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| 31.03.2026 | AI Code Trust: Qodo Secures $70M for Global Governance Expansion | Qodo, a New York City-based AI code review and governance platform, successfully raised $70 million in Series B funding. This latest round boosts its total capital to $120 million. The investment fuels Qodo's global expansion plans, specifi... |
| 30.03.2026 | AI-generated code verification startup Qodo raises $70M
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Cookies | A startup called Qodo, officially known as Codium Ltd., today said it has raised $70 billion in a Series B funding round that brings its total funding to date to $120 million.
Few areas have felt the impact of generative artificial intellig... |
| 30.03.2026 | Qodo Raises $70M in Series B Funding | Qodo, a NYC-based provider of an AI code review and governance platform, raised $70m in Series B funding.
The round, which brought total capital raised to $120m, was led by Qumra Capital, with participation from Maor Ventures, Phoenix Capit... |
| 17.03.2026 | AI pressure rises as Australian startups face cash crunch | - |
| 27.02.2026 | Nimble Secures $47M to Revolutionize Enterprise Web Data for AI | Nimble, a New York-based agentic web search platform, secured $47 million in Series B funding. This investment propels its mission. Nimble delivers real-time, decision-grade web data to enterprises. Total funding now stands at $75 million. ... |
| 27.02.2026 | India's Fintech Frontrunner Xflow Secures $16.6M, Catalyzing Global Payments Evolution | Fintech firm Xflow successfully closed a $16.6 million Series A funding round. General Catalyst spearheaded the investment. PayPal Ventures participated, alongside established backers. This infusion values the B2B cross-border payments plat... |
| 27.02.2026 | [Weekly funding roundup Feb 21-27] Steep fall in VC inflow due to absence of large deals | Venture capital funding in Indian startups saw a sharp decline in the last week of February, largely due to the absence of any high-value deals. This highlights the ongoing challenges faced by the ecosystem in raising capital.
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| 26.02.2026 | UpGuard Secures $75M to Revolutionize Cyber Risk Management | UpGuard, a cybersecurity powerhouse, recently closed a $75M Series C funding round. Springcoast Partners led the investment. This capital infusion will propel UpGuard's AI-powered Cyber Risk Posture Management (CRPM) platform. Plans include... |
| 26.02.2026 | Private Space Ventures Propel Next-Gen Weather Intelligence | Weather forecasting stands at a critical juncture. Record funding fuels a rapid evolution in atmospheric observation. Private innovation now drives significant advancements, surpassing traditional limitations. This new era promises unpreced... |
| 26.02.2026 | UpGuard Raises $75M in Series C Funding | UpGuard, a Hobart, Australia- and Mountain View, CA-based cybersecurity and risk management, company, raised $75M in Series C funding.
The round was led by Springcoast Partners with participation from August Capital, Square Peg Capital, and... |
| 26.02.2026 | Nimble: $47 Million Series B Raised For Agentic Web Search Platform | Nimble, a real-time web search and data platform focused on turning the live web into reliable, decision-grade data for enterprises, has raised $47 million in Series B financing, bringing its total funding to $75 million. The round was led ... |
| 26.02.2026 | UpGuard: $75 Million Series C Raised For Cyber Risk Posture Management Expansion | UpGuard, a cybersecurity and risk management company, has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round led by Springcoast Partners. The minority investment will support the company’s next phase of growth, including expanded capabilities f... |
| 24.02.2026 | Xflow, Basil, HireBound, optoML, others raise funding | B2B cross-border payments platform Xflow, kids-first essentials brand Basil, AI recruiting platform HireBound, fabless semiconductor startup optoML, among other startups, have secured funding in separate rounds.
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| 24.02.2026 | Cross-border payment platform XFlow raises $16.6M in Series A round led by General Catalyst | Business-to-business (B2B) cross-border payments platform XFlow has raised $16.6 million in a Series A funding round led by General Catalyst. This values the company at $85 million.
