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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 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.

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Good Meat approved to sell serum-free cultivated meat in Singapore

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Good Meat announced today it has received regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency to use serum-free media for the production of its cultivated meat. Its lab-grown chicken is currently available in Singapore, where Eat Just gained regulatory approval to sell its lab-grown chicken meat in 2020.

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Singapore-based insurtech startup Surer nabs seed round to bolster its product development

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trillion general insurance industry. . The company is currently operating its service in Singapore, but plans to enter other markets like Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Gordon Tay said. . “We Asia’s general insurance market is about $564 billion, and Singapore has approximately $2.9 billion, Gordon Tay mentioned. .

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US investigates whether DeepSeek obtained Nvidia chips through Singapore to bypass restrictions

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Singapore's Second Minister for Trade and Industry, Tan See Leng, addressed the issue in a statement to lawmakers. According to Tan, while Nvidia reported that 22 percent of its sales in the August-October 2023 period were attributed to Singapore, this figure primarily reflects billing practices rather than physical product delivery.

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Singapore-based Nektar.ai gets $6M to help B2B sales team collaborate more effectively

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The Singapore-based company announced today it has raised $6 million in seed funding, led by B Capital Group. Singapore-based sales productivity platform Nektar raises $2.15 team will continue their strong momentum on the path to becoming the industry-leading tool for enterprise sales productivity.”. million seed round.

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

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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.