Passers-by hold their mobile phones as people take a selfie photo using a smartphone, with Singapore's central business district skyline, in Singapore, May 10, 2019. Photo: ReutersPassers-by hold their mobile phones as people take a selfie photo using a smartphone, with Singapore's central business district skyline, in Singapore, May 10, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Passers-by hold their mobile phones as people take a selfie photo using a smartphone, with Singapore's central business district skyline, in Singapore, May 10, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Tech /  Venture Capital

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital enters Singapore with US$100 million to invest in Southeast Asia start-ups

  • The Seattle-based company plans to use the nine-figure allocation in Singapore to back tech start-ups in Southeast Asia
  • With deepening mobile penetration and an emergent middle class, the region has given birth to tech giants in the past decade
Topic |   Start-ups
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Updated: 10:31am, 21 Aug, 2019

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Passers-by hold their mobile phones as people take a selfie photo using a smartphone, with Singapore's central business district skyline, in Singapore, May 10, 2019. Photo: ReutersPassers-by hold their mobile phones as people take a selfie photo using a smartphone, with Singapore's central business district skyline, in Singapore, May 10, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Passers-by hold their mobile phones as people take a selfie photo using a smartphone, with Singapore's central business district skyline, in Singapore, May 10, 2019. Photo: Reuters
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