The round also saw participation from existing investors S... |
| 24.02.2026 | Xflow Raises $16.6 Mn Funding, Secures Full PA-CB Licence | SUMMARY
Xflow has raised $16.6 Mn (₹151 Cr) in a Series A round by General Catalyst, Square Peg, Stripe, Lightspeed and Moore Capital
The startup has also received full approval for the Payment Aggregator Cross Border (PA-CB) licence for bo... |
| 24.02.2026 | Xflow secures $16.6 million funding from PayPal, General Catalyst, other investors | Synopsis
Xflow has secured $16.6 million in a fresh funding round led by existing investor General Catalyst. PayPal has participated in the round as a new investor. Other existing investors â Lightspeed, Stripe, Moore Capital and Square P... |
| 24.02.2026 | Nimble Raises $47M in Series B Financing | From left to right: Menachem Salinas, Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Nimble; Uri Knorovich, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Nimble; and Assaf Harel, Partner at Norwest, following Nimble’s Series B funding announcement.
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| 21.02.2026 | Digital Twin Innovator Neara Secures $63 Million to Fortify Global Grids Amid AI Surge | Neara, an Australian digital twin pioneer, secured $63 million in Series D funding. This investment targets global infrastructure challenges. Its physics-enabled platform creates detailed 3D models of vast power networks. Neara empowers uti... |
| 16.02.2026 | Neara: $90 Million Series D Raised To Expand Physics‑Enabled Digital Twin Platform For Global Infrastructure | Neara, a pioneer in physics-enabled digital twin modelling for critical infrastructure, has closed an AUD 90 million (over USD 60 million) Series D funding round to accelerate its efforts to solve global infrastructure challenges. The round... |
| 13.02.2026 | SOUTHSTART 2026 brings global tech & culture to SA | - |
| 09.02.2026 | Digital twin startup Neara raises $63M to help power companies cope with AI’s energy demands
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Cookies | Australian startup Neara, which makes digital twins of power grids, says it’s ready to support electricity companies as they struggle to cope with the surging demand from artificial intelligence data centers after raising more than $60 mill... |
| 09.02.2026 | Tomorrow.io Raises $175M in Equity Financing | Tomorrow.io, a Boston, MA-based provider of space-based weather intelligence and climate resilience solutions, raised $175m in equity financing.
The round was led by Stonecourt Capital and HarbourVest Partners, with participation from exist... |
| 07.02.2026 | Tomorrow.io: $175 Million Closed For Weather Intelligence Platform | Tomorrow.io announced it has raised a $175 million equity financing led by Stonecourt Capital and HarbourVest Partners to accelerate deployment of DeepSky, which the company describes as the world’s first AI-native weather satellite constel... |
| 29.01.2026 | Lorikeet Launches Coach: The First AI That Tells You Why Your Support Metrics Move - And Fixes the Problem | Coach evaluates 100% of support conversations, diagnoses performance issues, and implements fixes
SYDNEY, Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorikeet, the company that helps businesses create universal AI concierges for their customers, today an... |
| 27.01.2026 | Airwallex deepens APAC expansion with South Korea entry via Paynuri acquisition | Airwallex has entered South Korea through the acquisition of Paynuri, securing local financial licenses as the fintech company continues to expand its licensed payments infrastructure across Asia.
The deal gives Airwallex access to payment ... |
| 06.01.2026 | Six costly mistakes putting new Australian start-ups at risk | - |
| 12.12.2025 | Lorikeet Voice 2.0 Powers Real-Time Support for Hundreds of Thousands During SNAP Emergency Rollout | In partnership with GiveCard, Lorikeet's conversational intelligence platform for high-complexity support assisted more than 300,000 families and resolved issues at a moment of urgent need.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorik... |
| 29.10.2025 | Cuttable Launches in the U.S. — Giving Away 3.1 Billion AI-Made Ads | Cuttable, an Australian startup using artificial intelligence to automate ad creation for ecommerce brands, today announced its launch in the United States. To celebrate, Cuttable is giving away 1,000 ads to every online store in America — ... |
| 22.10.2025 | Sumble launches with $38.5M to expand AI-powered go-to-market intelligence platform
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Cookies | Intelligence platform startup Sumble Inc. formally launched today with an announcement that it has raised $38.5 million in new funding.
It plans to use the money to expand its artificial intelligence-powered go-to-market intelligence platfo... |
| 22.10.2025 | Sumble Raises $38.5M in Seed And Series A Funding | Sumble, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a platform for actionable data to GTM teams, launched with $38.5m in Seed and Series A funding.
