
Upcoming Webinars in Singapore for start-ups, SMEs and entrepreneurs - October 2020
Singapore has such a dynamic ecosystem that sometimes the number of events offered can be overwhelming. With the sudden disruption of COVID-19, you may now find yourself overwhelmed with the plethora of Webinars. Here at FirstCOUNSEL, we're going to help you out by putting together a curated list of upcoming online events in Singapore for start-ups, SMEs and entrepreneurs: November 14 - ASEAN Innovation Series - FREE November 17- 20 - Singapore Tech Forum 2020 - Free Novembe

EVOS raises US$12M in Series B to accelerate the growth of its e-sports platform
Investors include Korea Investment Partners (lead), Mirae Asset, Woowa Brothers, Indogen Capital, and Insignia Ventures EVOS Esports, an e-sports platform owned and operated by Singapore-based Attention Holdings, has secured US$12 million in a Series B investment round, led by Korea Investment Partners (KIP). Mirae Asset Ventures, Woowa Brothers, Indogen Capital, existing investor Insignia Ventures Partners, and several family offices across Southeast Asia and Japan, also par

Border-crossing and financial inclusion: The story of fintech in ASEAN
The MAS has catapulted the growth of fintech startups in Singapore thus creating a fintech boom in the island city-state. Fintech is booming in Singapore, a city known for being a global financial hub. The island city-state has received the lion’s share of funding in Southeast Asia over the past five years, and funding has only increased exponentially. In 2019 alone, fintech-related deals accumulated over a billion SGD, far outstripping the amount of funding received in 2018