Tagged: singapore

June 25, 2015 @ 4:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

BankerBay, an online investment banking platform that connects qualified and vetted corporate deals with providers of capital around the world, announced today that it has raised over $2 million in seed funding. BankerBay was originally set up in Singapore but simultaneously announced corporate headquarters will now… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 10:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Djenee, a new company that has developed a “personal on-demand digital concierge service”, raised almost S$500,000 on the first day of equity crowdfunding on FundedByMe according to a company statement.  The platform called this funding round a “new standard for equity crowdfunding in Asia”. Djenee… Read More

June 2, 2015 @ 10:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an attempt to gain full access in the top-secret Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, the documentation leaking website, WikiLeaks, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on its own platform to raise $100,000 reward for the remaining chapters of the TPP. The TPP is a “proposed regional regulatory and investment treaty”…. Read More

May 30, 2015 @ 8:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

SolarPVExchange is the newest entry into the renewable energy crowdfunding space.  Launched on May 28th, the company just held its “Sunvest” launch party in Singapore this past week.  The platform is a crowdsource / crowdfunding hybrid and claims first in the region.  The site allows… Read More

May 27, 2015 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Three crowdfunding platforms have come together in a strategic alliance to boost market dominance in Southeast Asia.  CoAssets, FundedByMe, and New Union each based in Singapore, specialize in different aspects of Crowdfunding. CoAssets is targeting the real estate vertical.  New Union is a debt based… Read More

May 14, 2015 @ 10:38 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The fintech accelerator Startupbootcamp FinTech Singapore has appointed Steven Tong as a new managing director.  Tong,  formerly of Infocomm Investments and the London-based accelerator, also welcomed three new team members from PwC Singapore, Pix Vine Capital and Jungle Ventures.  Tong  brings 15 years’ worth of experience working with financial technology companies… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 9:03 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Singapore-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Capital Match which targets Singapore SMEs obtain loans financed by individual investors has launched. The company stated that its are two-fold, to provide business borrowers with the next best interest rates after banks and to give investors access to an attractive yield… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 2:38 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Whether you have an eye–or a nose–for good design, Sniffr, a new crowdfunding platform for Singapore designers, has just soft-launched, according to Channel NewsAsia. Founded by Otto Solutions, the platform offers aspiring designers a launch pad to share and showcase their designs, as well as solicit funding… Read More

March 2, 2015 @ 11:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore’s first true equity crowdfunding platform, FundedHere, launched today its platform to facilitate equity-based funding and venture debt for start-ups in the region from as low as S$5,000 (US$3,700). The new investment platform is viewed as a “springboard to fund projects in the region”. FundedHere… Read More

February 16, 2015 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released a document outlining the proposals to introduce investment crowdfunding in Singapore.  Comments are being accepted on the consultation paper until March 18th.  The widely expected publication is in recognition of the shift from traditional forms of finance… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 11:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CoAssets, a crowdfunding site from Singapore that lists properties from around the world, has raised S$1 million (US$733,000) in series A funding from undisclosed investors. This values the company, believed to be the first real estate crowdfunding platform in Southeast Asia, at S$13 million, or… Read More

January 28, 2015 @ 2:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will launch its very own equity crowdfunding platform as a vehicle to help raise capital for entrepreneurs and small businesses.  SGX will partner with Clearbridge Accelerator on the project. Clear bridge is described as one of the leading venture capital… Read More

January 26, 2015 @ 8:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based startup Club Ethis may be the world’s first Shari’ah compliant crowdfunding platform and according to information provided by the portal it is growing fast. Club Ethis is guided by 2 in-house Islamic scholars. Ethis believes it has shown that Islamic Finance, crowdfunding and real… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Woomentum, a crowdfunding & crowdsourcing platform for female entrepreneurs, has just launched a sister site called HerCoLab.  Woomentum is the creation of Mouna Aouri, an engineer and mother of two based in Singapore.  Woomentum’s mission is to support women during the most challenging phases… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Frankfurt, Germany-based iCradle, Inc.‘s COBI, the world’s smartest connected biking system reached the finish line of its Kickstarter campaign with a resounding triumph, having raised just over $400,000 in less than a month. This exceeds its initial fundraising goal by 402%. As previously reported, COBI is considered a “world-first”… Read More

December 29, 2014 @ 3:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Southeast Asia’s first real estate crowdfunding platform CoAssets has said they intend on launching a print publication covering the crowdfunding space.  Crowdfunders is expected to see its first publication in January and will be available in all major Singapore bookstores. Getty Goh, co-founder and CEO… Read More

December 26, 2014 @ 5:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based peer to peer lending platform MoolahSense curates the companies that seek funding on its platform.  CEO and founder Lawrence Yong recently explained the MoolahSense approach while visiting the studios of CNBC Asia during a segment of The Tech Call.  The platform made its debut… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SparkLabs is graduating its fourth batch of companies with a frenzied interest in its demo day. Over 900 people have registered to attend their demo day event. Senior associate at SparkLabs, Sophia Choi stated,”Even with over 30,000 startups in Korea and SparkLabs’ growing reputation in Asia, our… Read More

December 8, 2014 @ 10:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdsourcing Week Global is the only week-long gathering focused on the promise and future of the crowd economy. Now in it’s third edition, CSW Global will take place in Singapore from April 20-24, 2015 with the theme “Crowd Economy: Disrupting Billion Dollar Industries and Empowering… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

CoAssets, a Singapore based real estate investment crowdfunding platform, has released that total payout on the Asian platform is now over S $120,000 to date with the expectation for that amount to surpass S $ 700,000 over the next 12 months.  Projects listed on CoAssets… Read More