| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.09.2025 | Fyno, SuperFam, Unmannd bag early-stage funding | Unmannd founders Yeshwanth Reddy and Hemaditya Prasad
Enterprise messaging platform Fyno, religious-service aggregator VAMA.app, financial-intelligence platform Ignosis, family-collaboration app SuperFam and drone maker Unmannd have raised ... |
| 25.09.2025 | Deals in brief: Nvsion secures funding from Cambrian, Naver invests in GravityLabs, five China startups raise capital, and more | NewsDeals in brief: Carro and Dat Bike raise funding, Terra Oleo debuts with seed round, six new China deals, and more
Written by Sudo Lim Carro, Dat Bike, Atomionics, and more made recent headlines: Carro, an online automotive marketplace ... |
| 21.09.2025 | Singaporean Startups Drive Green Tech, Fintech Revolution | Singaporean innovators Terra Oleo and Synthesys secure substantial capital, fueling major advancements. Terra Oleo pioneers sustainable palm oil and cocoa alternatives using precision fermentation, poised to eliminate vast CO2 emissions. Sy... |
| 18.09.2025 | Singapore startups Terra Oleo, Synthesys raise funds and other SE Asia deals | Singapore-based biotechnology startup Terra Oleo has emerged from stealth with $3.1 million in funding and support from Breakthrough Energy’s Fellows Program, according to an announcement.
Terra Oleo secured the fresh capital from a host of... |
| 10.09.2025 | Revenue management and distribution platform ZUZU Hospitality secures $5.9 M in Series B-Extension round | The revenue management and distribution platform for independent hotels, ZUZU Hospitality, based in Singapore, revealed on Thursday that it has raised $5.9 million in a Series B-Extension round.
In a statement, the company said that the fun... |
| 06.09.2025 | Asia's Tech Boom: AI Fuels Funding Waves, Strategic Expansions | Asian tech surges with major funding rounds and strategic acquisitions. Singapore's RushOwl secures $10M for AI ride-sharing expansion, Airwallex acquires OpenPay for billing, and Zuzu Hospitality raises $5.9M for AI revenue management. Fuk... |
| 04.09.2025 | Deals in brief: RushOwl and Zuzu raise funding, Airwallex acquires OpenPay, nine new China investments, and more | RushOwl raises USD 10 million to expand shared shuttle services across Asia
RushOwl, a Singapore-based ride-sharing platform, has raised USD 10 million in a Series A round led by Gobi Partners, with Hong Kong Investment Corporation as a par... |
| 19.08.2025 | 60 Global Rising Stars from 1,200 Universities Gather in Singapore for SMU's 12th Lee Kuan Yew Competition Grand Finals | Focus on empowering Urban Solutions and Sustainability to solve the world's most essential, urgent challenges
Pioneered a new AI screening platform to enhance the discovery of disruptive startups
Record global participation with S$2.5 milli... |
| 19.08.2025 | 60 Global Rising Stars from 1,200 Universities will Converge in Singapore for SMU's 12th Lee Kuan Yew Competition Grand Finals | Focus on empowering Urban Solutions and Sustainability to solve the world's most essential, urgent challenges
Pioneered a new AI screening platform to enhance the discovery of disruptive startups
Record global participation with S$2.5 milli... |
| 04.06.2025 | These are the most active investors in Philippine startups | - |
| 16.05.2025 | SG’s BrioHR, Vietnam’s Citics raise funds and other SE Asia deals | Singapore-based human resource software provider BrioHR has announced raising S$8.7 million (about $6.7 million) in a Series A funding round led by Southeast Asian venture capital firm Openspace Ventures.
The round, which was also backed by... |
| 24.01.2025 | Singapore’s uHoo raised $3.7 M funding from Wavemaker Ventures, Menarco Development Corporation | Singapore-based UHoo, a supplier of intelligent indoor environmental quality (IEQ) monitoring and management systems, has announced the successful completion of a $3.7 million funding round that includes debt and equity.
