mig33 relocates its base to Singapore

mig33 has relocated its base from Silicon Valley to Singapore. Supported by the Infocomm Development Authority in its engineering centre set-up in Singapore, it plans to grow and expand its presence in Singapore and in the region.

New funding opportunities for technology startups in Singapore.

Seven new incubators have been selected to participate a co-investment funding scheme by the National Research Foundation. They include well-known Silicon Valley-based incubator, Plug & Play and Social Slingshot, an incubation set-up by Brad Greenspan, founder of MySpace.com.

 Under the Technology Incubation Scheme (TIS), the government will provide up to 85 percent co-investment in each start-up [...]

i-POP gets funding; looks to expand across Asia

i-POP Networks Pte Ltd announced on 11 June 2009 that it had completed a round of venture funding led by Singapore-based Mingly Corporation Singapore (part of Hong Kong’s Mingly Corporation), with participation from Infocomm Investments.  With this funding, i-POP will push ahead with expansion across Asia, India, and the Middle East, delivering mobile content and [...]

IDA to provide funding to boost contactless E-payments

CONTACTLESS e-payment, using mobile phones to tap and pay for everyday items and services for instance, is set to get a further leg up with a new government initiative. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) yesterday issued a call for collaboration (CFC) to boost the presence of contactless point of sales (POS) terminals [...]