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Voyager Innovations, the owner of PayMaya, raises US$210-million for the expansion of PayMaya at a valuation of US$1.4-billion
Voyager Innovations, a Philippine-based company behind the end-to-end money platform PayMaya and neobank Maya Bank, announced today that it had raised US$120 million in funding, which has helped the company secure a unicorn status with valuations of US$1.4-billion. The funding round was led by SIG Venture Capital and included new investors such as EDBI and […]
VerSe’s parent company Dailyhunt raises $805-million in funding, bringing its valuation to $5-billion
VerSe Innovation said on Wednesday that it had raised $805-million, bringing its valuation to a whopping $5-billion in its latest funding round. VerSe is the owner of the popular local language content platform Dailyhunt and also Josh, a short video platform with 350-million and 150-million monthly active users, respectively. The company has said that it […]
Indian Edtech Startup, Classplus is one step closer to becoming a unicorn company after acquiring fresh funds of $70-million
Classplus which is an Indian-based edtech startup that offers a digital platform for coaching centers announced on Tuesday that it has raised fresh funds of $70-million in a Series D funding round that was co-led by Alpha Wave Global and Tiger Global Management. “We like that the company can successfully cater to the large offline […]
Southeast Asian property listings platform PropertyGuru makes debut on NYSE
On March 18, Singapore-based property listing platform PropertyGuru made its public debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) through a successful SPAC merger with Bridgetown 2 Holdings. In a press statement, PropertyGuru CEO Hari V. Krishnan said, “Our successful listing on the NYSE will allow us to open more doors for the millions of […]
Indonesia’s tech firm GoTo seeks to raise $1.26-billion in local IPO
GoTo is Indonesia’s most prominent tech firm formed by ride-hailing giant Gojek and e-commerce firm PT Tokopedia. According to the company’s prospectus, the firm is looking to raise up to 17.992 trillion rupiah ($1.26-billion) through an initial public offering on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX), as it looks to gauge public demand for the issue. […]