Menarco Development... |
| 21.01.2025 | Deals in brief: BrightChamps acquires Edjust, Aleph raises seed funding, East Ventures closes secondary transaction with Coller Capital, and more | BrightChamps acquires Edjust in cash and stock deal
Edtech platform BrightChamps has acquired Edjust, a K12 education platform, in a cash and stock transaction. Edjust uses artificial intelligence and data to streamline edtech sales by conn... |
| 21.01.2025 | SEA Digest: uHoo raises funding; MDI Ventures invests in CYFIRMA | uHoo has raised $3.7 million in a funding round co-anchored by Wavemaker Ventures and Menarco Development Corporation, while CYFIRMA has secured an investment from MDI Ventures. |
| 30.11.2024 | Zomato's Food Rescue: A Double-Edged Sword in India's Fight Against Food Waste | In a world where food waste is a growing concern, Zomato, India's largest food delivery app, has taken a bold step. The company has launched a new feature called Food Rescue. This initiative aims to tackle the staggering food waste problem ... |
| 29.11.2024 | Yulu Rides on Quick Commerce to Drive Growth and Profitability Shared electric mobility provider Yulu has been riding on the rise of the hyper-local quick commerce segment in India to drive growth and... | Shared electric mobility provider Yulu has been riding on the rise of the hyper-local quick commerce segment in India to drive growth and profitability. Nearly 70 per cent of its business currently comes from the quick commerce segment, whi... |
| 17.09.2024 | Checkmate's Bold Move: NZD 2.7 Million Seed Funding to Revolutionize Pre-Employment Screening | In the fast-paced world of recruitment, time is money. Checkmate, a New Zealand-based startup, is on a mission to save both. With a recent injection of NZD 2.7 million (over US$1.6 million) in Seed funding from Wavemaker Partners, Checkmate... |
| 17.09.2024 | Checkmate secures NZD 2.7 million in Seed funding to transform pre-employment screening | The company will use the funds to expand to US and Southeast Asia markets
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Checkmate, the fast-growing provider of comprehensive pre-employment screening solutions, is thrilled to announc... |
| 27.06.2024 | Revolutionizing Urban Mobility: Tiger New Energy's Battery Swapping Technology | In the bustling streets of Bangladesh, where millions rely on three-wheelers daily, Tiger New Energy ("Tiger"), a Bangladeshi clean energy startup, is setting a new standard in urban mobility with its innovative battery swapping t... |
| 26.06.2024 | From Pitch Meetings to Power Lunches: LA’s Exclusive Membership Clubs 🗝️ | Download the dot.LA App
Summer's here, so it's time to zhuzh up your work environment. Discovering the best membership and social clubs in Los Angeles for meetings can boost networking and collaboration, offering exclusive venues and premiu... |
| 25.06.2024 | Tiger New Energy's Battery Swapping Technology Receives US$3.5M Push | The injection of funds will enable the Bangladeshi startup to empower more drivers through an expanded network of battery swapping stations.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In the bustling streets of Bangladesh, where milli... |
| 25.06.2024 | Tiger New Energy's Battery Swapping Technology Receives US$3.5M Push | The injection of funds will enable the Bangladeshi startup to empower more drivers through an expanded network of battery swapping stations.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In the bustling streets of Bangladesh, where milli... |
| 02.06.2024 | Unfazed by foreign rivals, Vietnamese e-bike makers plan expansion | Premium Content
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| 31.05.2024 | Deals in brief: Lenovo signs USD 2 billion agreement with PIF’s Alat, HSBC leads Series A investment in Marketnode, eight China and India deals, and more | NewsDeals in brief: Nvidia co-launches AI accelerator in Singapore, Merck acquires EyeBio, Amazon considering buyout of MX Player, and more
Written by KrASIA Writers Nvidia, Lhoopa, Merck, and more led yesterday’s headlines: Nvidia has part... |
| 28.05.2024 | Telkomsel-backed healthtech startup hits EBITDA profitability | News
