Crowdfunding
Japan’s Lifull leads seed round for BitOfProperty
Follows a pre-seed round led by Spaze Ventures, a Singapore-based startup incubator.
Kitamen targets US$510k fundraising via ECF to grow its eSports presence
Malaysian e-sports player looks to raise US$510,000 through ECF to increase its presence in fast-growing e-sports market.
Sharmila Ganapathy - My Fave 5 of 2017
With her passion for telling people’s stories, Sharmila Ganapathy sifts through the many articles she wrote in 2017 and miraculously settles on five.
Newly licensed Singapore crowdfunding player kickstarts platform
FundTier aims to connect local SMEs seeking alternative funding with investors.
Modalku Group hits US$74mil in total crowdfunded MSME loans
Company’s business has grown nine times compared to 2016.
Modalku launches mobile app for lenders
App provides convenience and mobility from sign-up to crowdfunding for alternative investments.
Crowdo achieves full regulatory registration in Indonesia
Regional fintech operator is registered with the Indonesia Financial Regulator to provide peer to business lending.
Digerati50: Startups, you’ll never walk alone
Sam Shafie holds on fast to dream of catalyzing crowd funding in Malaysia, despite rocky early going between 2012-2015.
Kickstarter comes to Singapore, and Hong Kong
Pioneering crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has launched in Singapore and Hong Kong, officially extending its service to creators in these countries for the first time.
Singapore startup Interfone is fighting those roaming blues … with a sticker
A Singaporean startup has a very unique way of solving those roaming blues: With a sticker, targeted especially at business travellers.
