Investments

Cloudwall Capital raises $6.3M from LocalGlobe and Illuminate Financial

Cloudwall Capital, a new digital asset risk management startup based in United States and Singapore, said Wednesday it has raised $6.3m in seed funding led by LocalGlobe and Illuminate Financial to help it build the tool to bridge the traditional finance world with digital assets and decentralized finance. They were joined by a syndicate of investors…

Singapore’s Privyr raises $6M Series A funding led by MassMutual Ventures and Vulcan Capital

Privyr, a Singapore-based startup that helps consumer-facing salespeople and businesses convert leads right from their phones, said Tuesday it has raised $6 million in Series A funding. The round was led by MassMutual Ventures and Vulcan Capital, with participation from Wavemaker Partners, bestselling author Nir Eyal, and former Facebook executive Gwendolyn…

Indian data insights start-up Synaptic raises $20M Series B funding from Valor Equity Partners

Synaptic, an India-based alternative data insights start-up, announced Tuesday the successful closure of $20 million in Series B funding round led by Valor Equity Partners. With the funding, Synaptic will continue to invest in product innovations, double down on its data science capabilities, partnerships with data vendors, and expand its go-to-market teams…

Indonesia’s Astro raises $60M Series B funding, bringing the total investment to more than $90M

Astro, an Indonesia platform that enables 15-minute grocery delivery to customers, said Monday it has raised $60 million Series B funding led by Accel, Citius and Tiger Global, bringing its total investment to more than $90 million since it started in September 2021. Existing investors, AC Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Lightspeed and Sequoia Capital…

1Sharpe Capital launches 1Sharpe Ventures and $90M inaugural fund close for early-stage PropTech investing

The new fund marks the 12th total venture for founders Gregor Watson and Rob Bloemker and will focus on global investments in Pre-Seed to Series A-stage companies leveraging technology to improve the way people access, own, and experience real estate.

Singapore’s Neso Brands announces $100+M funding for eyewear brands

Singapore eyewear house Neso Brands announced on Thursday an investment of more than $100 million into eyewear brands. It will partner and invest in consumer eyewear brands around the world and grow these brands by leveraging synergies across the Lenskart Group to accelerate international expansion. Neso is an initiative of omni-channel eyewear unicorn…

Indonesia’s Bibit raises more than $80M funding led by GIC

ibit, one of the leading digital investment apps in Indonesia, announced Wednesday that it has raised more than $80 million in a funding round led by GIC Private Limited (GIC), joined by Prosus Ventures and other existing investors. The funds raised will be used for the launch of new products and services, tech development, acquiring top talent from the…

Singapore metaverse UGC platform BUD raises $36.8M Series B led by Sequoia Capital India

BUD, a Singapore-based metaverse user-generated platform, announces Monday its $36.8 million Series B round led by Sequoia Capital India with participation from ClearVue Partners, NetEase and Northern Light Venture Capital. Existing investors GGV Capital, Qiming Venture Partners and Source Code Capital also participated in the round.

Singapore’s SwipeRx secures $27M Series B funding to accelerate growth across Southeast Asia

SwipeRx (formerly mClinica Pharmacy Solutions), a Singapore-based platform for pharmacies, announced Monday it has secured a Series B round of $27 million in equity and debt to accelerate growth across southeast asia (SEA). The round was led by Indonesia's MDI Ventures, with participation from global investors, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Johnson…

Singapore’s NextBillion.ai raises $21M Series B funding led by Mirae Asset Venture Investments

NextBillion.ai, a Singapore-based spatial data and mapping platform for enterprises, said Monday it has raised a $21 million series B led by Mirae Asset Venture Investments. Existing investors Lightspeed, M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) and Alphawave also participated in the round, bringing the total funding since inception in2020 to $34 million.