Lokesh Choudhary · 2d ago · 2 min readTelkomsel-backed healthtech startup hits EBITDA profitability
Reynazran Royono, Fita’s chief executive / Photo credit: Fita
Indonesian health app Fita reported promising numbers for 2024, hitting p... |
| 26.05.2024 | Singapore's Xsquare Technologies Secures S$10.5m In Series A Funding Led By Wavemaker Partners | Singapore, (ANTARA/PRNewswire)- XSQUARE Technologies (XSQUARE), a Singapore-based intelligent warehousing automation company, has successfully raised S$ 10.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Wavemaker Partners–Southeast Asi... |
| 23.05.2024 | SINGAPORE'S XSQUARE TECHNOLOGIES SECURES S$10.5M IN SERIES A FUNDING LED BY WAVEMAKER PARTNERS | SINGAPORE, May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- XSQUARE Technologies (XSQUARE), a Singapore-based intelligent warehousing automation company, has successfully raised S$ 10.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Wavemaker Partners–South... |
| 19.04.2024 | FPT, Nvidia join forces for $200m AI factory project in Vietnam | Artificial IntelligenceNews
Miguel Cordon · 9h ago · 1 min readFPT, Nvidia join forces for $200m AI factory project in Vietnam
The signing ceremony took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, with the participation of FPT and Nvidia senior executives. / ... |
| 18.04.2024 | Cloud-based startup CNV secures $1m seed funding from Wavemaker Partners | Vietnamese cloud-based startup CNV has hit the jackpot with a $1 million seed funding injection from Wavemaker Partners, a VC firm based in the US and Singapore. This funding comes on the heels of CNV's stellar performance in 2022 and 2023,... |
| 18.04.2024 | Uber, Nvidia-backed Serve Robotics hits public markets with $40M splash | Serve Robotics, the Uber and Nvidia-backed sidewalk robot delivery company, debuted publicly on the stock exchange Thursday, making it the latest startup to choose going public via a reverse merger as an alternative path to capital needed t... |
| 16.04.2024 | Cloud-based startup CNV secures $1m seed funding from Wavemaker Partners | InvestmentsNews
Michelle Zhu · 2d ago · 2 min readCloud-based startup CNV secures $1m seed funding from Wavemaker Partners
Wavemaker Partners co-founder Paul Santos / Photo credit: Paul Santos’ LinkedIn Page
CNV, a Vietnamese cloud-based bu... |
| 10.04.2024 | Wavemaker leads $4m round of AI document processing firm | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Samreen Ahmad · 14h ago · 1 min readWavemaker leads $4m round of AI document processing firm
Staple co-founders Ben Stein (left) and Joshua Kettlewell / Photo credit: Staple
Companies handle anywhere from 1,000 to 10... |
| 15.02.2024 | Wavemaker Partners eyes $150m raise for next fund: sources | InvestmentsNews
Miguel Cordon · 20 Feb 2024 · 2 min readWavemaker Partners eyes $150m raise for next fund: sources
Wavemaker Partners co-founder Paul Santos / Photo credit: Paul Santos’ LinkedIn page
Wavemaker Partners, a VC firm focusing o... |
| 16.01.2024 | Czech-founded Meiro secures $3M in a pre-Series A funding | Czech-founded Meiro secures $3M in a pre-Series A funding
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Meiro, a Singapore-based startup that develops a ... |
| 09.01.2024 | Wavemaker Partners raises at least $24.5m so far for fifth SE Asia fund | Singapore- and Los Angeles-based early-stage venture capital firm Wavemaker Partners has so far raised $24.5 million from US investors for its fifth Southeast Asia-focused fund, its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) s... |
| 07.12.2023 | Meatiply Secures Funds to Expand Cell-Based Operations for Meat and Functional Ingredients | Meatiply, a Singapore-based cultivated meat startup, has reportedly raised $3.75 million in the first close of a seed funding round co-led by previous investor Wavemaker Partners and AgFunder with participation from Seeds Capital, the inves... |
| 06.12.2023 | Singapore-based startup Meatiply raises $3.75m to expand cultivated meat, functional ingredients platform | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company is AgFunder]
