Social media giant Facebook opened its newest regional headquarters in Singapore on Tuesday morning (2 Oct) at the Marina One integrated project (pictured), reported Vulcan Post.“Asia Pacific is incredibly important to Facebook. Out of the 2.2 billion people who are on our platform monthly, 894 million are here in Asia Pacific,” said the firm’s Vice President of Asia Pacific, Dan Neary.The US-based company leased four levels with a combined area of around 260,000 sq ft at Marina One, which comprises a retail podium, two 34-storey residential towers and two 30-storey prime Grade A office buildings.“We have workspaces for about 3,000 employees. Right now, we have a little bit over a thousand, so still plenty of opportunities for us to grow and expand,” Neary noted.Due to the large size of the office, Facebook installed ‘wayfinders’ around the place to help personnel and guests find meeting rooms, office amenities and workstations.Moreover, the new office houses the firm’s first partner centre in Asia, where business partners will have the chance to experience Facebook’s vision, mission and culture, as well as explore novel growth opportunities for their enterprises.During the opening of Facebook’s new office, the social media giant also launched Startup Station Singapore in partnership with Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).The six-month programme aims to nurture “innovative data-driven startups”, and is Facebook’s second programme of its kind in the world after establishing one in France.“Southeast Asia is home to some of the most exciting startups in the world. We’re thrilled to support a new generation of regional startups who have the potential to create jobs and grow the economy,” said Alvin Tan, Facebook’s Head of Public Policy for ASEAN.Application for Startup Station Singapore is open until 7 December, and the programme will officially start next February. It is open to local and regional startups.Source: CommercialGuru, 3 October 2018