Venture Capital
1337 Ventures hosts ECF Accelerator to help Malaysian SMEs maximize opportunities through ECF fundraising
Malaysia-based venture capital firms 1337 Ventures and Leet Capital are back to host the ECF Accelerator Program in the country to help Malaysian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) maximize opportunities through equity crowdfunding (ECF) fundraising.
Aument Capital Partners, StashAway join forces to further democratize access to private market investments
Singapore-based technology- focused, family office for entrepreneurs Aument Capital Partners (ACP) and investment platform StashAway have announced a collaboration that will go towards democratizing access to private market investments. Through this partnership, ACP will leverage StashAway's private market offering, enabling its clients to invest in funds…
Singapore’s Resolution Ventures announces final close of its FinTech fund
Resolution Ventures, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, has announced the final close of Resolution Fintech Fund I. With its inaugural fund, Resolution Ventures is committed to backing the most promising founders in Southeast Asian Fintech, buildingsolutions that have local, regional, and international applications.
Sequoia Capital partner Michael Moritz to exit firm after almost four decades – report
Moritz will now focus on Sequoia Heritage.
Sime Darby, AEI Capital become limited partners in Vynn Capital’s $30M fund
Vynn Capital, a Malaysia-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments, has on Wednesday announced the participation of Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Berhad and Hong Kong-based investment firm AEI Capital as limited partners in its second Venture Capital (VC) fund.
Tracxn: Vietnam’s tech startup ecosystem sees 82 percent plunge in funding
Total funding into Vietnam tech startups fell 82 percent to $66 million in the first half of 2023 from $372 million in the first half of 2022, indicating a funding winter in the region, Tracxn Technologies Ltd. said Monday.
Cybersecurity funding falls 63 percent in second quarter, says Crunchbase
Venture funding for cybersecurity dropped to just slightly more than $1.6 billion in the just completed second quarter — a 63 percent drop from the same quarter last year when startups saw nearly $4.3 billion, Crunchbase said on Tuesday.
Asia startup funding falls 50 percent in first half as late stage continues decline, says Crunchbase
Funding to startups in Asia in the first half of 2023 dropped 50 percent from the previous year — spurred on by fewer large, late rounds, and mirroring the global venture market, Crunchbase said Thursday.
