Vietnamese SaaS platform Base raises US$1.3M in pre-Series A funding round

For Alpha JWC Ventures, the investment into Base marks the Jakarta-based venture...


E-scooter startup Neuron Mobility raises US$3.65M from 500 Startups, SeedPlus, more

The funding will be used to develop a “next generation” scooter...


VC Edith Yeung: The upshot of China’s ICO rules

500 Startups Partner Edith Yeung explains how China’s ambiguous...


500 Startups Vietnam closes its first fund oversubscribed at US$14M

500 Vietnam, which was originally targeting to close the fund at US$10M, plans...


Indonesian smart fishery platform eFishery raises US$4M funding round

Already available in 16 provinces in Indonesia, eFishery has started running...


A look at all the companies participating in 500 Startups’ 24th accelerator program

50 percent of the companies have a back, mixed-race or Latinx founder.


Beenext, 500 Startups join Indian startup Cube Wealth’s US$2M funding round

Cube Wealth was founded by Satyen Kothari, who had previously founded Citrus...


Gilmour Space secures US$14M to develop low-cost hybrid rockets for small satellite market

The startup plans to launch Eris-100, a three-stage commercial vehicle capable...


Bangladeshi ride-hailing startup Shohoz raises US$15M pre-Series B funding round

Golden Gate Ventures leads the latest funding round for Shohoz, which also...


Deep tech investments: What are the opportunities and challenges?

Investing in deep tech startups requires a different playbook due to its nascent...