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Singapore-based HR tech firm X0PA AI opens Dubai HQ
X0PA AI, a Singapore-based AI recruitment platform, has set up a regional headquarters in Dubai to support its expansion into the Middle East.

21 August 2025
Hong Kong startup Dayta AI at Silicon Valley June Summit 2025
Dayta AI participated in the 2025 Plug and Play June Summit and its Global Startup Showcase in Silicon Valley.

3 July 2025
Boost Capital is Unboxing Chat-based Financial Services in the Philippines
Financial institutions have been rapidly deploying Boost’s chat-based onboarding technology to expand access to finance to small businesses throughout the Philippines.

5 May 2025
Betterdata Enhances Cyber Security Ops for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Betterdata was the only startup in south-east Asia and among the 4 synthetic data startups globally to be awarded a contract building DHS's synthetic data generation capabilties.

29 April 2025
Vaidio’s Vision AI Platform Wins Best in Show at SIA 2025 Awards
Vision AI leader recognized for its transformational new agentic intelligence and GenAI capabilities; wins three prestigious security industry awards.

3 April 2025
Clearmind Biomedical Announces FDA Clearance and First U.S. Surgery
Clearmind Biomedical, a leader in medical technology focused on enhancing care for neurosurgery patients, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Neuroblade System.

26 August 2024
Pantheon Lab Powers KFC Taiwan's Revolutionary AI Intern "Kala"
Pantheon Lab is thrilled to announce its collaboration with KFC Taiwan in launching "Kala", an AI-powered intern, at the forefront of KFC Taiwan's "Digital Future Store 2.0".

10 April 2024
X0PA AI is the 31st fastest growing company in Singapore
X0PA AI is ranked as Singapore’s 31st fastest growing company by The Straits Times and Statista, and ranked 5th among IT and software companies.

23 January 2024
X-PITCH 2023 Global Winners Announced
10 finalists, chosen from 3,000+ startups, showcased their deeptech solutions to a packed audience at the National Gallery Singapore.

9 November 2023
X-PITCH 2023 to bring next-gen innovations to Singapore
We are bringing the highly anticipated X Games for startups to Singapore, where global deeptech startups will compete for investments and awards.

21 July 2023
X-PITCH 2022 Winners Announced in the Metaverse
15 finalists selected from thousands of startups in 51 countries showcased their business in front of hundreds of guests in the Metaverse.

10 November 2022
X-PITCH 2022 accelerates innovations in Web3, AI, 5G, edge, and next-gen technologies
X-PITCH is proudly supported by XCEL NEXT for the second year. We look forward to investing in the winners and great startups of the event.

1 July 2022
XCEL NEXT announces first batch of investments
XCEL NEXT announced the first batch of investments covering Asia, Europe and the U.S., echoing the business opportunities of artificial intelligence.

​14 March 2022

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