The round was led by Canaan Partners and Coatue, with participation from Square Peg Capital, Zetta... |
| 16.10.2025 | Xflow Introduces Flexible Payment Solutions to Help SMB Exporters Navigate Global Trade Challenges | Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Xflow, a leading cross-border payments fintech, today announced the launch of its new flexible, flat-fee pricing plans designed specifically for India’s small and mid-sized exporters. The offering aims to help IT... |
| 09.10.2025 | Deals in brief: Valtor secures Wavemaker backing, Qapita raises Series B funding, Accel and Peak XV invest in Supabase, and more | Valtor Solutions raises pre-seed funding to accelerate green construction procurement
Valtor Solutions, a construction sourcing and procurement firm based in the Philippines, has raised USD 700,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by climate... |
| 25.09.2025 | Xflow Launches Compliance Desk to Simplify Cross-Border Payment Compliance for Indian Exporters | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Xflow today announced the launch of Compliance Desk, a managed service that allows Indian exporters to outsource the complex compliance requirements tied to cross-border payments. With every foreign inward remitt... |
| 08.08.2025 | Lorikeet: $35 Million Series A Raised For AI-Based Universal Customer Concierges | Lorikeet, an AI company that creates universal AI concierges for businesses, has raised a $35 million Series A funding round. The investment, led by QED Investors, will be used to advance product development and go-to-market efforts.
The fu... |
| 07.08.2025 | Lorikeet Raises $35M to Build AI Concierges Beyond Chatbots | Lorikeet, the company that helps businesses create universal AI concierges for their customers, today announced it has raised $35 million USD in Series A funding to accelerate product development and go-to-market efforts. The round was led ... |
| 06.08.2025 | Lorikeet Raises $35 Million USD Series A to Deliver AI-Powered Universal Customer Concierges Able to Solve Real Challenges-- Not Just Chatbots | QED Investors leads round, joined by Blackbird, Square Peg, Airtree and founders of Airwallex and Canva, as Lorikeet sees 10x growth and a product performance that sets it apart from competitors
SYDNEY, Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorikeet... |
| 06.08.2025 | Lorikeet Raises $35M USD Series A Funding | Lorikeet, a Sydney, Australia-based company that helps businesses create universal AI concierges for their customers, raised $35M in Series A funding.
The round was led by QED Investors with participation from Blackbird, Square Peg, Skip Ca... |
| 29.07.2025 | Aidoc: $150 Million Raised For CARE Healthcare Foundation Model | Aidoc has raised $150 million for its Healthcare Foundation Model, CARE, which aims to improve clinical decision-making for 100 million patients. This funding, led by General Catalyst and Square Peg, brings Aidoc’s total to $370 million and... |
| 25.07.2025 | Clinical AI Giant Aidoc Secures $150M to Reshape Healthcare | Aidoc secured $150M, boosting its clinical AI platform. This NYC-based firm, now with $370M total funding, deploys advanced AI solutions like CARE™ to enhance physician decisions and patient care. Aidoc's FDA-cleared technology assists over... |
| 24.07.2025 | Aidoc Raises $150M in Funding | Aidoc, a NYC-based provider of a clinical AI platform, raised $150M in funding.
The round was led by General Catalyst and Square Peg, with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Hartford HealthCare, Mercy, Sutter Healt... |
| 23.07.2025 | Aidoc Secures $150 Million for CARE, its Healthcare Foundation Model, to Transform Clinical Decision-Making for 100 Million Patients | The Era of Clinical AI Has Arrived: Trusted by Leading Health
Aidoc, the leading clinical AI platform with the highest number of FDA-cleared solutions in its category, announced a $150 million financing round to accelerate the development o... |
| 03.07.2025 | Deals in brief: Monit raises USD 2.5 million, GreenTeams and AI Hay land Series A rounds, latest China funding deals, and more | Monit raises USD 2.5 million to improve spend management for Indonesian businesses
Monit, a Jakarta-based spend management platform, has raised USD 2.5 million in a funding round led by Cento Ventures, with participation from Sansan. Existi... |
| 04.06.2025 | Australian energytech Amber raises €26M to expand across Europe | Australian energytech Amber has raised €26 million in a funding round led by ETF Partners to support its expansion into key European energy markets.
