Fintech Franchise Network Closes $18M Initial Capital Funding

Fintech Franchise Network (FFN) has successfully closed its initial capital round, totaling $18M from two key strategic funding partners, which has allowed the business to launch. The bulk of these funds will be used as lending capital to fund non-prime consumer lending originations, with the balance being deployed as working capital. Founded in 2022 as an expansion … Read more

Obol Labs Raises $12.5M Series A Funding to Make Proof-of-Stake Blockchains More Secure

Today, Obol Labs announced the close of a $12.5 million Series A financing round. Pantera Capital and Archetype co-led the round, with new participation from BlockTower, Nascent, Placeholder, Spartan, and IEX, and follow-on investment from Coinbase Ventures and Ethereal Ventures. This latest round brings Obol Labs’ total financing to $19M, making it the best-capitalized software … Read more

Winter Capital on Investment Climate in South and Southeast Asia

Winter Capital, a growth equity investment firm headquartered in the UAE, has been actively growing since the mid-2010s. The current focus of the company is dynamic support of South and Southeast Asian (SEA) start-ups. Winter Capital is well-known in India for backing businesses in the e-commerce sector, including G.O.A.T Brand Labs, and the healthcare sector, … Read more

Winter Capital Partners Obtains Regulatory In-Principle Approval to Operate in the UAE

Winter Capital, a growth equity investment firm headquartered in the UAE, has been actively growing since the mid-2010s. The current focus of the company is dynamic support of South and Southeast Asian (SEA) start-ups. Winter Capital has been notable in India for supporting startups like G.O.A.T Brand Labs in e-commerce, and Pristyn Care in healthcare. … Read more

Winter Capital Targets Boosted Venture Capital Investments in SEA and Particularly Singapore in 2023

Winter Capital is a growth equity investment firm headquartered in the UAE with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Cyprus, actively investing globally since 2015. It is an effective player in the SEA region, with the aim of driving support for emerging startups in this sector, including Singapore. The most recent addition to Winter Capital’s … Read more

The Hidden Social Media Network of CEOs (And How to Get Invited)

Anyone who hasn’t been rubbing elbows with Europe’s elite or following the underground tech scene has probably been missing out on the wave of investors and entrepreneurs taking social media by storm. Far from the loud attention-hungry CEOs of Silicon Valley, a growing community of quiet startups is building the real future of business. Thanks … Read more

JETRO Chooses Nine Japanese Business Technology Startups for ‘Start Up City Program’ to Aid Global Expansion

AlchemistX, the global corporate and government partnership extension of Alchemist Accelerator, today announced that the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), a government organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world, has selected nine Japanese business-to-business (B2B) startups from a pool of more than 100 applicants to … Read more

Brave14 Capital, a Venture Fund Raised by a High School Student, Launches With Top Investors From Throughout the US

Brave14 Capital, L.P. is excited to announce that it has successfully raised $870,000 for its first Venture Capital (VC) fund. Brave14 Capital was launched by Taarini Kaur Dang, a high school senior in Silicon Valley. This is a unique fund because of its mission of changing the world using Venture Capital by investing in social … Read more

Dao Foods Welcomes Rich Products Ventures as Investor in China-Focused Alternative Protein Startups

Dao Foods International announced today that Rich Products Ventures has joined as an investor in Dao Foods Venture Fund 1, supporting its Incubator with a mandate to invest in up to 30 alternative protein startups focused on the China market. Rich Products Ventures (RPV) is the corporate venture capital arm of Rich Products, a global … Read more

Felux Raises $5.1M in Seed Funding to Digitize the Steel Industry With the Launch of B2B Marketplace and Supply Chain Logistics Platform

Felux, the fastest growing B2B marketplace and supply chain platform for the steel and industrial industry, today announced the company has raised $5.1m in seed funding led by Expa, with participation from 8VC and Lightbank. Felux aims to transform the traditional offline, trillion-dollar steel industry by helping bring commerce and inventory online, so the industry has … Read more