Funding Rounds
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PayMongo, Philippine fintech startup aims to be a one-stop shop for Southeast Asia’s financial needs as it explores regional expansion
In April 2019, four co-founders, namely Francis Plaza, an MIT engineer; software engineer Jamie Hing II; business entrepreneur Luis Sia; and former Philippines Cabinet official Edwin Lacierda launched PayMongo to facilitate payments for businesses. The…
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Indonesian fintech Akulaku Inc. secures $100m funding from Thai lender to expand its business in Southeast Asia
Following a $125-million funding in 2021 co-led by Hong Kong multi-asset investment firm Silverhorn Group, Akulaku managed to pull in $100-million from one of Thailand’s biggest lenders, Siam Commercial Bank plc. to expand its business…
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KoinWorks, an Indonesian digital lending company, raises $108m from MDI, East Ventures
The Covid-19 period has actually allowed KoinWorks to surge forward in the right direction. “At the beginning of the pandemic, we tried to step back and look into the situation. But we realized that…
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India’s Mamaearth is the latest unicorn after $52m funding
The parent company of baby and mother care brand Mamaearth, Honasa Consumer Pvt Ltd, has earned the title of unicorn after raising $52m USD in the latest funding round led by Sequoia, valuing it at…
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Indonesian coffee chain, Kopi Kenangan, achieves unicorn status with $96m pre-IPO round
Indonesian coffee chain Kopi Kenangan has recently closed a $96.1 million Series C funding round from investors including Tybourne Capital Management, Falcon, and B Capital Group. The round consisted of both primary and secondary transactions.…
