Investments
NPX Capital makes an additional investment of $43M into South Korean digital content developer Copin Communications
NPX Capital announced that the firm through its private equity arm NPX Private Equity has invested $43 million into South Korean digital content developer Copin Communications. The investment by NPX Capital will be used to strengthen and diversify digital content production capabilities as well as to support business expansion overseas, targeting promising…
January 21, 2022
News,Asia,Investments,Singapore,Blockchain / Crypto,Gaming
Singapore blockchain gaming startup Infinity Force raises $5.5M seed investment led by Animoca Brands
Infinity Force announced its $5.5 million seed-funding raise led by Animoca Brands. Other participants in the round included JUMP Capital, Sky Vision Capital, OKex Blockdream Ventures, MEXC, GSR, Double Peak Group, Tokenbay, DWeb3, and more. It will use the new funding to further scale its functionality to facilitate onboarding games, guilds and players, as…
January 20, 2022
News,Vietnam,Gaming,Blockchain / Crypto,Investments
Vietnamese blockchain gaming guild Ancient8 raises $4M seed fund from Dragonfly, Pantera, and Hashed
Ancient8 announced the completion of a $4 million round of seed financing led by Dragonfly Capital, Pantera Capital, and Hashed. The round also saw the participation from strategic backers including Mechanism Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research, 3Twelve Capital, Coin98 Ventures, Kyros Ventures, Raydium, Jump Capital, GuildFi, Impossible Finance,…
January 20, 2022
News,EdTech,Malaysia,Investments
Malaysian edtech startup GuruLab raises $1M seed round to enhance its proprietary analytics platform and expand its offerings
GuruLab has closed a $1 million seed round. It intends to use the funds to enhance its proprietary analytics platform and expand its offerings within Malaysia’s education ecosystem.
January 19, 2022
News,Investments,Indonesia,Transportation
Indonesian used car platform Moladin raises $42M in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital India and Northstar Group
Moladin has raised a $42 million Series A investment round led by Sequoia Capital India and Northstar Group. The investment, which is one of Southeast Asia’s largest Series A funding rounds, will allow Moladin to solidify its position as Indonesia’s leading used car platform. The round also includes participation from East Ventures, Global Founders Capital,…
January 19, 2022
News,Investments,Malaysia,Media / Streaming
Malaysian content aggregator Newswav raises $1.43M in new Series A funding led by OSK Ventures to drive content, user growth
Newswav has raised RM6 million in its latest Series A funding led by OSK Ventures International Berhad (OSKVI) to further strengthen its market-leader position and drive user penetration in key market segments. As part of its expansion plans, part of its funds will be used towards user acquisition, strengthening their leadership in the content aggregation…
January 18, 2022
News,Vietnam,Gaming,Blockchain / Crypto,Investments
Vietnam’s Funtap launches $10M capital fund dedicated to blockchain-focused tech startups
Funtap's unit Funverse Capital has launched its first $10 million-sized investment fund for blockchain-focused tech startups capable of driving profound impact on the fintech and gaming industry. In addition to capital funding ticket size of up to $1 million for each qualified project, Funverse Capital offers mentorship and accelerator programs which take…
January 18, 2022
News,Vietnam,eCommerce,Investments
Vietnamese social commerce platform Mio raises $8M in Series A funding led by Jungle Ventures
Mio has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Jungle Ventures, Patamar Capital, and noted angel investor Oliver Jung. The round also saw participation from existing investors GGV, Venturra, Hustle Fund, iSEED SEA and Gokul Rajaram. This brings the total capital raised by the company since inception to $9.1 million. The company will use the fresh…
January 18, 2022
News,Investments,Singapore,PropTech
Singapore real estate investment platform RealVantage receives capital markets services licence from Singapore’s regulator
RealVantage is now fully regulated by Singapore’s central bank to deal in capital markets products and more critically, open the heavily-gated world of private equity real estate investments to Singapore-based retail investors, with immediate effect.
January 17, 2022
News,SEA,Philippines,Investments,Singapore,Indonesia,EdTech
Singapore EdTech firm ErudiFi raises debt facility of $15M with Helicap
ErudiFi has secured a debt facility of $15 million from Helicap. This funding round will help support the firm in providing for the needs of students across the Philippines and Indonesia, by offering them affordable tuition installment plans.
January 17, 2022