Category: Startup

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Seventh Belt and Road Summit draws to successful close

September 2, 2022 Marie Jones

Event attracts 19,000+ participants, bringing government and business leaders together to facilitate project matching The seventh Belt and Road Summit, jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special…

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Avi8ted Ventures Showcase Washington, D.C.’s Progress as a Global Emerging Tech Ecosystem for BIPOC and Women Founders

July 25, 2022 Marie Jones

Avi8ted Ventures, a DC-based impact innovation ecosystem operating at the intersection of Real Estate, Tech, and Culture to host DC’s Futurist Startup Showcase, bringing investors and partners together with BIPOC…

Construction Engineering Local Business Real Estate Startup Top Stories

Sevens Atelier – Luxury Design and Build Consultancy, embarks on next phase of growth as a listed entity

July 6, 2022 Marie Jones

Sevens Atelier Limited (the “Company” or “Sevens Atelier”) would like to announce today its completion of the proposed acquisition of Sevens Creation Private Limited’s Design and Build business. This will…

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BayWa r.e. Wins Solar Company of the Year (Distributor) Award at the Philippines Solar Week Leadership Awards 2021

December 17, 2021 Marie Jones

Global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor, BayWa r.e., was named 2021 Solar Company of the Year in the ‘Distributor’ category at the Philippines Solar Week Leadership Awards 2021.…

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Netcetera distinguished as overall DX Award 2021 champion at the Business Excellence Awards: Final Award Night

December 16, 2021 Marie Jones

DX Award 2021 culminated with the Business Excellence Awards: Final Award Night, where Netcetera emerged as the overall winner. E. Fabrice Filliez, Ambassador of Switzerland, and Georg von Wattenwyl, Chairman…

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Singapore’s 1982 Ventures Raises US$12.5M in the First Close of Seed Fund

December 16, 2021 Marie Jones

1982 Ventures, a leading early-stage venture capital firm in Southeast Asia, has announced the initial close of its first seed stage venture fund with US$12.5 million in committed capital. The…

Construction Energy Engineering Startup Top Stories

ACROMEC builds order book, clinches 2 contracts worth approximately S$14 million

December 15, 2021 Marie Jones

ACROMEC Limited (“ACROMEC”, or the “Company” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), an established specialist engineering service provider in the field of controlled environments serving mainly the healthcare, biomedical,…

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HKTDC: Three online expos and forum conclude successfully

December 7, 2021 Marie Jones

Opening up business opportunities; 26,000 participants recorded The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) organised three expos and a forum through online streaming platforms last week. The three events, namely…

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Gradiant Secures Five New DBOOM Projects in Indonesia and Vietnam, Appoints Managing Directors to Fuel Growth

December 2, 2021 Marie Jones

Gradiant, a leading global cleantech water treatment solutions provider and projects developer, has announced the award of five design-build-own-operate-maintain (DBOOM) water treatment projects in Indonesia and Vietnam. Gradiant will provide…

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Southeast Asia Cybersecurity Company, Horangi, Among First in Asia to Attain SOC 2 Type II Certification, Reaffirms Commitment towards SaaS Security Standards and Delivering Secure Data Management for Cloud-first Organisations

December 2, 2021 Marie Jones

The SOC 2 compliance framework is internationally recognised as the gold standard for security compliance for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies, and reaffirms Horangi’s commitment to meeting trust services criteria in information…

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Soluna Launches Curtailment Assessment Service for Clean Power Producers

November 30, 2021 Marie Jones

Curtailed Power Costs Renewable Asset Owners up to 30% of their Generating Potential Soluna Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLNH) (formerly Mechanical Technology), a developer of green data centers for cryptocurrency mining…

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GBA companies eyeing ASEAN opportunities

November 29, 2021 Marie Jones

Strong interconnectivity between regions boosts trade and investment Close to 60 per cent of companies in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) are considering further expansion into the Association…

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Singapore P2P Lender BRDGE: Flexible financing key to SME survival during pandemic-driven business uncertainty; launches F&B loans package and SME digitalisation platform

November 26, 2021 Marie Jones

BRDGE funded more than S$ 11m in loans to 46 Singapore SMEs since April 2020; across more industries as compared to a similar period pre-pandemic Average loan size today is…

Design Engeneering Startup Top Stories

Navier Partners with Lyman-Morse Shipyard to Build First-Year Production Slot for Navier 27 In the United States

November 18, 2021 Marie Jones

Just as electric vehicles are having a moment, so are eco-friendly, electric boats. Specifically, an all-electric, hydrofoil, performance craft outfitted with a highly advanced autopilot. Highlights: – Navier is a…

FinTech Startup

TheCapitalNet joins the prestigious Fintech100 by Fintech Abu Dhabi 2021

November 17, 2021 Marie Jones

TheCapitalNet, Inc., a leader in SaaS and financial technologies, has been recognized as a global innovator by the Fintech100 and Fintech Abu Dhabi 2021, and joins this year’s Fintech100 Forum…

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HKTDC and HSBC joint survey shows Greater Bay Area start-ups optimistic on growth prospects

November 15, 2021 Marie Jones

Nearly one in five entrepreneurs expect revenue to double in three years Most start-ups in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) are optimistic about their growth prospects, a joint…

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ACROMEC announces share swap with biomass-to-energy JV partner, Nutara Investment for joint ownership of Neo Tiew Power through Acropower

November 15, 2021 Marie Jones

Catalist-listed ACROMEC Limited (ACROMEC, or the Company and together with its subsidiaries, the Group), has announced that it has on 11 November 2021 implemented a share swap, in which Nutara…

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Olympus Launches Venture Capital Fund to Strengthen Medtech Leadership

November 12, 2021 Marie Jones

Initial fund targets medical devices, digital solutions, and diagnostics Olympus Corporation (Tokyo: 7733), a global leader in medical technology, has announced the establishment of Olympus Innovation Ventures to invest in…

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1982 Ventures invests in Lista, the MSME book-keeping app for the Philippines

November 10, 2021 Marie Jones

Lista is a bookkeeping app for MSMEs based in the Philippines. Through its financial inclusion app, they offer Filipinos a free and secure way of managing finances such as tracking…

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2021 Digital Etiquette Study Highlights the Rise of the Invisible Workforce

November 10, 2021 Marie Jones

Only 10% of Australians want to be remote, full-time. International study finds that Australian workers struggle daily with using digital tools, worry about virtual communication and feel invisible on digital…