Singapore-based cultivated meat startup Meatiply has raised $3.75 million in the first close of a seed round co-led by AgFunder and Wavemaker Partners and supported by SEEDS Capital, th... |
| 21.09.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: MycoWorks opens mycelium plant, Flagship et al pump $250m into Indigo Ag, Pure Harvest bags $150m | After a pretty dry spell, agrifood investors were throwing around the big bucks this week, with the launch of two sizeable funds ($384m from Astanor Ventures and $312m from Humble Growth), while Flagship led a $250m round into Indigo Ag and... |
| 14.09.2023 | DFC to invest $15m in Wavemaker Impact's debut fund | Singapore-based climate tech venture capital fund Wavemaker Impact has raised $15 million from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) for its debut fund. |
| 24.08.2023 | Wavemaker Partners led $1.7 M Seed funding received by NFC tech startup Pi-xcels | Customers can get their e-receipts for in-store purchases with just a contactless tap of their smartphone without downloading an app or scanning a QR code.
The Singapore-based startup Pi-xcels, which uses NFC technology to provide digital r... |
| 18.04.2023 | Why AgFunder invested in Tablepointer | Editor’s Note: Energy management startup Tablepointer recently announced a $3 million seed round led by Wavemaker Partners, AgFunder and ENGIE. Angela Tay, senior investment associate at AgFunder Asia, explains why AgFunder chose to invest.... |
| 13.04.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: ClimateAI raises $22m, Legit Group cooks up $13m, Farm.One reopens | This week, climate forecasting platform ClimateAI landed Series B funding and cloud kitchen startup Legit Group snagged Series A funds. Elsewhere, struggling Farm.One secured investment and reopened its farm in Brooklyn, and eGrocery startu... |
| 13.04.2023 | Wavemaker Partners, AgFunder, others led $3M Seed funding raised by TablePointer | Energy efficiency as a service (EEaaS) start-up TablePointer Pte Ltd (TablePointer) in Singapore has announced that it has raised more than $3 million in a competitive seed funding round led by Wavemaker Partners, AgFunder, ENGIE, and Steve... |
| 10.04.2023 | BREAKING: Energy management platform TablePointer scoops $3m From Wavemaker, AgFunder & others | Disclosure: AFN’s parent company is AgFunder.
TablePointer has raised $3 million in seed funding for energy efficiency SaaS (software as a service) technology it offers via subscription to small- and medium-sized businesses.
Wavemaker Partn... |
| 22.02.2023 | Farm software startups in Asia Pacific raised more funding in 2022 despite downturn | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze food and agriculture technology investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to be one of the ... |
| 16.02.2023 | Wavemaker Partners backed $1.5 M Seed funding raised by Cube Asia | A seed fundraising round headed by Wavemaker Partners has brought in US $1.5 million for Cube Asia, a Singapore-based provider of online retail information.
The startup, which was established by Sarabjit Singh and Simon Torring last year, a... |
| 13.10.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Foodology’s $50m for ghost kitchens, quick-commerce consolidation | This week, Colombian ghost kitchen startup Foodology scooped up $50 million to expand in Latin America and Estonia-based FlyFeed landed funds for its insect farming ambitions. Additionally, rapid grocery delivery continues its path to conso... |
| 22.09.2022 | Wavemaker Partners wins back-to-back 'VC Deal of the Year' at SVCA Awards | Wavemaker wins 'VC Deal of the Year' with eFishery, which raised US$90 for its Series C in 2022. Last year, Wavemaker also won the same award with Growsari, one of the Philippines' best-funded startups to date
SINGAPORE, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRN... |
| 28.03.2022 | Meet the female founder: Future Acres CEO Suma Reddy on farm robots & entrepreneurship | Increasing costs, labor challenges, and rising environmental concerns have created a lot of potential for farm robots and the startups that build them.
