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Cinemacraft receives new round of funding from 500 Startups
19 January 12
Interactive media platform, Cinemacraft recently announced funding from Dave McClure-led accelerator, 500 Startups. This Singapore and Tokyo-based company provides solutions to deploy media application on low bandwidth networks and the company is currently working with content partners, ad agencies and telcos to deliver video on the go. Cinemacraft is a recipient of a research and development grant from Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA). Read more on Tec...
Read MoreNetbiscuits opens up engineering centre in Singapore
20 December 11
Netbiscuits, the world's leading platform for developing, publishing and monetizing mobile sites and apps across all connected devices, today announced that it is expanding its operations in Singapore to leverage off the high growth potential and opportunities in Asia Pacific. Netbiscuits is establishing the software development hub in Singapore to support its international development efforts and to foster innovation in the Asia Pacific region. The company recognizes Singap...
Read More[Venturebeat] Quid makes million-dollar maps of technology’s past, present… and future
29 November 11
Popular tech blog, Venturebeat recently profiled our portfolio company Quid. Here's what they had to say: Iraqi insurgency groups and Silicon Valley startups may not appear to have a lot in common, but according to Quid‘s Chief Technical Officer Sean Gourley, the mathematics underlying innovation and conflict are not that different. “The dynamics of an insurgency are actually quite similar to startups disrupting an established market,” says Gourley. Data analysis i...
Read MoreStartup jobs showcase at NUS
17 October 11
Infocomm Investments will be showcasing job positions in startups at the NUS Career Fair on Oct 18th. We’ll have representatives from various startups at our booth, sharing about career prospects in technology startups. If you’re keen to check out the openings, drop by:
Venue: University Hall, Lee Kong Chian Wing, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Date/Time: Oct 18th/ 10 am - 5 pm...
Guardtime wins the 2011 Innotribe Start-Up Challenge
28 September 11
Infocomm Investments' portfolio company, Guardtime won the most promising FinTech startup award at the Innotribe Start-Up challenge. Guardtime was selected from over 100 applicants by community votes and a panel of judges consisting of serial entrepreneurs, investors, media and decision makers from the largest financial institutions.
Guardtime's software generates keyless signature that provides an audit trail for electronic data including proof of time, origin and integrity...
SoftLayer opens data centre in Singapore
28 September 11
Hosting services company SoftLayer Technologies is establishing its presence in the Asia Pacific with the opening of a new data centre in Singapore together with network Points of Presence (PoPs) in Singapore, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. The facilities are slated to go “live” on 3 October 2011.
Designated SNG01, the new data centre features capacity for more than 16,000 servers, a redundant network infrastructure, fully-automated platform and a pod design concept in which each...
Startup Job Showcase at SMU
21 September 11
Infocomm Investments will be showcasing job positions in startups at the SMU Career Fair on Oct 6th. We'll have representatives from various startups at our booth, to tell SMU students more about the respective positions. If you're keen to check out the openings, drop by: Venue: Singapore Management University, T-Zone @ Concourse (Indoor) 70 Stamford Road, Singapore 188065 Date/Time: Oct 6th/4 pm - 6:30 pm If you're not sure if a career in a startup is for you, we highly...
Read MoreInfocomm News Digest: Monetizing Asian market, Hulu’s international expansion and a study on mobile apps ecosystem
13 September 11
Infocomm News digest aims to bring you the latest and relevant stories from the technology and startup scene in Asia. 3 Ways Social Networks Can Generate Revenue In the Lucrative Asian Market [BusinessInsider] -- BubbleMotion's founder and CEO, Thomas Clayton weighs in his opinion and insights on how to monetize effectively from the ever-growing Asian market. He taps into his experience with taking BubbleMotion's product into emerging markets, to write about different reve...
Read MoreInfocomm News Digest: China’s growing online luxury market, MakeMyTrip’s latest investment and GREE’s expanding international user base
12 August 11
Infocomm News digest aims to bring you the latest and relevant stories from the technology and startup scene in Asia. Chinese Online Luxury Market, Expected to Hit 16 Billion Yuan in 2011 [Technode] -- Market research firm, Analysis International recently released a report on China's growing online luxury goods market. According to this report, the online luxury goods market reached 3.45 billion yuan in the second quarter of 2011 and is expected to grow to 16 billion yuan...
Read MoreTaking commodities to the cloud with JustCommodity
3 August 11
A distressed asset, an emerging commodities trading market, and the development of a trading and risk management platform that is now ready to reach new heights. That, in short, is the story of JustCommodity. JustCommodity is an investee of Infocomm Investments Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. Its Executive Vice President, Joel Lou said the company originated from the Resco Group, which was one of the lar...
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