Singapore fintech Fincy raises $11 mn from GBCI Ventures
The startup is active in contactless mobile payments in mobile payments in Phnom Penh, Cambodia...
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Vietnamese fintech F88 secures $6 mn funding for expansion
F88’s investors include Mekong Enterprise Fund III and Granite Oak...
JP Morgan, UK Aid invest $15 million in Catalyst Fund
Catalyst Fund will back 30 fintech startups in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, India and Mexico over next three years...
Vestigo Ventures raises $58.9 million funding in first series
Vestigo Ventures has invested in eight companies including Digital Assets Data, LifeYield, Micronotes, Mirador, Netcapital, Student Loan Genius, TowerIQ and Vestmark...
Tesla likely to face SEC investigation as Elon Musk tweets stir debate of market manipulation
The famed Tesla CEO may stand in violation of the 14e-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...
Logistics startup Wasal Lee secures series A funding
The company backed by Badir Program for Technology Incubators and Accelerators is set to kick-start new innovations in the market...
Tech Startup Funding Report illustrates Africa’s startup-investor boom
South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are top destinations for tech investments in 2017...
Jumio secures $15 million financing round
Company to aggressively accelerate product development, sales and international expansion September 1, 2016: Jumio, the leading digital ID verification company,announced it has secured $15 million in financing from Centana Growth Partners LP and Millennium Technology Value Partners. The financing adds Millennium to Jumio’s investors and board. The investment will enable Jumio to extend its leadership...
Alternative financing to hit $34 billion mark in 2015
Could surpass venture capital and angel investing David Drake November 18, 2015: Alternative financing emerged following the 2008 global financial crisis. Two of these alternative financing mechanisms are peer-to-peer or P2P lending and crowdfunding where funds are raised online. The growth of alternative financing has been consistent since its introduction, raising $2.7 billion in 2012...
Crowdfunding platform eyes Oman SME market
Dubai-based company looks to fill the gap of funding for startups Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya August 13, 2015: Ask any startup what is their biggest hurdle and more often than not they will unanimously say funding. The story is the same in every country and, more so, in countries where the startup ecosystem has just started...