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Queues at cash registers cost Singapore retailers over US$1.6bil a year
89% of Singaporean shoppers have left a store in the past year because queues were too long.
Ex-Uber exec lands US$6.4mil to bring e-scooters to Singapore
Beam’s seed funding round is led by Sequoia India, Founders Fund, ZhenFund, and Class 5 Global.
Global VC investment comes roaring back with mega deals: KPMG
VC investment in Asia skyrockets, reaching US$12.7 billion; China rebounds from 1Q17 with resurgence of mega-deals.
ofo raises over US$700mil in Series E round
The funding round was led by Alibaba Group, Hony Capital and Citic Private Equity.
Global VC deal volume drops for the fourth straight quarter: KPMG
Only 2,716 deals completed globally in Q1 2017 compared to 3,201 in Q4 2016.
China's Mobike closed US$215 mil Series D, eyes Singapore, Europe next
Mobike has set its sights on Singapore and even Europe, after it raised US$215 million Series D financing round.
