Rain or shine, there's no stopping StashAway
EVEN as global markets rumble, robo-advisor StashAway can count on its base of "habitual savers" with nerves of steel to ride the volatility.
Carro eyes digibank licence as vehicle to expand into SME loans
WITH its auto financing business already revving up profits - used car marketplace Carro is now eyeing a wholesale digital banking licence to expand the business.
Jungle eyes S-E Asia's digital enablers with US$240m war chest
FRESH from raising US$240 million for its third fund, Jungle Ventures is on the prowl for South-east Asian startups that meet the region's digitalisation and data privacy needs, the firm's co-...
Startup IPO jitters spill over into South-east Asia
A REALITY check on mega flotations in the world's biggest stock market is sending ripples through the region's initial public offering (IPO) market for venture-backed startups.
Spectre of startup downcycle not a downer for Eight Roads
SLOWING economic growth may spell tougher times for startups and limit prospects for venture investors. But Eight Roads Ventures is sanguine, given its focus on startups with resilient business...
honestbee eyes co-working play, beefs up management team
HONESTBEE may be in the thick of rebuilding its fallen house, but it is also eyeing a real estate play. The startup plans to sub-lease about half of its Delta House office space for co-working,...
Investments in Singapore startups up 36% to S$13.4b in 9M2019: ESG
VENTURE investors have poured in some S$13.4 billion into local startups in the first three quarters of 2019, a 36 per cent jump from the previous year, Enterprise Singapore (ESG) announced in a...
Dyson kills Singapore electric car project with closure of auto division
HOME appliance giant Dyson has scrapped its entire automotive division - including its plan for an electric car plant in Singapore, the British firm said on Thursday.
Ex-Snapcart chief eyes seed round in 2020 for new venture Shoplinks
TERESA Condicion may have stepped down as chief executive of the Indonesian consumer analytics startup Snapcart, but she is not hanging up her entrepreneurial coat or fund-raising hat.
honestbee gets four-month debt moratorium
THE Singapore High Court has given honestbee four months of protection from its creditors, two fewer months than what the distressed grocery startup had sought, The Business Times has learned.