Funding
Philippines’ Ayala Corp Raising US$150-M Fund for Disruptive Early-Stage Startups
The Ayala Corporation, Philippines’ oldest conglomerate, is raising a new venture capital fund worth US$150 million, dedicated towards investing into early stage startups engaged in e-commerce, as well as what the company deems as disruptive technologies; like fintech, healthtech, artificial intelligence,
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AI Driven Fintech AIDA Gets Funding Boost from Mastercard
AIDA an artificial intelligence focused fintech recently announced that they have raised an undisclosed sum in their Series A round, which includes investors like Mastercard, Kuok Ventures and SGInnovate. The startup develops machine learning solutions for the banking and insurance
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Fresh off its SoftBank Funding, Grab is Already Eyeing to Raise US $6.5 Billion
A scant few weeks after closing its Series H led by SoftBank Vision Fund, Grab already has its eye on raising a grand total of US$6.5 billion by the end of the year. Before the ride-hailing giant embarks on its
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Tencent Co-Founder Backs Singaporean Fintech Startup to the Tune of SG$2.7 Mil
Koku is a foreign exchange fintech that is based in Singapore. And it just raised US$2 million (approximately SG$2.7 million) in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Jason Zeng, co-founder of Tencent Holdings. Jason is also the founder of China-based
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InstaReM Closes Series C Round, Bringing its Total Funding to US$ 59 Million
Singapore-based InstaReM, a digital cross-border payments company, announced the close of a US$41 million Series C funding round. The company pulled in an additional US$20 million round led by Singapore-based Vertex Growth Fund (VGF), supported by first-time investor Atinum Investment,
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Saphron Raises SGD 1.35 M to Tackle Financial Inclusion in the Philippines
Manila-based insurtech startup Saphron has raised SGD1.35 million seed fund coming from fintech-focused VC fund Sage, and Talino Labs, a venture lab that supports companies engaged in digital transformation. Founded recently by solutions architect Francisco “Kiko” Reyes Jr, Saphron plans
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Insurtech Startup CXA Raises US$ 25 Million — Eyes Expansion in Asia-Pacific
CXA Group, a one-stop, predictive and data intelligence platform for better health, wealth and wellness choices, announced today that it has raised US$25 million in its latest round of funding. CXA’s new group of strategic investors include HSBC, Singtel Innov8,
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Insurance & Indonesia: What Grab’s New US$1.46 Bil Brings to The Table
Grab has been accused of being the most capitalised startup in Southeast Asia’s history, and with this recent closing of a whopping Series H we find it hard to disagree. Grab opened this round round since June last year, and at its
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Rely Nets 7-Figure Funding for Enabling Online Payments in Installments
Rely just announced a seven-figure Pre-Series A funding led by Goldbell Financial Services. Additional funding comes from Octava, a family office based in Singapore among other strategic investors.The exact figure was not disclosed. Rely is a local fintech company that
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P2P Lender Validus Raises Over $US 14 M in Oversubscribed Series B Funding
Validus a P2P lending platform announced today that it has successfully raised $US 14 Million in an oversubsribed series B funding round. Investment in Validus’ Series B round was led by FMO, Netherlands’ public-private development bank. FMO has over 300 investments
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