Enterprise Singapore

Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy

Singapore's bet on tech startups gains ground with 150 VC funds

(Apr 29): Singapore’s effort to create an ecosystem to support startups is gaining ground, with the city-state now home to more than 150 venture capital funds.

Healthcare

Clearbridge subsidiary to issue $2 mil in convertible bonds

SINGAPORE (Mar 25): Clearbridge Health Limited’s subsidiary, Clearbridge Biophotonics, is set to issue $2 million in convertible bonds to develop its proprietary computational imaging microscopy technology with the aim of commercialisation.  

Budget 2019

More benefits for local workforce from enterprise initiatives; services to undergo foreign worker quota cuts

SINGAPORE (Feb 18): Starting from April 1 2020, Singapore will require all transformation efforts supported by Enterprise Singapore’s Enterprise Development Grant to include positive outcomes for workers, such as wage increases.  

Disruption and Digitalisation

Enterprise Singapore unveils new industry-led roadmap for tech adoption in logistics

SINGAPORE (Oct 3): A new industry-led three-year roadmap developed by the Singapore Logistics Association (SLA) has been established to help more logistics companies understand technology applications and their adoption to speed up their digitisation jour

Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy

Singapore and Russia ink MOUs to foster closer collaboration between startup ecosystems

SINGAPORE (Sept 20): Singapore yesterday signed two memorandum of understanding (MOU), at the High Level Russia-Singapore Inter-Governmental Commission meeting.

Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy

Enterprise Singapore and Bpifrance call for proposals on joint France-Singapore innovation projects

SINGAPORE (Sept 18): Enterprise Singapore and Bpifrance are calling for proposals on joint innovation projects in technological and application areas including advanced manufacturing, clean technology and medical technology.

Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy

Enterprise Singapore launches Startup SG Network

SINGAPORE (Sept 17): Enterprise Singapore has today launched the Startup SG Network, an online tech startup database that supports the growth of the local startup ecosystem.

Singapore economy

Singapore NODX growth eases y-o-y in Aug on electronics decline

SINGAPORE (Sept 17): Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) for Aug 2018 grew 5% y-o-y, moderating from the 11% expansion in the previous month due to a decline in electronics, which fell 1.5% following the 5.8% decrease in the previous month.

Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy

Singapore partners Japan to mutually grow start-ups & businesses and expand GIA network

SINGAPORE (Aug 29): Singapore statutory boards Economic Development Board (EDB) and Enterprise Singapore have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) to collaborate on and support the growth of enterpr

Singapore economy

Singapore posts 11.8% higher NODX in July on non-electronic export growth

SINGAPORE (Aug 17): Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew by 11.8% y-o-y in July this year after the 0.8% increase in June, as non-electronic NODX grew to outweigh the decline in electronics.
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