US-based Future Acres launched its “harvest companion” robot, Carry, last year. In trial... |
| 10.03.2022 | Wavemaker Partners raised US $136 M in 4th fund | Pavilion Capital, Temasek Holdings, the International Finance Corporation, and Vulcan Capital are among the returning investors in Wavemaker Partners’ fourth fund, which raised US $136 million.
The business also said that it has received co... |
| 09.03.2022 |
Wavemaker Raises $136M Fund In Southeast Asia
| Los Angeles- and Singapore-based Wavemaker Partners has closed a new, $136M venture capital fund, focused on investing in startups in Southeast Asia. The firm--which has funds both focused on the U.S. as well as Southeast Asia--said that li... |
| 08.03.2022 | VC firm Wavemaker Partners closes fourth fund at $136m, surpasses initial target | Singapore and Los Angeles-based venture capital firm Wavemaker Partners has closed its fourth fund at $136 million as it looks to shore up investments in enterprise, deep tech, and sustainability startups in Southeast Asia.
The corpus makes... |
| 08.03.2022 | Wavemaker Partners closes fourth fund above goal at US$136 million | SINGAPORE, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wavemaker Partners today announced that it just closed its fourth fund at US$136 million, making it the largest fund focused on early-stage (Seed/Pre-A) enterprise, deep tech, and sustainability star... |
| 07.03.2022 | Wavemaker Partners closes fourth fund at $136m | NewsStartups
Aditya Hadi Pratama · 8 Mar 2022 · 2 min readWavemaker Partners closes fourth fund at $136m
Southeast Asian VC firm Wavemaker Partners has closed its fourth fund at US$136 million, exceeding its target of US$120 million.
Wavema... |
| 16.02.2022 | watchTowr Raises US$2.25 Million Seed Funding to Empower Enterprises to Continuously Secure their Attack Surface from Evolving Cyber Threats | SINGAPORE, Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- watchTowr, a Singapore-based cybersecurity start-up, announced this week that it had raised US$2.25 million in seed funding from Wavemaker Partners and Vulcan Capital. watchTowr also publicly launche... |
| 08.02.2022 | Graze to Webcast Live at VirtualInvestorConferences.com on February 10th | SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Graze – a startup building electronic, autonomous lawn mowers specifically for the commercial landscape industry – announced that CEO John Vlay will present live at the Regulati... |
| 08.02.2022 | Graze to Webcast Live at VirtualInvestorConferences.com on February 10th | Company invites individual and institutional investors, as well as advisors and analysts, to attend real-time, interactive presentations on VirtualInvestorConferences.com
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Graze ... |
| 13.01.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Remilk raises $120m; ‘world’s first plant-based salmon fillet’ unveiled | There were multiple fundings above or near the $100 million mark this week in agrifoodtech, led by Estonian ride-hailing and food delivery app Bolt with its $709 million round.
Elsewhere, alt-dairy startup ReMilk raised $120 million, while ... |
| 10.01.2022 | Indonesian aquatech startup eFishery nets $90m in Sequoia, SoftBank-led Series C | Indonesian startup eFishery, which provides technology and services for aquaculture farmers, has raised $90 million in Series C funding.
The round was co-led by Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek, the Indian unit of VC firm Sequoia Capital,... |
| 10.01.2022 | BREAKING: Indonesian aquatech startup eFishery nets $90m in Sequoia, SoftBank-led Series C | Indonesian startup eFishery, which provides technology and services for aquaculture farmers, has raised $90 million in Series C funding.
The round was co-led by Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek, the Indian unit of VC firm Sequoia Capital,... |
| 06.01.2022 | The Holidays in Agrifoodtech: Acquisitions, automation & cultivated meat close out 2021 | The AFN team took a bit of a break during the festive season, so today’s agrifoodtech news roundup covers the top headlines from the past few weeks.
