AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The financial institution recently organized the ‘2023 HUB Day,’ a startup demo day held at the KB Innovation Hub Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Additionally, state-run investment agencies actively participated, indicating a concerted effort to explore further collaborations that could contribute to the growth of promising startups.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 13, 2019

My partner Nick put together a deck outlining USV’s approach to crypto investing earlier this year and we have been using it with founders and investors since then. We expect we will see continued innovation in the open finance (finance 2.0) sector in the next few years while the open data (web 3.0)

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Besides, governments across Asia actively work on fintech regulations to balance innovation and consumer protection. In 2023, the industry attracted substantial investments, with strong financial inclusion and blockchain technology gaining acceptance in some countries.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

NJ Entrepreneur Support Program provides guarantees to support investments into Garden State companies TRENTON, N.J. Increased investment into New Jersey companies is essential to supporting Governor Phil Murphy’s vision of bolstering the Garden State’s longstanding leadership in innovation,” said NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan.

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Revolution

APRIL 20, 2023

What They Do: The company builds innovative agricultural tools that empower farmers to operate more efficiently. Where They’re Headed: This latest round of financing brings Carbon Robotics’ total funding to-date to $72 million. In 2023, LaserWeeders will be active across 17 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Funding supports innovative technology companies that are taking community banks into the future. Strategic investment fund BankTech Ventures invests in companies that are developing innovative technologies that enhance the ability of community banks to serve their customers.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Board will work to increase capital to minority-owned startups, create diverse innovation economy WOODBRIDGE, N.J. The board will provide knowledge, guidance, and insights on ways to best increase capital, access, and investments in New Jersey’s diverse entrepreneurs.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 21, 2024

82M Series A financing. Proceeds from the financing will enable the Company to submit an IND for RNDP-001 and complete Phase 1 clinical trials, which will initiate within the year. The post Kirchner Group Advises Investor in $82M Series A Financing in the BioTech Sector appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Register MoveinSync, an innovative Indian startup specializing in workplace commute solutions, is currently in discussions with investors for a new round of funding. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? They aim to secure between $50 to $60 million.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

So far, AIF has invested in seven early-stage companies. AIF brought in Rob Sarrazin from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to serve as its chief investment officer and managing partner. We created the Autism Impact Fund with the ambition of becoming the investment and innovation arm of the autism community,” said Male.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2024

I am extremely pleased to welcome Incyte to Wilmington, a city historically known as the home of corporate innovation, creativity and development,” said Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki. The post Incyte chooses to grow in Delaware with investment in new Wilmington site appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 31, 2022

The world is a big place, and companies wishing to invest have many domestic and foreign options. based companies invested in Germany in some way in 2021, almost matching the pre-pandemic total. Excluding sources of investments may alter the way a startup builds and shapes its culture. For example, 1,806 U.S.-based

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 16, 2023

This collaboration aims to foster co-development, testing, and iteration of innovative solutions while validating them against commercial opportunities within Visa’s extensive network of financial institutions, merchants, and digital partners. Also, Playbux from Thailand presents a fully integrated Web 3.0

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 27, 2022

Register India -based FinTech startup Stack Finance offers customized investment strategies for retail investors based on their goals and risk-taking capabilities. With over a year of experience working at Citibank, NIT-Bhopal graduate Smriti Tomar confirmed what she already knew: it takes a long time to innovate at large corporations.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Register Over the last decade, the landscape of venture investing in the U.S. Team Asia Daily spoke to one such venture capitalist Jessie Wu , an early-stage investor at Upshot Ventures, in an exclusive interview, shedding light upon her investment journey while paving the way for upcoming startup founders and venture capital investors.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Register MessageGears, a customer engagement platform for big consumer brands, has announced the completion of a $62 million growth financing round. With the new funds, MessageGears now has investments totaling to $80 million since its founding in 2011.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. This gave me a front-row seat to the world of tech/innovation, and I began making some personal angel investments along the way.”

