Investments

Vietnam proptech firm Homebase raises $30M led by Y Combinator and other global investors

Homebase will use the funding to expand its market leadership in Southeast Asia’s Proptech industry and get one step closer in its mission of empowering homeownership for 100,000 families across Southeast Asia, one family at a time. The company is set to further develop its proprietary technology, launch additional partnerships with real estate developers…

Philippine tech ecosystem poised to grow further with more investments & gov support – report

Funds raised by startups in the Philippines during the first ten months of 2021 almost exceed the total amount funds raised from 2017 to 2020.

Taiwan data governance startup FST Network raises $2.9M in Seed funding round

FST Network aims to deliver a comprehensive set of tools for data governance, management, and lineage, and this investment will be used to accelerate the company’s rapid growth, enhance product development and expand sales and marketing efforts.

Singapore asset trading platform Sparrow raises $4.4M Series A led by Gain Loyal

With the Series A funding by Gain Loyal, Sparrow also aims to attract talent in risk management, trading, technology, and operational excellence. It will also improve its KYC, AML, and CFT regulatory framework and continue to grow its workforce across all its functions.

India health & wellness startup Mosaic Wellness raises $24M in Series A led by Sequoia Capital India

Mosaic was founded in 2020 with the vision of delivering consumer-centric, vertically integrated, and affordable digital healthcare platforms, which led to the birth of Manmatters in May 2020 and Bodywise in May 2021, which are focused on curated services and products for Men’s health and Women’s Health respectively.

India home furniture startup Wakefit.co raises $27 M Series C led by SIG

The funding will bolster Wakefit.co's omnichannel expansion plans and will be deployed to boost its supply chain and logistics management, technological enhancement, and marketing spend. It also aims to hire people across all levels in the months to come.

Thailand NFT platform GuildFi raises $6M seed financing from DeFiance, Capital and Hashed to create an interoperable Metaverse

GuildFi is developing a Web3 infrastructure to connect games, NFTs, and communities, with an aim to maximize players' benefits and enable interoperability across the metaverse.

Singapore air mobility startup Yugo Private Aviation raises $300K to improve its digital ecosystem

Yugo Private Aviation has successfully raised $300,000 in its pre-Seed round funding to further develop its mobile and online applications. The funding was raised from angel investors based in Texas (United States), Seoul (South Korea), Paris (France), and three Family Offices including Bellone Invest (Estonia), Negocia Capital (Singapore) and LCH…

Korea EdTech startup Mathpresso secures strategic investment from Google

Mathpresso has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Google. The funding will help the startup to accelerate its global market expansion as well as its technological advancement.

Singapore’s True Global Ventures invests $1.25M in walletless NFT platform Forza Ikonia

Forza Ikonia has previously pioneered the concept of Emotion NFTs to illustrate the emotional experiences of athletes during important moments. The first release was by tennis legend Björn Borg and Ikonia has upcoming drops with several top-tier sports stars. Other near future projects include esports teams and influencers. The goal is to become the Y…