Foodtech funding continued apace throughout the holidays, with B2B surplus food marketplace... |
| 06.12.2021 | Serve Robotics Secures Funding From Strategic Investors Uber, Delivery Hero-backed DX Ventures, 7-Eleven's 7-Ventures, and Wavemaker Labs | SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Serve Robotics, the leading autonomous sidewalk delivery company, today announced the closing of a $13 million expanded seed funding round, with participation from strategic investors Uber Technol... |
| 22.11.2021 | BREAKING: Indian horti-platform Fasal scores $4m for Southeast Asia push | Farm management platform Fasal has raised $4 million in funding as it plots its expansion within India and into Southeast Asia.
The pre-Series A round was led by local VC firm 3one4 Capital, with participation from existing investors includ... |
| 22.11.2021 | Indian horti-platform Fasal scores $4m for Southeast Asia push | Farm management platform Fasal has raised $4 million in funding as it plots its expansion within India and into Southeast Asia. The pre-Series A round was led by local VC firm 3one4 Capital, with participation from existing investors includ... |
| 28.10.2021 | Wavemaker Partners launches first-of-its-kind climate tech venture builder in SE-Asia, with US$25M target for its first fund | **Wavemaker Impact will join forces with proven tech and sustainability entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia to reduce global carbon emissions by 10% by 20 |
| 28.10.2021 | SG’s Wavemaker Partners launches $25m climate tech venture builder | Singapore-based VC firm Wavemaker Partners has launched Wavemaker Impact, a climate tech venture builder in Southeast Asia, targeting to raise $25 million for its first fund.
Wavemaker Impact was established by Steve Melhuish, the founder o... |
| 27.10.2021 | Wavemaker Impact launches to help entrepreneurs build climate tech startups | Wavemaker Impact’s founders: (from left to right) Quentin Vaquette, Doug Parker, Marie Cheong, Paul Santos, and Steve Melhuish. Image Credits: Wavemaker
Wavemaker Partners doesn’t just want to invest in climate tech and sustainability start... |
| 11.08.2021 | Delivery Experience SaaS Leader Parcel Perform Secures US$20M Series A Investment Led by Cambridge Capital with Participation from SoftBank Ventures Asia | The already profitable e-commerce delivery experience SaaS leader has taken on a strategic investment from global blue-chip investors to drive continued expansion and technology innovation
The Series A funding round led by Cambridge Capital... |
| 11.08.2021 | Delivery experience platform Parcel Perform raises $20 million | Carrier independent parcel tracking service Parcel Perform has raised $20 million in a Series A investment round. The e-commerce focused “delivery experience platform” manages over 100 million parcel tracking updates on a daily basis, provi... |
| 11.08.2021 | Delivery Experience SaaS Leader Parcel Perform Secures US$20M Series A Investment Led by Cambridge Capital with Participation from SoftBank Ventures Asia | |
| 07.07.2021 | Pakistan’s growing tech ecosystem is finally taking off | Mikal Khoso Contributor
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| 26.03.2021 | Wavemaker Partners raising $120m fourth SE Asia fund; IFC likely to come in as LP | Premium
Singapore and Los Angeles-based seed investor Wavemaker Partners is in the market again to raise its fourth Southeast Asia-focused fund, with a target corpus of $120 million, according to a disclosure made by the International Finan... |
| 30.10.2020 | WEBUY bags US$ 6M in Series A funding | Singapore-based social e-commerce startup WEBUY has raised US$ 6M in a Series A round of funding, led by Wavemaker Partners. Other investors who participated in the funding round include Centauri Fund, KB Financial Group, and Global Founder... |
| 04.09.2020 | Ricult secures US$ 2M in pre-Series A funding | The fresh funding will be used for product development and to increase its footprint in the domestic market. It is also looking forward to expanding into neighboring countries such as Laos, Vietnam, and Indonesia. |
| 27.08.2020 | Pandemic, Strained U.S. China Relations Force Investors to Pivot | Tensions between the U.S. and China — the world's two largest economies — and the pandemic are making U.S. investors rethink supply chains once largely dependent on Asia.