The round also included participation from existing investors Square Peg, Gentrack, Rubio I... |
| 03.06.2025 | Airwallex’s $300 M Series F backing boosts its $6.2 billion valuation | The international payments and financial platform Airwallex has closed a $300 million Series F funding round, valued at $6.2 billion.
The round includes $150 million in secondary share transfers, the company said in a statement on Wednesday... |
| 22.05.2025 | Airwallex raises USD 300 million, eyes IPO readiness and AI-led finance | Airwallex has raised USD 300 million in a Series F funding round, pushing its post-money valuation to USD 6.2 billion. The global fintech firm, known for its cross-border payments platform, is adapting to a more cautious capital environment... |
| 22.05.2025 | Fintech Firm Airwallex Raises $300M in Series F, Hits $6.2B Valuation | Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform, has secured $300 million in a Series F funding round, lifting its valuation to $6.2 billion and further solidifying its position as one of the world’s most valuable Fintechs.
The round in... |
| 21.05.2025 | Сингапурский банковский стартап Airwallex оценен в $6,2 млрд | Airwallex стремится стать полноценной операционной системой для глобального бизнеса, которая поддерживает движение денег и управление расходами, по словам Джека Чжана, соучредителя и генерального директора. Раунд финансирования увеличил оце... |
| 13.05.2025 | Blinq: $25 Million Series A Secured For Digital Business Card Platform | Blinq, a digital business card platform helping professionals connect instantly, announced a $25 million Series A funding round led by Touring Capital, with participation from existing investors Blackbird Ventures and Square Peg Capital, an... |
| 12.03.2025 | Accelerating Action: The Path to Gender Equality in Tech and Beyond | International Women’s Day (IWD) is more than a date on the calendar. It’s a call to action. This year, the theme “Accelerate Action” resonates deeply, urging us to confront the slow march toward gender equality. At the current pace, full pa... |
| 08.03.2025 | Flex and GajiGesa: Two Titans in Fintech Make Waves | In the bustling world of fintech, two companies are making headlines: Flex and GajiGesa. Each is carving out a niche in the financial landscape, offering innovative solutions to age-old problems. Flex, based in New York City, recently secur... |
| 08.03.2025 | Action, reflection, and insight from International Women’s Day | Opinion
Stefanie Yeo · 11h ago · 5 min readAction, reflection, and insight from International Women’s Day
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I’m Stefanie, one of the writers on the Tech in Asia Studios team. Beyond being a writer, I am also a content strategist,... |
| 04.03.2025 | Indonesia’s earned wage access platform GajiGesa acquired by Kredivo Group | The Earned Wage Access (EWA) platform GajiGesa, which operates in Indonesia, has been fully acquired by Kredivo Group.
With this acquisition, Kredivo Group will enter the rapidly expanding EWA market, which aligns with the group’s objective... |
| 12.02.2025 | Voyantis: The AI Catalyst for Efficient Growth in Business | In the fast-paced world of business, growth is the holy grail. Companies chase it like moths to a flame. But as the landscape shifts, the approach to growth must evolve. Enter Voyantis, a Tel Aviv-based company that is redefining how busine... |
| 11.02.2025 | Voyantis Raises $41M in Funding | Voyantis, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of an AI-driven growth platform for customer acquisition and lifecycle optimization, raised $41M in Funding.
