SingTel Innov8

Singtel Innov8 (Innov8) the corporate venture capital fund of Singapore-headquartered Singtel Group.
Singtel Innov8 joins $145m round for Chinese humanoid robot firm
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Singtel Innov8 joins $145m round for Chinese humanoid robot firm

Robotera’s investor base now includes 16 industrial backers like Alibaba, Lenovo, and Geely Capital.
Minh Le · · 2 min read
Venture building in SEA needs a reset
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Venture building in SEA needs a reset

Everyone’s a venture builder in Southeast Asia … until it’s time to build something that lasts. Here’s why most get it wrong and what the region truly needs next.
Pierrick Bouffaron · · 6 min read
HK-based AI safety startup viAct nets $7.3m series A
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HK-based AI safety startup viAct nets $7.3m series A

Founded in 2016, viAct leverages AI and computer vision to enhance safety in high-risk industries.
Naomi Li Gan · · 2 min read
Cybersecurity firm Blackpanda secures $6.7m
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Cybersecurity firm Blackpanda secures $6.7m

The latest funding brings the total capital raised in its Series A round to US$21.7 million.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read

Singtel Innov8 sells entire stake in Vizzio to embattled founder

Filings show that the transaction also removes the US$740,000 in paid-up share capital that Singtel Innov8 injected into Vizzio.
Lokesh Choudhary · · 1 min read
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Rising AI entrepreneur admits to faking his Cambridge Ph.D.

Dennis Lee, the CTO of dot-com startup Elipva infamous for falsifying his credentials, has resurfaced as Jon Lee, CEO of AI firm Vizzio.
Lokesh Choudhary · · 11 min read

MUFG, Citi Ventures join SG wealthtech firm Endowus’ $35m round

Tech in Asia recently reported that the company’s losses for FY2022 jumped to US$20 million despite having doubled its revenue.
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · · 2 min read

Indonesian digital KYC firm to raise $48m in KKR-led round

MDI Ventures, GGV Capital, Telkomsel Mitra Inovasi, and Singtel Innov8 are also set to participate in Privy’s new fundraise. 
Miguel Cordon · · 1 min read

Singtel pours additional $100m in VC arm Innov8

The capital injection will help Innov8 expand its portfolio across Southeast Asia, China, Israel, Australia, and the US.
Thao Lam La · · 1 min read
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Rakuten, Sequoia, and more pour $5.4m into traveltech firm

Airalo said the number of daily users on its platform has grown 15x since October 2019.
Deepti Sri · · 1 min read