That's one of the takeaways from a virtual panel hosted Thursday by t... |
| 15.07.2020 | Wavemaker Partners closes third SE Asia fund at $111m, exceeds target | Premium
Singapore and Los Angeles-based seed investor Wavemaker Partners has achieved the final close of its third Southeast Asian fund at $111 million, exceeding its target of $100 million.
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| 15.07.2020 | Despite Pandemic, Wavemaker Closes Third Oversubscribed Southeast Asia Fund | Despite the raging coronavirus pandemic, Wavemaker Partners announced Wednesday it has closed its third and largest fund focused on Southeast Asia with $111 million in dry powder, exceeding its initial target of $100 million.
"If not f... |
| 14.07.2020 | Startup Dealmaking in Los Angeles Slides to Lowest Level in Years | Just 140 startup deals were completed in the second quarter of 2020 in greater Los Angeles, according to the latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor released Tuesday. That is the fewest since Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Associa... |
| 28.05.2020 | Stackin’ raises $12.6M Series B to help millennials navigate the crowded fintech space | Fintech’s funding boom for the past decade has led to a flurry of new consumer startups tackling a wide range of money-related issues, from saving apps to investing platforms.
Should you download Robinhood, Stash, Public, Acorns or Truebill... |
| 05.05.2020 | Indonesia’s GudangAda raises $25m at Series A with $100m in monthly food & ag transactions | Sequoia Capital India and Alpha JWC Ventures have co-led the Series A round of GudangAda, an online B2B marketplace for food staples and other fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). Singapore-based Wavemaker Partners also joined in the Series A... |
| 30.10.2019 | India’s Fasal raises $1.6m seed funding to build out precision ag across SE Asia | Fasal, a precision agriculture platform, has just raised $1.6 million of seed funding from Omnivore and Wavemaker Partners, AFN can confirm.
Other investors participating in the round include Mount Parker Ventures and Animoca from Hong Kong... |
| 17.01.2019 | Wavemaker Partners raising $100m third fund, IFC may put in $5m | Premium
South-east Asia focused early-stage investor Wavemaker Partners is targeting to raise a $100-million third fund in which International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank group, is likely to come in as a limited partner.... |
| 18.12.2018 | TITAN Raises $5.2M in Series A to Scale Its School Nutrition Solution | Brad Blankenship had been working in edtech for nearly 10 years when he noticed that food services—an essential division in any school district—was being neglected.
“There just wasn’t a whole lot of innovation happening” around children’s n... |
| 15.10.2018 |
Wavemaker Partners Names New EIR
| Los Angeles-based Wavemaker Partners said this morning that it has named Trent Johnson, the former Practice Director of consulting firm Slalom, as its new Executive In Residence (EIR). The venture firm--which has operations both in Los Ange... |
| 20.03.2018 | Kyklo is bringing the billion-dollar electromechanical industry into digital sales | The electromechanical industry may not be the kind of sexy tech that you’ll regularly read about in TechCrunch, but we like solutions to problems, and that is why I am about to write about a company in the aforementioned industry. Add in th... |
| 12.12.2017 | Mojo Partners, Wavemaker lead $2.5m pre-series A in job matching portal Helpster | Premium
Helpster, an on-demand staffing platform, has raised $2.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Mojo Partners and Wavemaker Partners bringing the total funding up to over $5 million since its launch in January 2016.
Continu... |
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| 14.10.2017 | Wavemaker Partners Closes Second Southeast Asia-Focused Fund, at $66M | Wavemaker Partners, a Los Angeles, CA-based and Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm, closed its second Southeast Asia-focused fund, at $66m.