The round was led by Intel Capital with participation from Square Peg, Target Global, J... |
| 11.02.2025 | Voyantis Raises $41M to Help Companies Transition to Efficient Growth, by Focusing on the RIGHT Customers at the RIGHT Time | The round, led by Intel Capital, will further infuse AI into customer acquisition & lifecycle optimization
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Voyantis, the AI-driven growth platform for customer acquisition and lifecycl... |
| 11.02.2025 | Voyantis: $41 Million Raised For Customer Acquisition Growth Platform | Voyantis, an AI-driven growth platform for customer acquisition and lifecycle optimization, announced it raised $41 million, bringing the total funding to $60 million. The funding round was led by Intel Capital with participation from Squar... |
| 06.02.2025 | Lorikeet Soars: A New Era for AI Customer Support | In the bustling world of technology, Lorikeet has emerged as a beacon of innovation. This Sydney-based company recently secured $9 million in funding, led by Blackbird and supported by existing investors Square Peg and Skip Capital. The inv... |
| 05.02.2025 | Lorikeet Raises $9M as Demand Grows for AI Customer Support Agents | AI customer experience pioneer Lorikeet announces it has raised an additional USD $9 million in funding from Blackbird and its existing investors Square Peg and Skip Capital, fueled by breakout growth in 2024 across key financial centers in... |
| 23.01.2025 | Rokt's Surge: A New Era in E-commerce Innovation | Rokt is making waves. The New York City-based company has just closed a secondary funding round, boosting its valuation to a staggering $3.5 billion. This leap is not just a number; it signifies a shift in the e-commerce landscape. With a f... |
| 22.01.2025 | Rokt Closes Secondary Funding, Increasing Valuation to US$3.5 Billion | Rokt, a NYC-based company which specializes in ecommerce, closed its secondary funding, increasing its valuation to US$ 3.5 Billion.
The company signed a stock purchase agreement for ~US$335M with investors including Tiger Global Management... |
| 17.01.2025 | The Evolving Landscape of Cybersecurity and E-Commerce | In the digital age, the battle between security and deception rages on. Recent events highlight the growing sophistication of cybercriminals and the challenges faced by legitimate businesses. Two stories, one of phishing and the other of e-... |
| 16.01.2025 | Rokt Announces Secondary Transaction, Increasing Valuation to US$3.5 Billion, and Appointment of Anita Sands to the Board of Directors | NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rokt, the global leader in ecommerce unlocking real-time relevancy in the moment that matters most, today announced a secondary transaction amid strong demand from new and existing investors. The comp... |
| 16.01.2025 | Оценка компании электронной коммерции Rokt достигла $3,5 млрд после вторичной продажи акций | Tiger Global, Square Peg Capital, Barrenjoey и SecondQuarter Ventures входят в число тех, кто купит акции на сумму $335 млн у некоторых существующих инвесторов в нью-йоркской Rokt. Члены совета директоров, включая Джона Хо, Терри Боуэна и К... |
| 18.11.2024 | Fundraising unpacked: Not all startup rounds are created equal | Claire Bristow. Source: SmartCompany via Canva. article-article-body
Startup fundraising announcements are a regular feature of tech and finance media, but not all headline numbers are created equal. Often, the headline number can be a mix ... |
| 04.11.2024 | Neara: AI-Based Predictive Modeling Company Raises $31 Million (Series C) | Neara, an AI-based predictive modeling software platform for critical infrastructure, announced a $31 million Series C funding round. The funding round was anchored by a consortium led by EQT, with participation from Partners Group (one of ... |
| 01.11.2024 | Neara's $31 Million Series C: A Leap Towards Energy Resilience | In a world where energy demands surge and infrastructure crumbles, Neara emerges as a beacon of hope. The Sydney-based company recently secured $31 million in Series C funding, a financial lifeline that promises to bolster its AI-powered pr... |
| 31.10.2024 | Neara Announces US$31 Million Series C to Accelerate International Energy Resiliency and Vertical Expansion | Neara closes Series C fundraise, led by some of the world’s largest private market investors and infrastructure owners, cementing its position as a global leader in critical infrastructure resiliency
Neara, the first AI-powered predictive m... |
| 01.10.2024 | Qodo: GenAI-Based Code Integrity Platform Closes $40 Million (Series A) | Generative AI code integrity platform Qodo (formerly CodiumAI) announced $40 million in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $50M. The oversubscribed round was led by Susa Ventures and Square Peg, with participation fro... |
| 30.09.2024 | Qodo Raises $40M in Series A Funding | Qodo (fka CodiumAI), a Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of a generative AI code integrity platform, raised $40M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Susa Ventures and Square Peg, with participation from Firestreak Ventures, ICON Continu... |
| 20.09.2024 | Kula launches AI-driven recruitment platform for global market expansion | Today, Kula unveiled what it describes as the world's first complete hiring platform offering advanced AI functionalities. Developed during the AI boom, the platform incorporates a variety of AI advancements specifically designed for recrui... |
| 26.07.2024 | Australian Startups Soar: A $9.7 Million Boost in Innovation | Australia's startup scene is buzzing. This week, three innovative companies raised a combined total of $9.7 million. Each is carving a niche in the ever-evolving landscape of technology and finance. They are not just chasing dollars; they a... |
| 26.07.2024 | Three Aussie startups that raised $9.7 million this week | SeenCulture founder and CEO Nikki Tugano. Source: Supplied. article-article-body
The three Australian startups that raised new funding this week are building platforms to transform the advertising sector, bring a plan B to VC funding, and c... |
| 11.05.2024 | Australian VC Square Peg plans to raise $550m for sixth fund | Australian venture capital (VC) firm Square Peg plans to raise $550 million for its sixth fund in the second half of 2024 while maintaining its focus on investment activities in Southeast Asia, Australia, and Israel, a top executive told De... |
| 08.05.2024 | LottieFiles Receives Strategic Investment From Webflow Ventures & Figma Ventures | LottieFiles Integration (Graphic: Business Wire)
LottieFiles, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an animation design platform, received a strategic investment from Webflow Ventures and Figma Ventures.
