# Arrivals: AI companies landing in Singapore

> A running log of AI companies and founders arriving in Singapore: new entities, regional hubs, first local hires, funding and stage appearances. Curated by Ellen Cheng.

Source page: https://ellencheng.com/arrivals/  
Last updated: 2026-10-27  
Entries: 18 (18 logged in the past 7 days)  
Curator: Ellen Cheng (https://ellencheng.com/)

Signal types: Landing (new entity, office or regional HQ), Funding, Hiring in SG (first or expanding local roles), On stage in SG (speaking at Singapore events), Self-submitted.

## October 2026

### TokenPulse

Signal: Landing · Date: 2026-10-23 · Sector: AI infrastructure · People: Thomas Pang, Chairman

AI inference infrastructure for developers and AI-native apps, without upfront GPU commitments. Opened its Asia-Pacific operating hub in Singapore, which it now treats as a co-headquarters alongside San Francisco.

Source: [GlobeNewswire](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/23/3387187/0/en/tokenpulse-opens-singapore-apac-operating-hub.html)

### Moonshot AI

Signal: Hiring in SG · Date: 2026-10-21 · Sector: Foundation models

Maker of the Kimi models, including the open-weight Kimi K3. Posted a Singapore-based sales role to build local revenue and partnerships. Its Singapore entity, incorporated in 2023, was renamed Novascent in June.

Source: [Reuters via US News](https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-10-21/chinas-moonshot-ai-to-operate-in-singapore-jobs-post-shows)

### Horizon3.ai

Signal: Landing · Date: 2026-10-19 · Sector: AI security · People: Snehal Antani, CEO and co-founder

AI-native offensive security platform that autonomously finds and validates attack paths. Set up its ASEAN headquarters and a regional centre of excellence in Singapore, backed by EDB and EDBI, and is growing local sales and partner teams.

Source: [Horizon3.ai](https://horizon3.ai/news/press-release/horizon3-singapore-expansion-asean-headquarters/)

### ElevenLabs

Signal: Landing · Date: 2026-10-08 · Sector: Voice AI · People: Eugene Liang, General Manager, Asia

Voice AI for speech synthesis, dubbing and voice agents. Opened a Singapore office as its Southeast Asia hub, after launching Singapore data residency in July.

Source: [ElevenLabs](https://elevenlabs.io/blog/elevenlabs-singapore)

### 0G

Signal: Landing · Date: 2026-10-07 · Sector: AI infrastructure · People: Michael Heinrich, CEO and co-founder

AI infrastructure focused on private, verifiable computing for sensitive AI workloads. Plans its global headquarters in Singapore with at least S$20 million over five years, including research with NTU.

Source: [TNGlobal](https://technode.global/2026/10/07/0g-singapore-global-hq-20m-investment/)

### Hirona AI

Signal: Hiring in SG · Date: 2026-10 · Sector: HR tech · People: MiAO Worlds

An autonomous AI recruiter that runs first-round voice interviews through a shareable link, then scores and shortlists candidates. Hiring its first dedicated go-to-market lead to build the pipeline from Singapore into Southeast Asia.

Source: [Job listing](https://revpath.dealhub.io/jobs/615960181-gtm-manager-ai)

## September 2026

### Manus

Signal: Funding · Date: 2026-09-17 · Sector: AI agents · People: Red Xiao, founder

General-purpose AI agent that completes multi-step tasks such as research and bookings. Singapore-headquartered since mid-2025; reported in September to be raising about US$500 million after Meta's acquisition was blocked.

Source: [Caproasia](https://www.caproasia.com/2026/09/17/singapore-based-ai-agent-startup-manus-ai-to-raise-500-million-in-new-funding-at-4-billion-valuation-founded-in-2022-by-red-xiao-hong-as-a-product-of-china-startup-beijing-butterfly-effect-technolo/)

### Plaud

Signal: Landing · Date: 2026-09-16 · Sector: AI hardware · People: Nathan Xu, CEO and co-founder

AI-powered note-taking hardware. Opened its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore in September, doubling its commitment to S$20 million; its local team grew from zero to about 100 in a year.

