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Singapore: Hiring, Funding And Leadership Signals

Every update we hold that a source placed in Singapore: 39 updates from 19 sources, across 37 employers. Each one links to the filing or report that makes the claim. These are counts of documents we have read, so they measure what we have found and can cite, not everything that happened. They also include the routine officer filings the tracker sets aside by default, so its figure for this place is lower than the one above.

Covering 12 Jan 2026 to 4 Sep 2026

39 updates tracked
37 employers
19 sources
$463M disclosed funding

$462,755,498 disclosed across 20 funding updates. Totals cover the 16 of 20 funding updates that are money the employer raised, stated in US dollars. We leave out amounts in other currencies rather than convert them at a rate nobody published. We also leave out money that moved for another reason: a sale price, a fund close, a company spending rather than raising, government funding, a pledge.

Employers We Hold The Most On

Ranked by how many updates we hold, then by how many independent sources are behind them. That is a measure of our own coverage rather than of an employer's size. Each name links to everything we hold for that employer.

What The Updates Are About

Growing and expanding 23
Leadership moves 9
Ways of working 7

Cities In This Country

A name with a page of its own links to it. One we do not hold enough on for a page of its own links to the tracker filtered to it, which shows every update behind the count.

Recent Updates

The 12 most recent, in the order the tracker itself uses. Every line links to the document it came from. See all 39 updates for Singapore.

  1. 2026-09-04
    Adding Roles Growing and expanding

    Zscaler's job board listed 10 more active postings in Singapore than our previous scan (job board: 352 to 362)

    A board that grows week on week is the earliest public evidence of hiring intent an employer produces: it moves before any announcement and before any filing. Treat the direction as the reliable part and the exact count as approximate, since roles are reposted, split across locations and withdrawn without notice.

    Zscaler · Singapore, Singapore · 10 roles · News Report · Greenhouse job board · archived copy

  2. 2026-08-18
    Headcount Not Stated Growing and expanding

    Côte d’Ivoire : Le singapourien Robust lève 20 millions de dollars pour construire une seconde usine de cajou

    Robust has $20M of new capital for a second cashew plant in Toumodi. The announcement does not disclose hiring plans; watch its careers page for roles in food and beverage processing.

    Robust · Singapore, Singapore · $20M raised · News Report · Sika Finance · No archive snapshot yet. We re-check weekly; next check by Sep 12.

  3. 2026-08-17
    Headcount Not Stated Growing and expanding

    Alibaba said to be selling gaming arm for US$1.5 billion in boost to AI pivot

    Alibaba's divestiture of its gaming arm for US$1.5 billion signals a strategic shift towards AI, with no immediate hiring or displacement indicated.

    Alibaba · Hangzhou, Singapore · $1.5B raised · News Report · The Business Times Singapore · archived copy

  4. 2026-08-13
    Headcount Not Stated Growing and expanding

    Singapore’s Graas raises $17 million Series B, acquires product-data startup Trustana

    Graas has $17M of new capital in Singapore. The announcement does not disclose hiring plans; watch its careers page for roles.

    Graas · Singapore, Singapore · $17M raised · News Report · TNGlobal (TechNode Global) · No archive snapshot yet. We re-check weekly; next check by Sep 12.

  5. 2026-08-13
    Headcount Not Stated Ways of working

    Marketing firm Klaviyo opens Asia headquarters in Singapore as AI reshapes shopping

    Klaviyo opens its Asia headquarters in Singapore, expanding its marketing operations in the region.

    Klaviyo · Singapore, Singapore · News Report · TNGlobal (TechNode Global) · No archive snapshot yet. We re-check weekly; next check by Sep 12.

  6. 2026-08-13
    Adding Roles Ways of working

    US semiconductor equipment firm Lam Research to add 200 jobs in Singapore amid AI boom

    Lam Research, a US semiconductor equipment maker, is adding 200 roles in Singapore in engineering, with most positions earmarked for local hires amid AI-driven demand. The announcement names headcount and function but no timeline for filling the roles.

    Lam Research · Singapore, Singapore · 200 roles · News Report · The Straits Times Business · archived copy

  7. 2026-07-30
    Adding Roles Ways of working

    NYSE-listed AI chip design firm makes second listing in Singapore; hiring for AI and engineering roles

    Ambiq Micro, an AI chip design firm, dual-listed on the SGX in Singapore alongside its NYSE listing, and the announcement states it is hiring for AI and engineering roles in Singapore.

    Ambiq Micro · Singapore · News Report · The Straits Times Business · No archive snapshot yet. We re-check weekly; next check by Sep 12.

  8. 2026-07-22
    Headcount Not Stated Growing and expanding

    This S’pore HR tech firm raised US$50M to solve the part of global expansion nobody talks about

    BIPO, a Singapore-based HR tech firm, raised US$50M to help companies manage global payroll and compliance during overseas expansion. The announcement names no hiring plans of its own.

    BIPO · Singapore, Singapore · $50M raised · News Report · Vulcan Post · archived copy

  9. 2026-05-22
    Headcount Not Stated Growing and expanding

    FingerMotion, Inc. raised $5M in a private placement

    FingerMotion, Inc. reported a $5M private placement to the SEC on 2026-05-22, listing an address in Singapore, Singapore. The filing records the money only; it names no roles and no hiring plan.

    FingerMotion, Inc. · Singapore, Singapore · $5M raised · Official Filing · SEC EDGAR (Form D)

  10. 2026-04-14
    Headcount Not Stated Growing and expanding

    SAFFRON TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD raised $2.2M in a private placement

    SAFFRON TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD reported a $2.2M private placement to the SEC on 2026-04-14, listing an address in Singapore, Singapore. The filing records the money only; it names no roles and no hiring plan.

    SAFFRON TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD · Singapore, Singapore · $2.2M raised · Official Filing · SEC EDGAR (Form D)

  11. 2026-04-14
    Headcount Not Stated Growing and expanding

    Hacktron AI Inc. raised $2.9M in a private placement

    Hacktron AI Inc. reported a $2.9M private placement to the SEC on 2026-04-14, listing an address in Singapore, Singapore. The filing records the money only; it names no roles and no hiring plan.

    Hacktron AI Inc. · Singapore, Singapore · $2.9M raised · Official Filing · SEC EDGAR (Form D)

  12. 2026-03-27
    Headcount Not Stated Growing and expanding

    Singapore's Tazapay raises $36M Series B funding led by Circle Ventures - TNGlobal

    Tazapay has $36M of new capital in Singapore. The report does not disclose hiring plans; watch its careers page for new roles.

    Tazapay · Singapore, Singapore · $36M raised · News Report · TNGlobal · archived copy

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