Investments
Singapore and Boston based fintech startup Almond Finance closes funding round of $2M
Almond Finance has closed a seed funding round of $2 million. The fundraising, led by Morningside Group, will drive hiring, product development and compliance requirements for multiple markets.
Indonesia’s Kopi Kenangan hits unicorn status with $96M Series C fundraise
Kopi Kenangan has raised $96 million in the first closing of a Series C funding, giving the company a valuation of more than $1 billion. The oversubscribed Series C round was led by Tybourne Capital Management, with participation from existing investors including Horizons Ventures, Kunlun, and B Capital, and new investor Falcon Edge Capital, Kopi Kenangan.
Indonesia’s Alpha JWC Ventures banks on larger fund size as it scouts for opportunities in Southeast Asia
The firm, which has invested in several small and medium enterprises (SME) solutions companies, like GudangAda and UnaBrands, also believes that these firms will be the "next big trends" in the region.
True Global Ventures invests $25M into Web3 companies and blockchain
Singapore-based venture fund True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV4 Plus) Fund is investing about $25 million into the equity of five industry-redefining Web3 and blockchain. The fund focuses on three main verticals in Web3 which are infrastructure, financial services that are powered with blockchain and entertainment like play-to-earn games GameFi, metaverses,…
Indian B2B ecommerce marketplace Jumbotail raises $85M Series C round led by Invus
Jumbotail has raised an $85 million Series C round led by Artal Asia Pte. Ltd. Jumbotail will use the funds to triple its engineering, product, design, data science, category management, marketing, and finance teams. It will also scale its core B2B marketplace to 100 cities and towns across India, expand its network of J24 stores, invest in large scale…
Southeast Asia’s Top 10 tech news in 2021
It’s that time of the year again when we take a look back at what had happened during the year in the tech and startup scene.
Malaysian fintech firm CapBay secures $7.1M from Kenanga Investment Bank
CapBay, a Malaysian multi-bank supply chain finance and peer-to-peer financing (P2P) platform, has secured MYR30 million ($7.1 million) investment from Kenanga Capital Islamic Sdn Bhd (KCI), a subsidiary of Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (KIBB). The investment is a step forward to growing CapBay’s Shariah-compliant Supply Chain Finance arm, CapBay Islamic,…
Hong Kong music tech start-up Soundbrenner raises $1.5M funding from Choco Up
Hong Kong-headquartered music tech start-up Soundbrenner has raised $1.5 million funding from Singapore and Hong Kong-based financing and growth platform Choco Up, supporting endeavours including a new software product, global expansion, and entering the music education industry.
Singapore fintech firm Sleek extends Series A round to $25M
Sleek has extended its Series A round to $25 million, with the participation of Singapore-based global investor EDBI and existing investors, in a mix of equity and debt. The startup, which announced a first closing led by White Star Capital and Jungle Ventures in November, will use the fresh funds to bolster tech and product development, hire new talent,…
Australian instant online grocery supermarket VOLY raises $13M seed round led by Sequoia Capital India
VOLY has raised AU$18 million ($12.89 million) in one of the nation’s largest ever seed rounds led by Sequoia Capital India, with increased backing from Global Founders Capital (GFC) and Australian-based Artesian Capital. This funding round will enable VOLY to continue to scale, expand the team, rapidly increase operations across key urban centres and start…
