Tagged: fundnel

December 13, 2021 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Binance has shut down its Singapore-facing crypto exchange. The news follows a series of events that have eventually led to Binance exiting the top Asian Fintech market with a wholly owned trading platform. Binance Singapore was originally granted an exemption from holding a license under… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 4:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Binance Asia Services, the blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency provider behind Binance.sg, today announced they have taken a post-money stake of 18 per cent in Hg Exchange (HGX), subject to regulatory requirements. HGX is a Southeast Asian member-driven private securities exchange, founded by financial institutions PhillipCapital,… Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 9:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online capital formation has emerged as an effective path for private companies to raise much-needed growth capital fueling innovation and creating jobs. Once the realm of VCs and angel investors only, investment crowdfunding now enables retail investors to access promising young firms at an early… Read More

September 17, 2020 @ 9:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hg Exchange (HGX), Southeast Asia’s first private securities exchange, has kicked off trading. Founding members of the exchange include PhillipCapital, Prime Partners, and Fundnel – a leading securities crowdfunding platform serving sophisticated investors across Asia. Richard Teng, formerly an executive at the Monetary Authority of… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

A new private securities exchange, Hg Exchange, has joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Fintech Sandbox. Hg Exchange’s tenure at the Fintech Sandbox begins on June 22, 2020, and is scheduled to last until December of this year. Hg Exchange will offer 24/7 trading… Read More

May 28, 2019 @ 2:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

For years, there has been a discussion regarding the initial public offering (IPO) conundrum. Back in the day, smaller investors could join alongside institutional money to capture wealth in an IPO. Today, too frequently, that is simply not the case. The big money has been… Read More

November 8, 2018 @ 9:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based private investment platform Fundnel announced on Thursday it has officially expanded into Malaysia. According to Fundnel, the launch was officiated by Norhizam Abdul Kadir, Vice President, Growth Ecosystem Development of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) at a private event in the city center. Fundnel reported that Fundnel Malaysia will… Read More

December 13, 2017 @ 10:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Launched in 2015, Fundnel is a Singapore based investment marketplace that provides unique access to early stage companies for individual investors previously cut out of the pre-IPO equation. Operated by a group of young, highly sophisticated executives, Fundnel is doing equity crowdfunding right and sets… Read More

July 26, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundnel a crowdfunding and community platform serving all of AsiaPac, has announced it formed a first of a kind partnership with ThincLab, an Australia start-up incubator born out of the University of Adelaide. The collaboration will bring ThincLab’s network to Singapore, Fundnel’s home base, and… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based investment crowdfunding platform Fundnel has announced the expansion of its services into Australia. Fundnel is a private investment platform that offers unlisted securities in growth and pre-IPO stage companies to both institutional and individual investors. Fundnel screens all investment opportunities to ensure businesses… Read More

November 3, 2016 @ 10:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundnel, a funding ecoystem based in Singpore, has received a provisional Capital Markets Services (CMS) licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Fundnel said this was the first issued by MAS for any private investing platform.  Receipt of the licence allows Fundnel to market… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Fundnel alumni Spark Asia has secured a partnership with  JustKapture in India. Fundnel is a southeast Asia investment crowdfunding ecosystem that funds and mentors Asian startups. Spark Asia was the winner of Fundnel’s “Everyday Ideas” competition last year and was subsequently incubated on Fundnel while receiving pre-seed… Read More

July 4, 2016 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Collaboration and investment platform Fundnel is hosting the first Supply Chain Asia Hackathon Bootcamp in Singapore amidst a “manpower crunch.” The event is described as being in line with Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative designed to increase the adoption of technology in Supply and Logistics, one… Read More

June 26, 2016 @ 11:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundnel, a collaborative crowdfunding investment platform based in Singapore, has formed a partnership with the Business Angel Network Southeast Asia (BANSEA), to pool resources and boost deal flow.  BANSEA ONE, backed by BANSEA and Fundnel, will become a key investor in early stage companies in… Read More

April 28, 2016 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Impact Guru, a “full stack crowdfunding solution”, has received seed funding in the amount of USD $500,000 from RB Investments and Fundnel – an Asian investment crowdfunding platform. Simultaneously, Impact Guru and Fundnel have formed a strategic partnership combining impact / rewards and investment-based crowdfunding…. Read More

February 2, 2016 @ 4:44 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Creditnation.in, a lending platform which combines credit advisory, analytics, process automation and last-mile connectivity, has announced that it has raised angel round funding for an undisclosed amount.  The platforms deals primarily in credit cards, loan against property, housing, personal, auto and business loans, and have already partnered… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Fundnel, an investment crowdfunding platform that has taken a regional approach to raising capital, has formed a partnership with Anthill Ventures – a venture group and “speed scaling firm” based in India.  Startups graduating from the Anthill program will be migrated to the Fundnel platform… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 5:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundnel, a “collaborative investment” crowdfunding platform has officially launched following the successful funding of six deals totalling US $ 5 million. After completing their soft-launch opened only to insiders, the Singapore-based portal is ready to go and allow access to equity, debt and revenue sharing… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 9:30 am By Benjamin Twoon & Justin Chow  |  

Southeast Asia (SEA) represents a burgeoning regional economy comprising of 11 countries with a consolidated GDP of US$2.57 trillion (that’s approximately 15% the size of the US economy), and a combined population of 620 million people. It’s no wonder that there’s a buzz around the… Read More