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Vietnamese digital marketing solutions providerCNV secures US$1M to boost service offerings

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, 9 APRIL 2024 – CNV, founded in 2020 by Nguyen Tuan Phu and Do Dang Khoa, is the leading cloud-based business and marketing solutions provider dedicated to offering digital transformation SaaS products and marketing growth services to assist MSMEs, SMEs, and enterprises in Vietnam achieve sustainable growth via marketing, loyalty and […]

Designing your organisational structure: A blueprint for strategic execution

In the previous articles of the Culture mini-series, we looked at how values and strategy impact an orgnisation’s culture. In this article, we explore organisational structure as a powerful driver of culture. When our portfolio company Lhoopa, a digital real estate platform that enables the large-scale deployment of affordable homes, raised their pre-B bridge round last […]

Customer Data Platform Meiro Secures Strategic US$3MPre-Series A Funding to Drive Global Expansion

SINGAPORE, 16 January 2024 – Customer data platform (CDP) Meiro has successfully secured US$3 million in an over-subscribed pre-Series A round, led by Southeast Asian VC firm Wavemaker Partners, with participation from angel investors at Singapore-based Angel Central. This marks Meiro’s first strategic funding round following five years of robust self-funded organic growth and profitability. The […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]