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Singapore’s Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India Raise $541M, Prioritizes Women-Led Startups

AsiaTechDaily

Register Singapore-based venture capital firm Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India (VVSEAI) has successfully concluded its fifth funding round, raising $541 million. Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India (VVSEAI) was founded in 2010 to drive innovation and support scalable businesses in the Southeast Asian and Indian regions.

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7 Creative Financing Options for New Businesses and Startups

StartupNation

But financing isn’t always easy — especially if you’re the proud founder of a brand new business. You still have plenty of creative financing options to fund your business. You’ll need to think outside the box, but you’re bound to come across your “aha” financing moment in this article. Bootstrapping.

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Leveraging Your Community and Networking Online

Smart Hustle Magazine

This conversation focused on community building, networking and how to do it virtually. It’s become the leading technology, startup entrepreneurship, and venture ecosystem building platform. Cate Luzio started Luminary after working in corporate financing for 20 years. A Shift to Stay Connected. A New Path for Women. Sign Me Up!

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GetVantage offers revenue-based financing to India’s founders

TechCrunch

That’s the gap that revenue-based financing platforms like GetVantage want to fill. The Mumbai-based startup announced today that it has raised $36 million in equity and debt led by Varanium Nexgen Fintech Fund, DMI Sparkle Fund, along with returning investors Chiratae Ventures and Dream Incubator Japan.

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Nigeria’s Decagon raises millions to finance and train software engineers

TechCrunch

million seed round and a student loan financing facility of $25 million from Nigerian financial institution Sterling Bank. The dire need for tech talent in Nigeria has become more evident these days, where startups are raising venture capital at a ridiculous pace. Today, Decagon is announcing its $1.5 also took part. “We

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Alloy, Synctera and Unit discuss the future of embedded finance at TC Disrupt

TechCrunch

Banking-as-a-service (BaaS), embedded finance and open banking are among the hottest topics in fintech today. Make opening a bank account, storing money, receiving a payment card and lending money as easy as opening a social network account. Venture dollars continue to flow. The promise? billion valuation.

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Ghost Financial whips up new capital into finance tools for ghost kitchens

TechCrunch

When Keto Kitchen had good sales in the first quarter, Meyer went to the bank to ask for expansion financing and recalled the banker asking him what a ghost kitchen was. That told him there was an opportunity for a data-driven financing tool for these types of restaurants. The voracious fight for your salad bowl.