NTU’s nationwide startup challenge seeks innovations to shape the post-COVID-19 world

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Singapore's Nanyang Technological University has launched a nationwide challenge – ideasinc 2020 – for innovative ideas to be turned into startups to shape post-COVID-19 world. The initiative by NTUitive, the innovation and enterprise company of NTU, aims to spur young aspiring entrepreneurs to turn their innovative ideas into successful startups that can contribute to Singapore’s future in the “new normal”.…

Singapore sets aside additional $215m for deep-tech Startups

Singapore is strengthening its support for deep-tech startups in the country with an additional S$300 million (US$215.4 million) under the Startup SG Equity scheme to encourage investments into such companies. Through Startup SG Equity, the Singapore government co-invests with qualified third-party investors into eligible startups. It aims to draw in more private-sector investments into homegrown startups with intellectual property and…