Investments
Crypto wealth platform Vauld raises $25M in Series A round led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures
The funding will be used to support the company’s international growth and licensing as well as expand its retail crypto banking and investing platform.
Temasek-backed payments firm Nium raises $200M in Series D funding, now a unicorn
The new funding will enable it to rapidly expand its technical platform and add new embedded fintech services.
Indonesia’s HappyFresh raises $65M in Series D funding led by Naver Financial Corp & Gafina B.V.
The team plans to improve service offerings such as more payment methods, better user experience and assortment, bringing its service to more families in each country across the region.
Singapore B2B transactions platform Tinvio secures $12M Series A to launch new financial services
With its Series A fund, the startup that began with giving B2B users a streamlined platform to communicate and consolidate orders will now delve further into fintech and plans to launch additional financial services, such as financing and credit card issuing.
Singapore’s Partipost bags $5M extended funding on Series A led by Quest Ventures
The funds raised will further develop Partipost’s tech platform and accelerate business expansion into Vietnam, as well as strengthen current operations in Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
Indonesia’s Desty raises $3.2M pre-Series A funding led by Xiaomi investor 5Y Capital
Desty will utilize the new funding primarily for team expansion and user acquisition. This move also marks 5Y Capital's first investment in Indonesia.
Singapore FoodTech firm Easy Eat raises $5M funding, eyes SEA expansion
The funding round came as Malaysia is in a so-called "full lockdown" with traveling restrictions to contain the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Restaurants and eateries are allowed to operate but no dine-ins are allowed and they are required to follow standard operating procedures set by the government.
Vietnam’s Kamereo bags $4.6M in Series A funding co-led by CPF Group, Quest Ventures, Genesia Ventures
Besides increasing the company’s manpower, the new funding will be used to bring Kamereo to Hanoi next year, to build a new warehouse management system, among others.
