TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

Zipmex , a digital assets exchange headquartered in Singapore, announced today it has raised $6 million in funding led by Jump Capital. The startup, which plans to become a digital assets bank, says the round exceeded its initial target of $4 million. The funding will be used on hiring and to add more product offerings.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

By digitalizing the insurance work for insurers and intermediaries, its platform enables them to save time, focus on their clients and scale their business. . The company has raised a $1 million seed round to enhance its platform and scale in Asia. India’s insurance platform Turtlemint raises $30 million.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Forto , a digital freight forwarder which has experienced a boom during the pandemic, has raised another $50 million in funding. It’s now raised $103 million since its launch in 2016. PayCargo raises $35M from Insight for its cloud-based platform targeting the freight industry.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

But in markets like Indonesia, many still use digital wallets or e-commerce platforms, creating alternative sources of user data that can help them secure working capital and other financial tools. It definitely doesn’t need to be a bank account, it could be in a digital wallet, e-commerce platform or other service providers.”

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Easy Eat AI , a Singapore-based startup that wants to “transform restaurants into technology companies,” announced today it has raised $5 million in funding. Many food and beverage businesses started digitizing orders and payments so they could offer deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

The process of digitizing the operations of mom and pop stores in Nigeria is serious business right now. In total, Alerzo has raised more than $20 million since its launch. “Growing up in Ibadan, I watched my mother operate two informal retail stores to raise my three siblings and me. The company is announcing a $10.5

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Co-founded by Quah in 2019 to securely verify documents, Singapore-based Accredify announced today that it has raised $7 million in Series A funding co-led by iGlobe Partners and SIG Venture Capital with participation from returning investors Pavilion Capital and Qualgro.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

BukuWarung , an Indonesian startup focused on digitizing the country’s 60 million small businesses, announced today it has raised new funding from Rocketship.vc By digitizing their financial records, companies like BukuWarung can make it easier for them to access lines of credit, working capital loans and other services.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised an oversubscribed Series A of $8 million SGD (about $6 million USD) led by Qualgro, with participation from AC Ventures. Supermom currently has a presence in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand, and plans to expand into more markets. TechCrunch+.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

Payments company Checkout.com is raising once again. But Checkout.com kept growing and growing until it raised one of the biggest Series A rounds ever for a European company — $230 million at a $2 billion valuation. While Checkout.com didn’t actually need to raise to stay alive, Pousaz says VC firms are a form of validation.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Singapore-based TreeDots , which says it is the first food surplus marketplace in Asia, wants to help. TreeDots announced today that it has raised an $11 million Series A led by Amasia and East Ventures, with participation from investors including Active Fund, Seeds Capital, author Nir Eyal and actress Fiona Xie.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

Based in Singapore, ZEBOX Asia will also look at markets like Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Korea. BasicBlock , which took part in ZEBOX America and has i raised more than $78 million in funding, automates invoices and develops financial products for the freight industry. Both of these took part in ZEBOX France.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Beam , a Singaporean shared micromobility operator, announced today that it has raised $93 million in a Series B round to accelerate growth into new countries in Asia. The Series B brings Beam’s valuation up into the triple digits, says CEO and co-founder of Beam Alan Jiang who declined to provide exact numbers. .

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Neuroglee , a Singapore-based health tech startup, wants to help with a digital therapeutic platform created to treat patients in the early stages of the disease. Founded this year to focus on neurodegenerative diseases, Neuroglee announced today it has raised $2.3 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Eisai Co.,

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

The new round of funding brings its total raised to $5.8 We digitize new brand discovery, automate the negotiation and client management process, and streamline logistics and shipping by pooling orders,” Cho said. Wholesale marketplace Abound raises $22.9M. The startup has secured $4.2

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The onset of the pandemic has led to increased demand for digital banking options across customer income groups around the world. We’ve seen how digital banks like Zolve and Nubank have raised money in recent months to fill this need. TymeBank , a South African digital bank, announced today that it has secured an R1.6

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Malvern, Pennsylvania–based Savana, a company building financial software products for legacy banks, today announced that it raised $45 million. Despite banks’ digital transformation efforts, many haven’t made the switch successfully, he ardently claims. “Today’s consumers prefer digital-only banking.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Glints , one of Southeast Asia’s largest talent development and recruitment platforms, announced today it has raised $50 million in an oversubscribed Series D. This brings Glints’ total raised so far to $80 million. Founded in 2013, the Singapore-based startup says its annual revenue and gross profits grew 2.5x

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

The Singapore-based company announced today that it has raised $640 million in Series E funding to expand its products, which combine computer vision and cloud-based software to help brick-and-mortar stores manage their inventory, merchandising and operations. Before this round, Trax had raised $360 million in primary funds.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

