Land to cancel repurchased 235,000 ordinary shares
The company’s share capital consists of about 2.18 billion ordinary shares.
Singapore ranked top global destination for land investment
Singapore’s 2025 real GDP forecast has been cut by 0.8 percentage points.
Lion Global Investors to list Singapore’s first active bond ETF on SGX
The initial offering period runs until 23 September, with units priced at $1 each.
COTD: Startup funding deals up, value falls in 2024
The distribution of funding leaned heavily towards early-stage investments.
Temasek-backed PsiQuantum secures $1.28b in Series E funding round
This is in support of building large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers.
Singapore ranked top FDI confidence destination in Asia-Pacific
34% cited Singapore's innovation capabilities and access to new customer markets.
GIC, ADIA invest $1.6b into Vantage Data Centers
In addition, Vantage revealed its plans to expand to Johor, Malaysia.
The great Singapore family business transition: Why legacy companies are choosing sales over succession
Is selling to a strategic buyer a better option than grappling with the uncertainty of passing the business on to the next generation?
SG secures nearly 70% of Southeast Asia's capital
However, it booked its weakest period yet, dropping 13% compared with the second half of 2024.
Cybersecurity startups raise $57.4m across 10 deals
Local cyber startups raised US$42.5m across 10 deals in 2024.
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