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A Singaporean startup sprinkling the Australian landscape with tiny getaway shacks just raised $4.2 million in a pre-Series A

Simon Thomsen - November 30, 2021 2 MIN READ

Singapore-based tiny house startup Big Tiny, has raised US$3 million (A$4.2) in pre-Series A funding as it looks to expand in the Australian market Big Tiny designs and manufactures small guest accommodation in Singapore. It has bases in Sydney and Melbourne where it assembles the houses and deploys them in partnership with host landowners. The venture… Read more »

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Singapore venture studio Acumino acquires Melbourne startup Speakeasy

Simon Thomsen - August 22, 2021 2 MIN READ

Acumino, a recently launched Singapore venture studio focused on emerging technologies and disruptive innovation, has acquired the intellectual property assets of Melbourne-based startup Speakeasy. Speakeasy launched a social video streaming platform to deliver interactive live events to large-scale global audiences, launching in March last year just as the Covid pandemic hit. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) venture… Read more »

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BlueChilli is heading to Singapore to open a healthtech accelerator

Simon Thomsen - May 7, 2019 2 MIN READ

Startup accelerator BlueChilli is launching a healthtech accelerator in Singapore, giving the Sydney-based venture a permanent HQ in the city-state. Founder Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin has partnered with the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry’s development agency, Enterprise Singapore, to launch the accelerator with an eye to the fact that the US$6.3 billion invested in 2018… Read more »

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New Zealand-founded 90 Seconds raises $28 million Series B round

Gina Baldassarre - February 25, 2019 2 MIN READ

New Zealand-founded, Singapore-based video production startup 90 Seconds has raised US$20 million ($28 million) in Series B funding.

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Gilmour Space Technologies raises $19 million Series B round to build hybrid rocket

Gina Baldassarre - September 28, 2018 2 MIN READ

Gilmour Space Technologies has raised $19 million in a Series B round led by Main Sequence Ventures and Blackbird Ventures, with participation from other investors including 500 Startups.

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AirTree Ventures backs Singapore startup Transcelestial Technologies in $2.5 million seed round

Gina Baldassarre - September 24, 2018 2 MIN READ

Airtree Ventures has participated in a $2.5 million seed round for Singapore startup Transcelestial Technologies, joining investors including Wavemaker Partners, which led the round, and 500 Startups.

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Qualgro reaches first close of US$100 million fund to invest across Southeast Asia and Australia

Gina Baldassarre - August 21, 2018 2 MIN READ

Singapore-based venture capital firm Qualgro has announced it has completed the first close of its second fund, with US$60 million of the US$100 million ($137 million) target committed.

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What Sydney-born startup Invertigro learned taking its indoor farming solutions to Asia

Isabelle Lee - April 13, 2018 6 MIN READ

98 percent of Singapore’s food is imported from other countries, so Sydney startup Invertigro sought to introduce its indoor farming solution to the market.

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BlueChilli partners with US$125 million Singapore VC firm Hatcher+ to invest in 240 startups

Gina Baldassarre - March 20, 2018 2 MIN READ

Australia’s BlueChilli has partnered with Singapore-founded venture capital firm Hatcher+ in a deal that will see US$125 million ($162 million) invested in up to 240 startups identified by BlueChilli over the next three years.

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How bikeshare startup Mobike approached its expansion into Australia

Gina Baldassarre - January 8, 2018 5 MIN READ

Despite the skepticism before being converted to the wonders of cycling in Singapore, Mina Nada firmly believes bike sharing can come to make up a key piece of Sydney’s transport infrastructure.

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Sydney startup Muzaara helps ecommerce businesses analyse and optimise their online advertising

Gina Baldassarre - November 24, 2017 2 MIN READ

Muzaara is a marketing platform designed for ecommerce clients, making it easy to create advertising campaigns on Facebook and Google.

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The Change School gained visibility beyond Singapore through the Talent Unleashed Awards

Gina Baldassarre - July 14, 2017 3 MIN READ

For some, a change in job may be prompted by what they desire out of life and who they are as a person. To help them on this journey is The Change School.

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The Change School gained visibility beyond Singapore through the Talent Unleashed Awards

Gina Baldassarre - July 12, 2017 3 MIN READ

According to predictions from Forrester Research, it is likely that today’s youngest workers will hold between 12 and 15 jobs over their lifetime, swapping everything from job type to sector several times over. For some in today’s digital age, this is driven by shifting demands and needs for certain skills in an industry, and as… Read more »

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Singapore investment platform Fundnel sets up Australian base in Adelaide

Gina Baldassarre - July 3, 2017 2 MIN READ

Singapore fintech startup Fundnel has expanded into Australia, setting up a local base in Adelaide to help connect Australian investors to local investment opportunities.

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Travelshopa connects travellers to independent brands and stores for a local shopping experience

Gina Baldassarre - June 13, 2017 3 MIN READ

Finding unique stores in a new city or country can be a challenge for travellers; looking to make it easier through curated guides is Travelshopa.

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