The amount of the deal was not discl... |
| 14.11.2022 | Brief: Vow lands $49.2m ahead of its cultivated quail launch in Singapore restaurants | Australian cultivated meat company Vow has secured $49.2 million in Series A funding to bring cultivated quail to Singapore.
PeakBridge participated in the round alongside Blackbird, Prosperity7 Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Square Peg, Grok V... |
| 27.10.2022 | Six Aussie startups that raised $56 million this week | It’s been a huge week for Australian startup raises, with more than $56 million invested into six companies, while Square Peg also banked $860 million for two new funds. Psylo: $5 million
Biotech startup Psylo has raised $5 million in seed ... |
| 25.10.2022 | Square Peg Capital closes $550M fund for Southeast Asia, Australia and Israel | It’s a tough market for venture capital, but Square Peg Capital is plowing ahead with its focus on Australia (where it is based), Southeast Asia and Israel. The firm announced today that it has closed its fifth fund totaling $550 million. T... |
| 31.08.2022 | Sequoia, Square Peg lead $12m round of global recruitment platform | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Xavier Kong · 31 Aug 2022 · 1 min readSequoia, Square Peg lead $12m round of global recruitment platform
Kula, a US-based recruitment platform, has raised US$12 million in a seed round co-led by Sequoia Capital India... |
| 17.06.2022 | Indonesian social commerce enabler raises funds in Square Peg-led round | Consumer TechInvestmentsNewsStartups
Qishin Tariq · 1d ago · 2 min readIndonesian social commerce enabler raises funds in Square Peg-led round
Desty, an Indonesia-based social commerce website builder, has raised another round of funding le... |
| 10.05.2022 | AgriDigital helps Aussie grain players collateralize their crop for working capital. Now it’s heading Stateside | Australian grain management platform AgriDigital raised A$25 million ($17.7 million) in a recently closed funding round, as it seeks to expand its offering to help smaller industry players access same-day working capital loans.
The funding ... |
| 05.05.2022 | Square Peg to raise $550m for more investments in SEA | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Jenina Ibañez · 10h ago · 1 min readSquare Peg to raise $550m for more investments in SEA
Australian VC firm Square Peg is set to raise US$550 million to back tech startups across Southeast Asia while it further inve... |
| 18.04.2022 | Square Peg on building its foothold in Southeast Asia | Square Peg Capital, one of Australia’s largest venture capital firms with current assets under management of about $3 billion USD, is digging deeper into Southeast Asia. The firm is currently raising $550 million in new funding, and if its ... |
| 27.10.2021 | Data Snapshot: Singapore, Turkey move up the agrifoodtech investment leaderboard in H1 2021 | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
As any agrifoodtech observer would expect, the US was the out-and-out leader in terms of agrifoodtech i... |
| 22.10.2021 | Weekly Wrap #71: Bitcoin's explosion, Snap's erosion, Atlassian's culture locomotion | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| 21.10.2021 | Why Donald Trump’s media SPAC could be the ultimate meme stock | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump unveiled plans to take a new social media and conserv... |
| 20.10.2021 | Deci : Raises $21M to Enable the World to Benefit from the Full Potential of AI | TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Deci, the deep learning development company that helps enterprises build, optimize, and deploy AI to production, today announced it has raised a $21 million Series A round led by New York-base... |
| 28.06.2021 | Six years in Tel Aviv: Here’s what Dan Krasnostein says Australia can learn from the Israeli tech ecosystem | Israel's Western Wall. Source: Unsplash/Sander Crombach.