Backers included IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, Temasek, AddVentures, and othe... |
| 13.10.2017 |
Wavemaker Raises $66M In New Southeast Asia Investment Fund
| Santa Monica-based Wavemaker Ventures has raised a new, $66M venture capital investment fund, for its Southeast Asia efforts, the company said this week. According to Wavemaker, the fund exceeded what had been an initial $50M initial target... |
| 11.10.2017 |
Wavemaker Partners Names New Venture Partner
| Los Angeles-based venture investment fund Wavemaker Partners has added Alon Goren as a new Venture Partner at the firm, Goren told his friends and supporters this week, as the investment firm continues to grow its team. Goren is the co-foun... |
| 10.10.2017 | Crowd Invest Summit Co-Founder, Alon Goren, Joins VC Wavemaker Partners | Alon Goren, a long time participant in the alternative finance sector and co-founder of the Crowd Invest Summit (CIS), announced in an email he has joined the venture capital group Wavemaker Partners. The VC firm was founded by Eric Manluna... |
| 18.07.2017 | How to Raise Your First Round of Funding | July 18, 2017 5 min read
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It’s tough running a startup on little capital. One of the biggest reasons why companies fail is that they run out of money. As an entrepreneur, raising... |
| 20.02.2017 | Indonesia Turn to E-Payment Services as the Sector Takes the Lion’s Share in Local Fintech Market | With the proliferation of e-commerce, 43% of the fintech players in Indonesia are in the payment sector, with offerings ranging from mobile payment to payment gateway, according to the Indonesia Fintech Association (IFA) report 2017. The gr... |
| 10.02.2017 | Best way from A to B: Former Expedia vet raises $1.5M for stealthy transportation advice startup | Closer Mobile CEO and Founder Jeff Warren. (Photo via LinkedIn)
You’ve got somewhere to be, but aren’t sure what mode of transportation is best. Uber or Lyft might get you there fastest, but surge pricing can be a pain. Are the busses runni... |
| 16.11.2016 | Helpster raises $2.1M to connect employers with blue-collar job seekers in Southeast Asia | Helpster, a Bangkok-based company that matches employers with people seeking blue-collar jobs, has banked $2.1 million to expand across Southeast Asia.
The funding, which was led by Jakarta-based Convergence Ventures with participation from... |
| 04.11.2016 | Video: Fireside chat Adam Goldenberg and Bambi Francisco | Adam Goldenberg, CEO & Founder of JustFab, gave us an overview of how his company is doing
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13, Adam Goldenberg, Co-CEO Techstyle Fashion satdown with Bambi Francisco, Founder & CEO, Vator ... |
| 03.11.2016 | Video: Doubledutch Founder Lawrence Coburn's startup lessons | How the company came up with its mobile events app and trials and tribulations of getting to scale
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13, Lawrence Coburn, Founder & CEO, Doubledutch in a Splash Talk.
Splash is Vator's startup c... |
| 02.11.2016 | Video: Lightspeed VP, Mucker Capital and Wavemaker Partners on LA startup scene | At Vator Splash LA 2016, panelists:Erik Rannala, Eric Manlunas and Alex Taussig discussed over lunch
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13, Jefferson Graham (Columnist, USA Today) moderated the Lunch Time Panel. The panelists of th... |
| 01.11.2016 | Video: LA's Most Exciting Growth Stories | Fireside chat: Leura Fine and Sean Brecker shared Growth stories with Eva Ho
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13, Eva Ho (Managing Partner, Fika Ventures) as Moderator and Leura Fine (Founder & CEO, Laurel & Wolf), Sean B... |
| 31.10.2016 | Video: Splash Talk - Startup M&A Framework | My new book on startup acquisitions: Magic Box Paradigm
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event Oct. 13 2016, Ezra Roizen, founder of Advsr in a Splash Talk. Here is the video.
Get a copy of Ezra Roizen's Magic Box Paradigm: A framework for start... |
