Wavemaker Partners Wins Third ‘VC Deal of the Year’ at 2024 SVCA Awards For US$80M Lhoopa Round
Previous wins include eFishery’s Series C round in 2022 and Growsari’s Series B in 2021 MANILA & SINGAPORE, 27 SEPTEMBER 2024 – Wavemaker Partners, Southeast Asia’s leading venture capital firm investing in Enterprise, Deep Tech, and Sustainability startups, has won ‘VC Deal of the Year’ at the 32nd Annual Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SVCA) […]
Checkmate secures US$1.6M in Seed funding to transform pre-employment screening
The company will use the funds to expand to US and Southeast Asia markets,including the Philippines SINGAPORE, 17 SEPTEMBER 2024 — Checkmate, the fast-growing provider of comprehensive pre-employment screening solutions, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its Seed funding round, securing over US$1.6 million (NZD 2.7 million) from Wavemaker Partners, Southeast Asia’s leading early-stage VC investing […]
Tour Amigo secures US$2M Seed capital to accelerate software development and expand global operations
Funding Will Support Advances of Tour Amigo Products and North America Expansion BRISBANE, QLD, 4 September 2024 — Tour Amigo, one of the fastest-growing B2B SaaS companies in the travel industry, announced today that it secured US$2 million capital in a Seed round led by Singapore-based venture capital firm Wavemaker Partners followed by 500 Global. This […]
Mushroom Material secures over US$5m Seed round for fungi-based Styrofoam alternative
SINGAPORE, 8 AUGUST 2024 – Mushroom Material, a start-up replacing styrofoam with the world’s first pelletized fungi packaging, has secured over US$5 million (NZ$8.5 million) in Seed funding. Wavemaker Partners, one of Southeast Asia’s leading VC firms, and Singapore’s SEEDS Capital have led the investment along with Icehouse Ventures, K1W1, and Black Kite Capital. Founded in 2020 by […]
Lhoopa Secures US$80 Million in Equity and Debt to Reduce Affordable Housing Backlog in Southeast Asia
Investment to drive expansion and support strategic initiatives MANILA & SINGAPORE, 16 JULY 2024 – Lhoopa, the innovative proptech company revolutionizing affordable housing in emerging markets, today announced the successful completion of its US$80 million funding round. This is one of the biggest funding rounds by a startup in the Philippines to date, and one of the […]
Tiger New Energy’s Battery Swapping Technology Receives US$3.5M Push
The injection of funds will enable the Bangladeshi startup to empower more drivers through an expanded network of battery swapping stations. DHAKA, BANGLADESH, 25 JUNE 2024 /PRNewswire/ – In the bustling streets of Bangladesh, where millions rely on three-wheelers daily, Tiger New Energy (“Tiger”), a Bangladeshi clean energy startup, is setting a new standard in urban mobility with […]
Octayne secures US$525,000 pre-seed funding to revolutionise the bio-energy sector in Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE, 12 JUNE 2024 – Octayne, Southeast Asia’s (SEA) pioneering farm-waste to energy venture announces its first significant milestone in the journey to invigorate the green energy movement in the region. The company has successfully secured a pre-seed investment of US$525,000 from Wavemaker Impact (WMi) to accelerate its mission of tapping SEA’s vast agricultural sector for primary feedstock to […]
Beppo secures pre-Seed funding to acquire JuanTax, bookkeeping firms
MANILA, 28 MAY 2024 – Philippines-based fintech startup Beppo has concluded a pre-Seed funding round, enabling the company to acquire JuanTax, a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)-accredited tax platform, and five pioneering bookkeeping firms. The funding round, for an undisclosed amount, was led by Wavemaker Partners, with the participation of angel investors. As the SME sector in the […]
Singapore’s XSQUARE Technologies secures S$10.5M in Series A funding led by Wavemaker Partners
SINGAPORE, 23 MAY 2024 — XSQUARE Technologies (XSQUARE), a Singapore-based intelligent warehousing automation company, has successfully raised S$ 10.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Wavemaker Partners–Southeast Asia’s leading VC firm investing in early-stage Enterprise, Deep Tech, and Sustainability startups; with participation from SEEDS Capital—the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore–and Goldbell Corporation. The fresh funds will […]
Rize Raises US$14M in Series A Funding to Boost Tech Platform for Sustainable Rice Farming
Making sustainable rice farming viable is essential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which account for more than 10% of global methane output. SINGAPORE, 9 MAY 2024 — Rize, a pioneering agritech platform dedicated to making sustainable rice cultivation viable through innovative and data-driven practices, today announces the closing of its US$14 million Series A funding round. […]