
Agtech startup that uses AI to assess veggie quality nabs $2m seed funding
India-based AI agtech startup Intello Labs today announced it’s closed a US$2 million seed round from Nexus Venture Partners and Omnivore. This marks the firm’s first institutional round. Intello Labs, which operates in Singapore, Stockholm, and the US, will use the cash infusion to expand further in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia – two agricultural hubs in the region. It also plans to continuously enhance its product features. Launched in 2016, Intell

EY to launch startup incubator EY Foundry in Singapore
Ernst & Young welcomes application for its early stage startup incubator program, EY Foundry. Professional services organization Ernst & Young now welcomes applicants into its incubator program for early stage startups in the accounting, tax, fintech, legal tech, and regulatory tech space in Singapore. The invitation is extended from now till 26 April 2019 here (www.ey.com/eyfoundr) for Singapore-based startups in the mentioned areas. The official launch of the program itself

Tribe Accelerator announces first batch of 10 startups
TRIBE Accelerator, a blockchain accelerator that is part of Singapore-based venture capital firm Trive Ventures, on Thursday announced its first batch of startups in its product development-focused programme. The 10 startups, of which half are locally founded, were chosen based on how they are aligned to four key focus areas, which are fintech & insurtech, mobility & supply chain, data & telecommunication, energy & sustainability, as well as the strength of their blockchain u