Startup
UK's Webley & Scott becomes first global firearms firm to set up production unit in India
Webley & Scott, one of the oldest arms manufacturers in the world, will be setting up a manufacturing unit in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh to...
Singapore’s Botsync reimagines affordable, deployable, robotics
Botsync CEO and Co-Founder Rahul Nambiar and Chief of Sales and Co-Founder Prashant Trivediin conversation with Connected to India through...
Singapore-based robotics startup Botsync secures seed-funding from lead investors
Singapore-based robotics startup Botsync has secured seed-funding from lead investors Wong Fong Industries Ltd., SEEDS Capital, Angelhub and...
NTU's nationwide startup challenge seeks innovations to shape post-COVID-19 world
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University has launched a nationwide challenge – ideasinc 2020 – for innovative ideas to be turned...
SensorFlow raises USD 8.3 Million in Series A+ funding
Singapore-based startup, SensorFlow has raised USD 8.3 million in Series A+ funding, to advance its solutions and for international...
Pine Labs becomes first Indian unicorn of 2020 with Mastercard deal
Pine Labs, a point-of-sale and merchant commerce solution provider incorporated in Singapore, has become the first unicorn of 2020 from...
Singapore-based startup SensorFlow offers energy optimisation solutions for hotels in Asia
Singapore-based startup SensorFlow offers energy optimisation solutions that combine the use of Internet of Things and Artificial...
Indian immigrants co-founded four of UK’s fastest-growing startups: Report
A business survey has found that four of the United Kingdom’s top fastest-growing startups are co-founded by Indian immigrants.
Two Indian startups win office spaces in Dubai
Two Indian startups have emerged as winners in a prestigious competition held during the recent Dubai Startup Hub Show at New Delhi.
OYO, Kunal Nayyar among Indian-origin winners at UK-India Awards
The annual UK-India Awards, which commemorate people and organisations who have had an impact on UK-India ties, saw a host of Indian expats...
P2P online rental platform MyRent launches in Singapore today
MyRent, an innovative peer-to-peer on-demand rental marketplace, is set to formally launch today in Singapore.
E-sports startup MPL raises USD35.5 mn in Series A funding
Fastest growing e-sports startup Mobile Premier League (MPL) has raised USD35.5 million (SGD48.2 million) in its Series A funding round led...
Singapore-based student housing provider OxfordCaps raises USD8 million in Series A funding
Singapore-based student housing provider OxfordCaps has raised USD8 million (SGD10.83 million) in Series A funding as the startup plans to...
Global investments in Indian start ups cross 11.5 billion mark
The global investment flows into the Indian start ups has crossed 11.5 billion US dollars, underscoring the growing confidence of investors...
Singapore startups get chance to win SGD12,000 grant at ‘The Island Exchange’
Singapore is the country for startups. Multitudes of funding options, government grants, business chambers like SICCI forever out to support...
Sops, tax exemptions for start-ups up to INR 250mn, NRIs excluded
To provide a momentum to investments in start-ups, the Indian government has cleared a proposal that exempts a start-up from paying income...
Singapore-based fashion startup Zilingo raises USD226 million in Series D round
Singapore-based online fashion marketplace Zilingo has raised USD226 million (SGD306.69 million) in its latest series D round financing.
Facebook acquires shopping startup GrokStyle launched by Indian origin woman
In an attempt to enable users shop better using Artificial Intelligence, Facebook has acquired a startup founded by an Indian-origin woman,...
OYO expands international presence, enters US market
Growing from a single hotel in May 2013 to over 8,500+ hotels at present, Gurugram-headquartered hospitality unicorn OYO is all set to enter...
India best investment destination, Modi tells global fintech firms
Asserting that India was one of the top nations for fintech adoption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today exhorted the global fintech majors...
ComfortDelGro partners Finnish start-up to launch 'Netflix of transport'
ComfortDelGro Corporation has partnered Finnish startup MaaS Global to launch “WHIM”, a multi-modal transport app.
Facebook and IMDA jointly launch start-up programme
Startup Station Singapore is a six-months programme, and aims to take in between eight and 12 start-ups in the pioneer batch.
Singapore-based startup AirTrunk raises SGD851.7 mn to fund expansion plan
Singapore-based startup AirTrunk has raised SGD851.7 million to fund the expansion of its two Australian data centres in Sydney and...