Tagged: funding

December 29, 2024 @ 5:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Southeast Asia faced a challenging year in 2024, marked by a “significant contraction” in funding, amid a weak global economy, a new report revealed. According to Tracxn‘s report, prepared by industry analysts, the region’s tech ecosystem experienced a sharp decline in financial inflows and major… Read More

December 6, 2024 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Zopa reports that it has raised just more than €80 million (GBP £68 million) in an equity funding round that has been led by A.P. Moller Holding, along with participation from existing investors. A.P. Moller Holding is reportedly one of the largest direct… Read More

November 20, 2024 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has released the latest Enterprise Fintech report. PitchBook noted in its report that in terms of deal value and count, during Q3 2024, enterprise fintech companies raised “$3.4 billion in venture capital across 212 deals.” The PitchBook report also stated that while both deal… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 1:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CBInsights has released their State of CVC Q3’24 Report. According to the detailed research report from the team at CBInsights, CVCs or corporate venture capital funding show “heightened” interest in early-stage rounds, even as CVC deal-making has reportedly fallen to its “lowest level since 2018.”… Read More

October 28, 2024 @ 2:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Infosec VC (venture capital) funding in North America and Europe is in the midst of a “rebound,” according to a report from PitchBook which noted that that the ecosystem is driven primarily by late-stage rounds. PitchBook pointed out that they have tracked $8.8 billion in… Read More

October 5, 2024 @ 6:22 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Funding for the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) sector in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is projected to increase by 50 percent year-over-year in 2025, according to the latest report from GenAI Fund. The “ASEAN GenAI Startup Report 2024” attributes this anticipated growth to… Read More

October 2, 2024 @ 7:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a development for the region’s digital commerce ecosystem, Bazzar Gate, an IT firm, has reportedly acquired $1 million in funding. This capital injection from the investment round is now expected to enabke the expansion of the firm’s e-commerce platform, Partners, which has gained traction… Read More

September 21, 2024 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fathom, the AI-powered meeting intelligence platform that enables teams to have more productive conversations, announced it has raised $17 million in Series A funding led by Telescope Partners. Fathom’s seed investors reportedly include Maven Ventures, Character, Active Capital and Rackhouse Ventures. The company also reserved… Read More

September 19, 2024 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Orb, the modern billing platform reimagining how businesses monetize software, today announced $25M in Series B funding led by Mayfield, with participation “from existing investors Menlo Ventures, Greylock Partners, South Park Commons, Basecase, and Scribble Ventures and new investor Uncorrelated Ventures.” The new round brings… Read More

September 17, 2024 @ 1:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Huma, a Payment Financing (PayFi) network, announced that it has raised $38 million in funding. Distributed Global led the equity round, with “significant participation from Hashkey Capital, Folius Ventures, the Stellar Development Foundation, and TIBAS Ventures, CVC arm of İşbank, the largest private bank in… Read More

September 1, 2024 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quai, a Layer-1 crypto network for the global and compute economies, announces the closing of a $5 million funding round with participation from Cogitent Ventures, MH Ventures, TPC Ventures, Giga Chad Ventures, and DexCheck Ventures. Additionally, Quai previously secured $10 million “from Polychain Capital and… Read More

September 1, 2024 @ 10:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Helicap has raised $4.3 million in Series B funding that has been led by Kenanga Investors. Helicap, a fintech investment platform, has acquired $4.3 million via its Series B  round, as disclosed in regulatory filings. Kenanga Investors, which is a subsidiary of Malaysia-based Kenanga Investment… Read More

August 26, 2024 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The total venture capital (VC) funding raised by the US-based startups reportedly improved by 2.4% year-on-year (YoY) during January-July 2024 despite a 41% decline in VC deal volume. The country continues to lead the global VC landscape “with a significant gap over its peers, leading… Read More

August 23, 2024 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Siepe LLC, a provider of software and technology-enabled services for private credit and CLO managers, has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by WestCap, a strategic operating and investing firm with $6 billion in assets under management (AUM). The investment will… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest has executed a £1.1bn own-asset securitisation deal with funding from Nuveen Infrastructure and Christofferson Robb & Company to allow the bank to recycle capital and increase lending to the renewable energy and energy transition sectors. The synthetic risk transfer securitization “provides credit protection against… Read More

August 8, 2024 @ 5:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CloudPay, the independent provider of global payroll and payment solutions, announces the closing of a $120 million funding round led by Blue Owl Capital with the participation of existing shareholders Rho Capital Partners, The Olayan Group and Hollyport Capital. The funding further strengthens CloudPay’s capital… Read More

August 8, 2024 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Octane (Octane Lending, Inc.), the fintech enhancing the buying experience for major recreational purchases, announced that it has closed its Series E funding round with $50 million in new equity capital. Octane has raised $242 million “in total equity funding to date.” The capital will… Read More

August 8, 2024 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Insurtech funding sees its strongest quarter in over a year despite deal volume sinking to its lowest point since 2016, according to an extensive update from CBInsights. CBInsights notes in its latest repot that global insurtech funding “increased 44% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) to $1.3B in Q2’24… Read More

August 6, 2024 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bilt Rewards, which claims to be among the nation’s largest loyalty program sfor the home and neighborhood, today announced it has raised an additional $150 million in funding. The investment round was led “by Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), the late-stage venture and growth investment arm… Read More

August 4, 2024 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CBInsights notes in a new report that AI funding has reached $23.2B in Q2’24 — the highest quarterly level on record. CBInsights pointed out that global AI funding “climbed once again in Q2’24, jumping 59% QoQ to hit $23.2B — the highest quarterly level on… Read More