Venture capital investment in India in the next two quarters is unlikely to be as robust as the third quarter of calendar year 2019, according to research from KPMG. The total venture capital investment in the country during the July-September quarter was $3.5 billion, higher than the second-quarter amount of around $2 billion. These include large deals such as $490…
In an attempt to boost awareness and knowledge about sustainable and factor investing, Robeco has made its educational platform available to all investment professionals in Hong Kong and Singapore. The «Robeco Essentials» platform aims to share the asset manager’s views on the latest investment topics through various mediums including animated videos, charts, case studies, and summaries. Content is organized into…
Udaan, the fastest Indian startup to achieve unicorn status, has raised $585 million in its latest round of funding, valuing the online business-to-business marketplace at $2.5-3 billion. The Series D round saw investments from Tencent, Altimeter Capital, Footpath Ventures, Hillhouse, GGV Capital and Citi Ventures, the firm said on Wednesday. Existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and DST Global also invested…
October 16-17, Moscow: Liberland’s president Vít Jedlička performs at Blockchain Life forum for the 3d time Blockchain Life 2019 welcomes 6000 people from all over the world at the Expocentre in two weeks. The top management of Huawei, Oracle, Binance, Bitmain, Listing. Help, Kaspersky, BitForex, United Traders, TRON, IOTA, and other leading industry companies are going to perform at Blockchain…
US venture firm 500 Startups and Enterprise Singapore (ESG) have entered a two-way partnership to nurture the growth of startups in Singapore and San Francisco, ESG announced in a press release on Tuesday. 500 Startups is the latest partner to join ESG's Global Innovation Alliance (GIA), a network of Singapore and overseas partners in major innovation hubs abroad. GIA is…
AI-POWERED food delivery startup SmartBite has recently raised approximately US$100,000 (RM418,000) via a successful equity crowdfunding campaign on the pitch IN platform. This brings a total investment of over US$700,000 for the food-tech company, which previously raised around US$300,000 from two series of funding alongside strategic investment from Magna Capital, Rhombus Food Holdings, Eric Ryd, Noodle Digital and angel investors…
An Indian SaaS startup, which is increasingly courting clients from outside of the country, just raised a significant amount of capital to expand its business. Hyderabad-based Darwinbox, which operates a cloud-based human resource management platform, said on Thursday it has raised $15 million in a new financing round. The Series B round — which moves the firm’s total raise to…
At a recent fireside chat with undergraduates, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke about how he does not think that there is any stigma or shame attached to startup founders who fail. He had good intentions in encouraging aspiring Singaporeans to try new businesses and succeed. I, for one, am eager too to promote this culture of entrepreneurship. The reality,…
Singapore-based AI and big data firm Advance.ai raised US$80 million in a series C round led by private equity investor Pavilion Capital and Chinese venture capital firm Gaorong Capital (formerly Banyan Capital). Unicorn Venture and eGarden Ventures also participated in the round, alongside existing investors GSR Ventures and Vision Plus Capital. Founded in 2015, the data-driven fintech company helps businesses…
Blockchain Life 2019 highlights four significant topics: Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, StartUps, and Mining. More than 6000 people from 70 countries join the leading forum to discuss the latest trends and all ways of earning money in the crypto market. Find out more information and get tickets at https://blockchain-life.com Among the participants: crypto traders, representatives of major funds and world companies, investors,…