Source: [TNGlobal](https://technode.global/2026/09/16/plaud-singapore-20m-apac-headquarters/)

## August 2026

### Sharpa

Signal: Funding · Date: 2026-08-31 · Sector: Robotics · People: David Li, Xiang Shaoqing and Sun Kai, co-founders of Hesai

Dexterous robotic hands and humanoid robots, from the co-founders of lidar maker Hesai. Headquartered in Singapore with an office in Shanghai; raised about US$669 million in August from investors including Alibaba, Meituan, Tencent and JD.com.

Source: [DealStreetAsia](https://dealstreetasia.com/stories/ai-robotics-startup-sharpa-funding-493670)

## June 2026

### Causal Labs

Signal: On stage in SG · Date: 2026-06-17 · Sector: Physical AI · People: Dar Mehta, CEO and co-founder

Large physics models for prediction and control. Its CEO spoke on predicting and controlling the physical world at Lorong AI.

Source: [Luma](https://luma.com/f9tv1ekw)

### Ropedia

Signal: On stage in SG · Date: 2026-06-17 · Sector: Embodied AI · People: Fangzhou Hong, co-founder and CTO

Builds the data layer for world models and embodied AI. Its CTO spoke on data for world models at Lorong AI, Singapore's national AI community space.

Source: [Luma](https://luma.com/f9tv1ekw)

### Aaru

Signal: On stage in SG · Date: 2026-06-10 · Sector: AI simulation · People: Ned Koh, co-founder

AI simulation company valued at over US$1 billion. Expanding to Singapore; its co-founder spoke at SuperAI 2026 at Marina Bay Sands.

Source: [SuperAI 2026 programme](https://www.fccsingapore.com/events/upcoming-events/e/event/superai-2026.html)

### Harvey

Signal: Landing · Date: 2026-06-02 · Sector: Legal AI

AI platform for law firms and legal teams. Opened a Singapore office with legal engineering, customer success and sales staff, and is hiring locally.

Source: [Harvey](https://www.harvey.ai/blog/harvey-opens-in-singapore)

### Simular

Signal: On stage in SG · Date: 2026-06 · Sector: AI agents · People: Ang Li, founder

Silicon Valley AI agent company. Founder spoke at the SuperAI Demo Night bridging Silicon Valley and Singapore founders.

Source: [Event page](https://luma.com/superai2026)

### SuperMem

Signal: On stage in SG · Date: 2026-06 · Sector: AI applications · People: Kisson, founder

AI startup working across the US and Singapore. Founder spoke at the SuperAI Demo Night bridging Silicon Valley and Singapore founders.

Source: [Event page](https://luma.com/superai2026)

## April 2026

### Cognition

Signal: Landing · Date: 2026-04-29 · Sector: AI coding · People: Richard Spence, VP and GM, Asia-Pacific

Maker of Devin, an AI software engineer that works alongside development teams. Named Singapore its Asia-Pacific headquarters, covering Southeast Asia, Australia, India and Korea; OCBC is an existing local customer.

Source: [TNGlobal](https://technode.global/2026/04/29/ai-coding-agent-cognition-expands-to-singapore-as-asia-pacific-hub/)

## March 2026

### Video Rebirth

Signal: Funding · Date: 2026-03-17 · Sector: AI video · People: Dan Kong, co-founder and COO; Difu Li, co-founder and CSO

Industrial-grade AI video engine whose Bach model generates physics-consistent video for content and physical-AI training. Added a US$30 million extension to its November round, bringing total funding to US$80 million, with AMD Ventures and Hyundai Motor Group among backers.

Source: [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/video-rebirth-80-million-raised-for-industrial-grade-ai-video-engine-and-bach-model-commercialization/)

### PixVerse

Signal: Landing · Date: 2026-03-13 · Sector: AI video · People: Changhu Wang, CEO; Jaden Xie, co-founder

AI video generation platform with over 100 million users across 175 countries. Raised a Series C led by CDH Investments and opened a global office in Singapore for enterprise sales and partnerships.

Source: [TNGlobal](https://technode.global/2026/03/13/ai-video-generation-platform-pixverse-raises-series-c-funding-opens-global-office-in-singapore/)