I’ve just landed back in Australia after six years in Tel Aviv, investing in the Israeli tech ecosystem and its brilliant entrepreneurs.
I am constantly asked, “what makes Israel tick... |
| 12.01.2021 | Starting with cultured kangaroo dumplings, Vow is on a mission to diversify the world’s protein sources | Most of the meat consumed in modern society comes from a relatively narrow set of animal species: cattle, chickens, pigs, and sheep, for the most part. These four account for an estimated 97% of our protein intake, but represent just 0.02% ... |
| 27.10.2020 | Deci : Raises $9.1M in Seed Funding to Build AI that Crafts Next Generation of AI | TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Deci, the deep learning company dedicated to transforming the AI lifecycle, today announced it has raised $9.1 million in a seed round led by Israel-based VC firm Emerge and global VC fund Squ... |
| 22.10.2020 | Rokt Closes $80M Series D Investment Round | The tech leader sees a 42% increase in valuation in 2020, to more than US$450M
Rokt, the global leader in e-commerce technology, today announced an investment of US$80M. The capital will help accelerate research & development and suppor... |
| 22.10.2020 | Rokt Closes $80M Series D Investment Round | The tech leader sees a 42% increase in valuation in 2020, to more than US$450M
Rokt, the global leader in e-commerce technology, today announced an investment of US$80M. The capital will help accelerate research & development and suppor... |
| 15.09.2020 | Sternum Raises $6.5M in Series A Funding | Sternum, the IoT cybersecurity company providing embedded protection and unprecedented real-time visibility for connected devices, today announced it has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding. The round, led by Square Peg, was joined by e... |
| 15.09.2020 | Sternum : Raises $6.5M in Series A Funding to Provide Embedded Cybersecurity and Real-Time Visibility for IoT Devices | TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sternum, the IoT cybersecurity company providing embedded protection and unprecedented real-time visibility for connected devices, today announced it has raised $6.5 million in Series A fundi... |
| 26.08.2020 | SupPlant and ClimaCell want to make precision agtech affordable for Asia’s poorest farmers | An awful lot of the business of farming comes down to educated guesswork, preparedness for the unexpected, and more than a fair bit of plain old good luck.
Thankfully, technology is taking much of this uncertainty out of agriculture. With s... |
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| 07.04.2020 | A new normal for startups: How to handle a slowdown when your BAU is hypergrowth | Jelix Ventures founder Andrea Gardiner. Source: supplied.
Last week, Square Peg Capital founder Paul Bassat sent a letter to the VC firm’s portfolio companies, following up on an earlier communication in early-March.
In the letter, Bassat p... |
| 13.03.2020 | Should startups panic about coronavirus? A letter from Square Peg Capital co-founder Paul Bassat | Square Peg co-founder and partner Paul Bassat. Source: supplied
In early-March, Square Peg Capital co-founder and partner Paul Bassat sent a letter about the coronavirus outbreak to the VC fund’s founders and CEOs.
The letter is timely, det... |
| 12.09.2019 | Q-CTRL – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | We are excited to announce our investment in Q-CTRL’s $15M Series A round.
Q-CTRL is a Sydney, Australia based startup working to improve and mainstream quantum computing. They have developed machine learning (ML) software that reduces the ... |
| 10.09.2019 | Q-CTRL raises $15M for software that reduces error and noise in quantum computing hardware | As hardware makers continue to work on ways of making wide-scale quantum computing a reality, a startup out of Australia that is building software to help reduce noise and errors on quantum computing machines has raised a round of funding t... |
| 27.07.2018 | Indonesian Credit Score Fintech Raised USD30 Million Series B to Expand in Southeast Asia | Jakarta based FinAccel has raised a USD30 million Series B equity investment round led by Square Peg Capital, with participation from new investors MDI Ventures and Atami Capital, and from existing investors Jungle Ventures, Openspace Ventu... |
