Genext Students is a hybrid tutoring platform that connects students with home tutors; raises US$580,000 funding

With more than 4,000 tutorpreneurs and 75% moth-on-month repeat customers,...


Indian digital payments firm ItzCash raises US$120M from Ebix for 80% equity

The deal brings together complementary functionalities and the opportunity...


Ruangguru receives grant from global mobile operator trade body, is the sole SEA startup in the list

Apart from Ruangguru, the other Asian startup in GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator...


It is official: Indian m-commerce company Paytm raises US$1.4B from SoftBank

Paytm plans to invest approximately US$1.6 billion over the next three to five...


Qupital gets US$2M seed funding from MindWorks Ventures, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund to help SMEs get through the month

Qupital sees opportunity in its home market Hong Kong, where 25 per cent of SMEs...


Payments gateway firm Telr raises US$3M to scale operations and roll out new products in India, emerging markets

Telr’s multiple payment methods like cards and online banking instantly...


Cradle Fund launches new investment product, aims to wean startups off grants

In December 2016, Cradle Fund revamped their conditional grant and seed type...


Singapore fintech startup 4xLabs offers solutions to forex firms; raises US$1.5M from Dymon Asia, OSK Ventures

4xLabs provides Biz4x that helps money changers to improve their...


Indonesian startup Ahlijasa raises funding from Indogen, Fenox VC, 500 Startups to expand its on-demand laundry services

Last August, Ahlijasa won the Startup World Cup Indonesia, the regional finale...


How we became the first EU startup to raise from Gobi Partners and Golden Gate Ventures

VCs are impressed with a great company and great people, more than a polished...