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Goodtizens acquires social enterprise startup Start Now for US$380K
Singapore-based social enterprise and ‘civic technology’ startup Start Now Pte Ltd announced it has been acquired by Goodtizens Technologies Pte Ltd, a spinoff company by The GoodWater Company Pte Ltd.
IBM in startup pact with NUS Enterprise, 123JumpStart and muru-D
IBM Corp has announced three new partnerships with NUS Enterprise, the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF)’s 123JumpStart, and Telstra’s muru-D.
Microsoft expands BizSpark programmes for startups in Singapore
Microsoft has announced an expansion of the Microsoft BizSpark programme in Singapore, introducing two new features.
Social enterprises get US$112K worth of grants at DBS-NUS event
DBS Foundation and NUS Enterprise have announced the winners of the 2015 DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia (SVC Asia), adding that they would receive grant monies totalling S$150,000 (US$112,000).
Singaporean public-private-academia pact plants flag in Silicon Valley
Infocomm Investments Pte Ltd (IIPL), NUS Enterprise and SingTel Innov8 have come together to set up Block 71 San Francisco, a US-based co-working space to strengthen ties between the startup ecosystems in Singapore and the United States.
Disruption on display at TechCracker Singapore
Half-day roadshow sees more than 600 participants, with 7 startups featured Singapore cementing its position as innovation and startup hub, notes minister
SMRT to fund commuter hackathon winners
Some among the five winning teams at the recent ‘NUS-SMRT Commuthon’ will be able to tap on to an S$120,000 (US$95,770) fund provided by SMRT Corporation Ltd to take their prototypes further.
LessonsGoWhere takes off, brings e-commerce to offline learning
Singapore startup LessonsGoWhere has officially launched its online marketplace that allows users to discover, list and book real-world lessons, replacing a beta site that was set up last December.
India’s Zaya takes home top prize in DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge
A low-cost blended learning solution developed in India took home the first prize in the inaugural DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia that attracted social entrepreneurs from across Asia who had been working on solutions that could make a social impact in their respective communities and beyond.
400+ entries for social entrepreneurship competition, 12 shortlisted
A total of 418 teams entered the inaugural DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia, a regional startup competition that aims to raise awareness and build a culture of social entrepreneurship in Asia, and 12 teams have been shortlisted.
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