Ecosystem Roundup: Iris Capital forms US$38M debt fund, Granite Oak plans SEA-focused fund, Sleek bags US$11M
Startups in Philippines could raise US$2B over the next 3 years There’s now a clear direction of how the startup…
Animoca Brands invests in Fantico, a startup creating its own metaverse
Fantico CEO Abhayanand Singh Fantico, a premium licensed digital collectible platform, has raised an undisclosed sum in a private financing…
SMEs’ booster towards financial health (Part 1): Equity financing
SMEs are a driving force in SEA’s economic development. Across each country in the region, these businesses account for an…
Blockchain-powered trade finance network Contour adds US$4.9M to its Series A kitty
Singapore-based digital trade finance network Contour has announced that Japan’s TIS INTEC Group has invested in the company. Other details…
Iris Capital Partners announces US$38M venture debt fund to back high-impact startups in Malaysia
Iris Fund Chairman Dato’ Wan Kamaruzaman Wan Ahmad Malaysia’s Iris Capital Partners today announced the launch of arguably the country’s…
Malaysia’s Kenanga invests US$7M in CapBay’s P2P Islamic financing platform
Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff, chairman of CapBay CapBay, a Malaysian multi-bank supply chain finance and P2P financing platform, has secured…
A look back at 2021: The year after 2020’s e-commerce boom
The growth of e-commerce seen in 2020 continued at breakneck speed until about mid-2021. We’re now seeing signs of it…
Why sustainable power starts with data
The world is undergoing a significant shift in the energy sector, from a system based on fossil fuels to renewable…
Singapore’s SME services platform Sleeks bags US$11M more to Series A round
Sleek co-founders Adrien Barthel and Julien Labruyere Sleek, a Singapore-based startup providing incorporation and accounting services for SMEs and entrepreneurs,…
What Choco Up wants you to know about running a revenue-based financing platform in Asia
Choco Up co-founders Percy Hung (left) and Brian Tsang On Wednesday, music tech startup Soundbrenner announced that it had raised…