Funding
Top 5 Most Well-Funded Fintech and Insurtech Startups in Japan
Japan’s venture capital (VC) market has grown strongly over the past years, rising fifteenfold in less than a decade, from a low point in 2012 at JPY 21.9 billion (US$168.8 million) to JPY 329 billion (US$2.5 billion) in 2021, data
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5 Notable Fintech Investments in Asia By Japan’s SoftBank
Since its inception, SoftBank Group Corp. has made a name for itself as a significant player in the tech startup industry. But it has been a tough year for the Japanese conglomerate and its CEO Masayoshi Son, as valuations for
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South Korean P2P Lender PeopleFund Raises US$20 Million Led by Bain Capital
South Korean peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform PeopleFund announced that it has raised an additional US$20 million led by existing investor Bain Capital. The round, which was open only to its existing investors, was joined by Access Ventures, CLSA Capital Partners
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Korean Super App Toss Valued at US$7 Billion With Latest Series G Fundraise
Toss, a South Korean super app operated by fintech startup Viva Republica, announced that it has raised a US$405 million Series G funding round and is now valued at US$$7 billion, according to a report by TechCrunch. This is the
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Hashkey and ZA International Join Forces to Invest in Digital Assets, Web 3.0
HashKey Group, a Hong Kong-based digital asset management and blockchain solutions provider, has partnered with digital insurer ZA International to invest in digital assets, Web 3.0 and distributed ledger technology (DLT) amongst other areas. Through this MoU, both entities will
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Hyphen Group Raises US$20M Funding Round Led by PCCW
The Hyphen Group, formerly known as CompareAsiaGroup, announced that it has closed a new US$20 million investment round led by technology company PCCW. While further details were not disclosed, a PCCW filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange suggests that
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Hong Kong’s Chat Management Platform imBee Raises US$5 Million Series A
imBee, a Hong Kong-headquartered chat management platform, announced that it has raised US$5 million in Series A funding led by global venture capital firm DCM. The company said that it will use the funds to advance its platform offerings, go
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Airwallex Extends Series E With Additional US$100 Million Funding
Cross border payments firm Airwallex announced that it recently closed its Series E2 financing round with the same US$5.5 billion valuation, bringing its total funds raised to more than US$900 million. The fintech had managed to extend its Series E
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YAS MicroInsurance Closes US$4.5 Million Pre-series A
YAS MicroInsurance, a blockchain based insurtech company, announced the completion of its US$4.5 million Pre-Series A funding round. led by Noria Capital, ZEMU VC and JKL Capital. Lead investor Noria Capital will also share its expertise in the Middle East
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Animoca Brands Raises US$38M From True Global Ventures, Appoints New CFO
True Global Ventures 4 Plus Fund and Follow On Fund (TGV 4 Plus FoF) has invested US$38 million in Animoca Brands and bought US$16 million in equity from the secondary market. This comes in addition to TGV’s participation in the
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