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Funding Societies secures $25m in equity investment

Southeast Asian digital finance platform Funding Societies has raised US$25 million in equity investment from Cool Japan Fund (CJF).

This is CJF’s first investment in a fintech company based in the region.

The investment will enable Funding Societies to improve small and medium enterprise financing in its existing markets, which include Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The company also aims to enhance its payments business, which began its diversification efforts in 2022.

Recent Funding Societies developments

Timeline
05-Nov-2024 💸 Funding Societies signs third credit facility with HSBC
  • Funding Societies signs $100M credit deal with HSBC
  • Supports MSMEs amidst $2.5T Asia-Pacific credit gap
04-Oct-2024 📉 Funding Societies grows losses, top line in ‘toughest year’ yet
  • Funding Societies faces tough year amid rising rates
  • Revenue surged, but loan volume fell by 15%
03-Jan-2024 💰 Funding Societies raises new capital from Khazanah to expand Malaysian footprint
  • Funding Societies raised undisclosed funds from Khazanah
  • Aims to expand MSME support across Malaysia by 2025
02-Nov-2023 💰 Funding Societies bags $7.5m in debt from Norwegian investment fund
  • Funding Societies raises $7.5M from Norfund
  • Capital to boost financing in Southeast Asia.
27-Oct-2023 📈 Funding Societies posts 84% revenue jump in 2022 as losses grow
  • Funding Societies sees 84% revenue growth
  • Losses rise 138% amid increasing bad loans

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