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Hong Kong’s SleekFlow bags $8M Series A funding led by Tiger Global
Following its seven-figure pre-Series A funding round last year, Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund-backed software as a service (SaaS) omnichannel social commerce platform SleekFlow announced Thursday the completion of its $8 million Series A funding round, led by New York-based investment firm Tiger Global Partners.
Hong Kong’s brandtech firm Gusto Collective eyes expansion to SG, Tokyo, Bangkok after recent fundraising [Q&A]
Gusto Collective, which provides content production services, raised $11 million in its seed plus funding round led by Animoca Brands and Gaw Capital last month. The oversubscribed round also received participation from BlackPine, YCI Limited, and several existing shareholders including ClearVue Partners.
ADDX partners China Construction Bank on $200M allocation under China’s offshore investment scheme
Singapore's private market exchange ADDX and China Construction Bank (Chongqing and Singapore branches) have entered a partnership to help domestic investors in China participate in the country’s official offshore investment scheme. The financial institutions announced on Thursday the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that paves the way for…
RPG Commerce raises $29M in Series B funding round led by East Ventures
RPG Commerce, South East Asia’s leading Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) social e-commerce company, has secured US$29 million in a Series B funding round led by East Ventures, UOB Venture Management, Vertex Ventures SE Asia & India (VVSEAI), and RHL Ventures. VVSEAI previously led RPG Commerce’s Series A funding and has continued to invest in this current…
Cordlife partners AMILI to launch gut microbiome banking service in Southeast Asia
Cordlife Group Limited (Cordlife), a Singapore Exchange mainboard listed consumer healthcare company, and AMILI Pte. Ltd. (AMILI), a Singapore-based microbiome firm, announced Tuesday a strategic partnership to provide the first-ever gut microbiome banking service in Singapore and the region.
Singapore’s Helicap raises $5M from Tikehau Capital and PhillipCapital
Helicap, a Singapore-based FinTech platform, said Wednesday it has raised $5 million in a strategic funding round from two global asset management powerhouses. The round was led by Temasek-backed international alternative asset management group Tikehau Capital, and integrated Asian financial house PhillipCapital, each with over $35 billion in Assets Under…
Sea Ltd former Chief Strategy Officer Alan Hellawell joins AC Ventures as Senior Advisor & Venture Partner
AC Ventures(ACV), an early-stage Indonesia-focused Venture Capital firm, said Wednesday it has appointed Alan Hellawell as Senior Advisor and Venture Partner. Alan will bring to bear deep technology industry experience to support ACV’s portfolio companies in areas such as value creation, advisory, and strategic introductions; as well as apply his expertise…
Vietnam’s Finhay raises $25M Series B co-led by Openspace Ventures and VIG
Finhay, Vietnam-based digital investment platform, said Wednesday it has secured a $25 million Series B round co-led by Openspace Ventures and VIG, along with Insignia, TVS, Headline, TNBAura and IVC.
Indonesia startup studio alumni achieves over $22.7M funding
Startup Studio Indonesia (SSI), a government-initiated incubation program for early-stage startups, officially opened registration for the Batch 5 program in May. The intensive program, developed under the Ministry of Communications and Informatics (Kominfo), aims to assist and advance Indonesia’s early-stage digital startups to achieve product-market……
