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China’s WeRide tests autonomous buses in Singapore, accelerates global ambition

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After years of aggressive expansion at home, China’s autonomous vehicle upstarts are now setting their gaze on overseas markets. On Monday, WeRide announced it has obtained two licenses from Singapore that will allow its robobuses to test on public roads on a “larger” scale. The two […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Singapore-based digital business assistant Osome raises $3 million

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Osome , a Singapore-headquartered business assistant app that digitizes accounting and compliance tasks, has raised $3 million. The startup currently has about 4,500 SME clients across Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, founder and chief executive officer Victor Lysenko told TechCrunch.

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Singapore-based mental health app Intellect reaches one million users, closes seed funding

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Intellect , a Singapore-based startup that wants to lower barriers to mental health care in Asia, says it has reached more than one million users just six months after launching. Singapore-based Intellect wants to lower barriers to mental health support in Asia. Intellect offers two products.

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India’s EMotorad rides high with $20M investment for global e-bike push

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EMotorad, an Indian startup manufacturing electric bikes, raised $20 million in a Series B round as it aims to disrupt China’s market domination and expand its presence in global markets. The three-year-old startup has raised more than $22.5

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Singapore wealth management platform Endowus raises $35M

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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 Returning investors include notable firms like UBS Next, Singapore’s EDBI, Prosus Ventures (owned by Naspers), Lightspeed Venture Partners, Singtel Innov8 and Endowus employees.

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Eat Just to sell lab-grown meat in Singapore after gaining “world first” regulatory approval

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Eat Just will start offering lab-grown chicken meat in Singapore after gaining regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA). No chickens were killed to obtain the cell line used to produce Eat Just’s cultured meat, global head of communications Andrew Noyes told TechCrunch.

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Singapore is poised to become Asia’s Silicon Valley

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Long established as a global financial center, Singapore also looks set to become the “Silicon Valley of Asia.” But having a diverse cluster of big tech companies helps the ecosystem by providing more resources, including mentorship and early funding opportunities, say Singapore-based investors.