Based in Singapore, Nimbly develops software that automates more of that process. Its features include digital checklists, inventory management and field audits that can be accessed through a mobile app. The startup announced today it has raised $4.6 The new funding brings its total raised to $5.7

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Investment apps in Southeast Asia are attracting a lot of funding, and now some are raising fast follow-on rounds, too. For example, Indonesian robo-advisor app Bibit raised $65 million in May just four months after a $30 million growth round. This brings Syfe’s total raised so far to $52.4 Syfe founder Dhruv Arora.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In 2020, startups in the region raised over $8.2 Over 229 family offices have been registered in Singapore since 2020, with total assets under management of an estimated $20 billion. This implies a substantial opportunity for investments to develop the region’s digital economy. and Chinese tech firms. Venture capitalists.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Sleek , the corporate services platform that helps entrepreneurs launch and run new companies in Singapore and Hong Kong, has raised $4 million. The new funding was led by SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of government agency Enterprise Singapore. It will start raising a Series A next year.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Neuroglee Therapeutics , a startup developing digital therapeutics for people with neurodegenerative diseases, has raised a $10 million Series A led by Openspace Ventures and EDBI. million to develop digital therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases. the Japanese pharmaceutical that led Neuroglee’s last round last year.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised $6.6 The new funding will be used to grow its customer base in Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia, and expand into new markets in Southeast Asia, like Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. million in pre-Series B funding, led by Headline Asia.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Singapore-based venture capitalists Leslie Loh of Red Dot Ventures and Eddie Chau of TNF Ventures will be the ones in charge of steering the people behind these startups through the process of seeking private capital, maneuvering pitfalls and basically managing to keep afloat in the deal-making world. Apply to Start-UP.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Fireblocks , an infrastructure provider for digital assets, has raised $310 million in a Series D round of funding that tripled the company’s valuation to $2.2 In February, the New York-based startup raised $133 million in a Series C round at a $700 million valuation. billion in just over five months.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2021

Many Southeast Asian digital businesses run into obstacles when seeking early-stage growth financing. That’s where Singapore-based Jenfi comes in, providing revenue-based financing of up to $500,000 with flexible repayment plans that co-founder and chief executive officer Jeffrey Liu refers to as “growth capital as a product.” .

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

H2O Hospitality has raised $7 million Series B round from Samsung Ventures, Stonebridge Ventures, IMM Investment and Shinhan Capital in February 2020. H2O Hospitality is currently speaking with several global hotel chain companies to partner with their digital transformation and operation outside of Korea and Japan,” Lee told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Fazz , the Southeast Asian digital financial services group created by the merger of PayFazz and Xfers , announced today that it has raised a total of $100 million in Series C funding. Southeast Asian fintech Fazz raises $100M Series C to serve businesses of all sizes by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

ImToken , the blockchain tech startup and crypto wallet developer, announced today it has raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Qiming Venture Partners. Ethereum wallet imToken raises $10M Series A from IDG to expand in the US, Asia and Africa. Crypto boom continues as Chainalysis raises $100M, doubles valuation to over $2B.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

As cryptocurrency goes mainstream, attracting individual and institutional investors , digitally-savvy employers realize tokens are an increasingly attractive form of compensation, especially for their millennial staff. But paying employees in digital assets can create all sorts of administrative hurdles.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Endowus is the latest investment app in Southeast Asia to raise follow-on funding, adding $35 million SGD (about $25.6 Endowus raised its $23 million SGD Series A just seven months ago , led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and SoftBank Ventures Asia. million US) to its war chest. Participants included SoftBank Corp.-owned

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

The startup announced today it has raised a $2 million seed round, co-led by SOSV and Vectr Ventures. It will also enter Singapore because developers are willing to adopt AI-based technology. The funding included participation from Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund, Artesian Ventures and ParticleX.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation is happening all over the world. Indonesia’s Xendit , a startup focused on building digital payments infrastructure for the region, has just raised $64.6 The funding brings the total amount raised by the Jakarta-based company to $88 million since its 2015.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Una Brands , the e-commerce aggregator focused on Asia-Pacific brands, announced today it has raised $15 million for its Series A. Besides raising equity, Una also extended its debt facility size from Claret Capital. “We E-commerce aggregator Rainforest raises $20M just months after its last funding.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Refract , a Singapore-based extended reality (XR) startup, announced today it has closed approximately $8.5million SGD (approximately $6million) Series A led by Sea Limited along with international family offices and individual investors. The Series A round brings Refract’s total raised to $9 million.

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