Venture Capital

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.

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.

Total funding into SEA tech startups falls 71 percent year on year to $2.3B in first half, says Tracxn

Total funding into Southeast Asia (SEA) tech startups fell 71 percent to $2.3 billion in the first half of 2023, from $8 billion a year ago, said Tracxn Technologies Ltd on Thursday. The total funding in the first half is also 45 percent lower than $4.3 billion raised in the second half of 2022.