4. The French Cellar | Singapore Founded last October, The French Cellar is a Singapore-based online subscription service for wine. Members have a choice of two top-notch French wines every month, which they can pick from a selection carefully curated by sommelier Nicolas Rebut, who was the former Chef Sommelier at two 3-star Michelin restaurants. Earlier this year, the startup undisclosed investment from Kyosei Ventures. Now, just three months later, ESW Manage has announced a seven-figure amount in series A funding to acquire a 20 percent stake in the company.