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Investment banks cosy up to VCs in hunt for potential unicorns
INVESTMENT banks in Asia are increasingly getting intimate with the region's startup space.
Indonesia's Alpha JWC Ventures closes US$123m tech fund
[SINGAPORE] Alpha JWC Ventures, an Indonesian firm co-founded by a former banker turned venture capitalist, has closed its second fund at US$123 million.
Medtech firm AWAK Tech raises US$40m in round co-led by Vickers Venture
RENAL company AWAK Technologies has raised US$40 million in an oversubscribed financing round co-led by Vickers Venture Partners and an unnamed global medical products company.
P2P lending: A case for borrowing to grow
SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are important to the economy. In Singapore, SMEs account for 69 per cent of employment and 49 per cent of the economy.
US billionaire problem worsening
OUR billionaire problem is getting worse. Any market-oriented economy creates opportunities for new fortunes to be built, including through innovation. More innovation is likely to take place...
SoftBank's second Vision Fund starting life smaller than the first
SOFTBANK Group Corp has quietly completed an initial money-raising push for its second technology fund, at a fraction of its targeted US$108 billion.
Putting their heads together to think green
WHEN most 11-year-olds were out having fun on Fridays and their holidays, Jeanieve Lim from Mee Toh School was thinking of ways to help the environment.
Japan's Credit Saison launches new Asia-focused fund for early-stage startups
CREDIT Saison on Thursday announced the launch of a US$55 million venture fund focused on early-stage startups, the Japan-based credit card company's first dedicated corporate venture capital (CVC...
iSTOX raises undisclosed Series A funds from Thai bank KKP
DIGITAL securities platform iSTOX has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funds from Kiatnakin Phatra Financial Group (KKP), a Thai investment bank, the startup announced on Wednesday.
Social Bella raises US$40m Series D funding led by Temasek, EV Growth
INDONESIAN beauty e-commerce startup Social Bella has raised US$40 million in Series D funding co-led by venture firm EV Growth and Temasek, the company announced on Monday.
Businesses should keep all avenues of funding open
THERE are generally three growth phases in a small and medium-sized enterprise's (SME) life cycle - start-up, growth and maturity. Challenges faced by a business in the 'growth' stage, such as...
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