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Additionally, Awak intends to leverage the investment to diversify its product portfolio, focusing on creating complementary items tailored for home dialysis. The company aims to refine its ultra-portable peritoneal dialysis (PD) device, gearing it up for the impending final pivotal trial in the United States, scheduled for 2025.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

While the likes of Pipe are reaching multi-billion valuations , European revenue-based financing is experiencing as much of a boom as it is in the U.S. We saw an opportunity to innovate rather than simply join the herd.”. That’s money that could have been used for more stock, increased ad spend, or customer incentives.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

million to fund product innovation and accelerate its growth in the markets that need board management tools the most. million in Series A-1 financing from existing investors led by Base10 Partners, VisionTech, and Collina Ventures and its new investor IU Ventures. The online board management portal announced that it closed $2.6

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 26, 2022

Ben Franklin’s investments paid huge dividends for the commonwealth as the state continued to rebound from the pandemic, according to the statewide initiative’s “2021 Annual Statewide Impact Report,” with clients generating more than $2 billion in revenue and securing $917 million in post-Ben Franklin financing.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Internet giant Google announced today that it has made the first investment from its Africa Investment Fund in Ugandan super app SafeBoda. Google sets up $50M fund to invest in African startups. We are focusing on investments where we believe that Google could add value,” the managing director said in October.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 15, 2023

Register Financial technology (fintech) firm Jenfi , renowned for its pioneering work in revenue-based financing for digital-native companies, has successfully secured US$6.6 This investment will expedite our vision for Jenfi, allowing us to cater to a wider customer base across the region.” The post Headline Asia leads $6.6m

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Meeting highlights Governor’s commitment to equity and inclusion in New Jersey’s innovation economy TRENTON, N.J. While we have more work to do to ensure minority entrepreneurs have access to the funding needed to launch and grow in the Garden State, discussions such as these will help to spark ideas for ways to level the playing field.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

For one thing, the processes remain largely manual, with financing in this sector remaining reliant on emails, spreadsheets and documents in a variety of formats. Old-school systems probably didn’t quite do it for old-school oil and gas investments, but they damn sure don’t cut it for newer, greener, more sustainable technologies.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Seed investments are down by any measure (funds, deals, dollars) over the past 3 years in deals < $1 million AND in deals between $1–5 million. why the hell has seed financing declined so much in the past 3 years?? thus the rise of “pre seed” investing). This begs the question … Why Has Seed Investing Stagnated?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2023

Banking-as-a-service (BaaS), embedded finance and open banking are among the hottest topics in fintech today. In a session called “Making Money Move with Embedded Finance,” our panel will talk about how a new breed of finance infrastructure companies have the potential to turn any company into a fintech company. The promise?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

European satellite and communications startup, Hiber BV has secured €26 million in EU and private investment to expand its IoT satellite network. The funding comes from the European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund), the EU’s innovation agency, which has a €278 million Innovation Fund. Steven Kroonsberg joins as CFO.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Register Binance, the llobal blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has invested in GOPAX, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange licensed to provide fiat-to-crypto services to customers. The investment was part of Binance’s Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI), according to the announcement.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

On a call with TechCrunch, CEO Rotimi Thomas said the investment will help SunFi grow its operations and improve its capabilities to recommend the best systems at the lowest cost to customers. The company said it is working on a third revenue stream where it will assist solar providers with inventory financing. Think about it.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Some are more for fun, and the financing options for those types of buys — such as motorcycles and ATVs — are more limited. The company, which offers “instant” financing for large recreational purchases, boasts impressive financials in a startup world whose inhabitants are mostly unprofitable.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

VerSe Innovation, the parent firm of popular news aggregator Dailyhunt and short video app Josh, said on Thursday it has raised over $450 million in a new financing round, just five months after securing $200 million , as the Indian startup looks to expand its offerings to international markets. India’s ShareChat valued at $2.88

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Voyager Innovations , the owner of Philippines’ payment and financial services app PayMaya and neobank Maya Bank, announced today it has raised $210 million, bringing its valuation to $1.4 PayMaya owner Voyager Innovation raises $167M from KKR, Tencent and IFC, to launch digital bank in the Philippines.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 28, 2021

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Fourteen companies located in central and northern PA recently received an investment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners that will allow them to further develop and commercialize new products, processes, or software applications. Visit [link]. www.accountabilitytech.com. www.cpnet.io. www.emergeedu.com.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

Moove , an African mobility fintech that provides vehicle financing to drivers of ride-hailing platforms like Uber and other gig networks, has raised $105 million in new Series A2 financing. New investors such as AfricInvest, MUFG Innovation Partners, Latitude and Kreos Capital participated. that same year. Image Credits: Moove.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Technology Business Finance Program *. This Concept Fund provides pre-seed financing and early stage risk capital to advance scalable startup Oklahoma companies to prove new products and processes. OCAST TBFP has made 151 investments in 139 companies totaling $12.95 Angel Fund I made 10 investments in 8 companies totaling $1.85

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