Aruna raises US$ 30 million in follow-on series A funding, bringing total capital raised to US$ 65 million
Aruna, Indonesia’s leading fishery and marine platform, has announced a US$ 30 million Series A follow-on funding led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. The round also saw participation from existing investors Prosus Ventures, AC Ventures, East Ventures (Growth Fund), Indogen Capital, SMDV and SIG Venture Capital.
Xurya receives US$ 21.5 million series A funding from investors led by East Ventures and Saratoga
Xurya, a renewable energy startup with a focus on Rooftop Solar Power Plant rental in Indonesia, announced series A funding of US$21.5 million or equivalent to Rp 308 billion. This series A funding round was led by a venture capital firm, East Ventures (Growth fund), and PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya Tbk. (Saratoga) with the returning participation of existing investors Schneider Electric and New Energy Nexus Indonesia.
Singapore-based healthtech startup Smarter Health raises S$ 5.15 million to transform healthcare in the region
Smarter Health, a Singapore-based healthtech startup, announced that it has secured S$ 5.15 million in series A funding led by East Ventures. The funds will be used primarily for product development and market expansion in Southeast Asia.
Singapore-based TreeDots secures US$ 11M series A investment led by East Ventures and Amasia
TreeDots, Asia’s first vertically integrated food supply chain ecosystem, announced today that it has successfully closed an oversubscribed US$11 million Series A fundraise. The round was co-led by East Ventures and Amasia.
Leading Singapore EdTech startup Geniebook raises US$16.6 million in Series A funding Round led by East Ventures and Lightspeed; to scale team with strategic new hires
Geniebook, Singapore’s largest online learning platform for the English, Mathematics and Science (EMS) syllabus, has secured US$16.6 million in a Series A funding round which was led by East Ventures (Growth fund), Lightspeed Venture Partners, several prominent angel investors, as well as senior executives from some of Southeast Asia’s most influential companies like Grab, Shopee and Gojek.
East Ventures co-leads series A funding round of US$ 15 million for Singapore-based Qapita
Singapore-based Qapita, provider of equity management SaaS solutions today announced it has raised a Series A round of US$ 15 million (approximately 213 billion rupiah). This round is co-led by Indonesia-based East Ventures (Growth Fund) and Vulcan Capital, with participation from NYCA and other existing investors including MassMutual Ventures, Endiya Partners. Several existing angel investors including Alto Partners, Partners of the Northstar Group and K3 Ventures invested in this round. This round will see Qapita expand its operations in Indonesia.
Indonesia’s fintech company Komunal raises US$ 2.1 million of series A funding led by East Ventures, further promoting the country’s financial inclusion
Komunal, Indonesia’s first fintech company to offer Neo-rural bank services locally, announced earlier today that it has secured US$ 2.1 million (approximately IDR 30 billion) in the Series A funding round. The investment is led by East Ventures with participation from Skystar Capital. Both investors also backed Komunal in the seed funding round. The fresh capital will accelerate Komunal’s mission to boost financial inclusion in Indonesia by enhancing its latest product DepositoBPR.
East Ventures Doubles Down on Nusantics
East Ventures Doubles Down on Nusantics 7 January, 2021 Nusantics, a genomics technology company, announced today that it has raised an undisclosed amount in Series A funding led by East Ventures. The startup also welcomed Triawan Munaf as a commissioner. East Ventures doubled down on Nusantics by leading a follow-up round less than a year after the VC firm led the biotech startup’s seed funding round. The fresh funding is a fruit of Nusantics’ strong growth and its swift response to the disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. While staying focused on their microbiome [...]