Tag: Startups
Singapore welcomes Korean startup accelerator to its travel tech space
With the set-up of the Korea Tourism Startup Center (KTSC) in Singapore, tourism stakeholders in South-east Asia can look forward to innovative travel tech...
Singapore, France join forces to develop tourism start-ups
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is partnering with Paris&Co, Paris’ economic development and innovation agency, to develop the tourism sectors in Singapore and Paris...
SE Asia’s travel tech startup scene comes into its own
South-east Asia is becoming a global hotspot for tech startups, thanks to the explosive growth in commercial innovation and investment activity which have risen...
Amadeus Ventures to invest in APAC’s travel tech startups
Global travel technology firm Amadeus has unveiled plans to expand its startup investment programme, Amadeus Ventures, by investing in early stage travel technology startups...
Have tech, will travel: can travel startup unicorns fly in SE...
In just a few years since its 2012 launch in Malaysia, Singapore-based ride-hailing giant Grab has expanded to eight countries and become South-east Asia’s...
Fund injection, partnerships fuel vacation rental startup’s expansion in Asia
Fresh from a US$7 million Series B funding round, vacation rental startup AsiaYo is mapping an ambitious expansion in Asia that includes entering its...
AirAsia launches venture capital fund to build startup base in SE...
AirAsia’s digital venture arm, RedBeat Ventures, has established a global venture capital fund, RedBeat Capital, alongside a strategic partnership with 500 Startups, a startup...
Alibaba invests in Taiwan vacation rental startup
Taiwan-based vacation rental platform AsiaYo has raised US$7 million in a Series B funding round led by Alibaba Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund and China Development...
GlobalTix closes US$9m funding round to accelerate Asia expansion
Singapore-based e-ticketing platform GlobalTix has announced the completion of a S$12.5 million (US$9 million) growth investment round from B2B venture capital firm Tin Men...
JetBlue Ventures looks to invest in Asian startups
A growing number of venture capitalists are turning towards Asia to seek out travel technology startups to put their investment dollars in, drawn by...
