GMO Venture Partners
In 50 Words: ID verification startup Bureau adds $4.5m to series A funding
Bureau, headquartered in both Singapore and California, has verified 300 million identities through its platform in just one year.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read
Indian embedded lending platform Niro raises $11m
Niro enables consumer internet companies to offer personalized credit options and products to end users.
Jofie Yordan · · 2 min read
Finantier’s valuation jumps to over $38m in East Ventures co-led seed round
The Indonesian fintech firm said the new funding was raised at a post-money valuation of more than 20x of its pre-seed valuation in November 2020.
Aditya Hadi Pratama · · 1 min read
Indonesian accounting app BukuWarung raises new capital, graduates from Y Combinator
It aims to significantly grow its user base in Indonesia and explore credit, savings, and insurance offerings.
Miguel Cordon · · 2 min readRaksul makes paper sexy again with $20m in fresh funding
Paper is alive and well in Japan – and it’s printing money for Raksul.
Peter Rothenberg · · 1 min readPinkoi, Asia’s Etsy, bags $9M from Sequoia India, GMO Ventures
Sequoia India is also an investor in Craftsvilla.
Nikita Peer · · 2 min readJapanese startup gets funding to sell used bulldozers, backhoes, and cranes
Allstocker, a heavy machinery ecommerce marketplace, has attracted US$832,000 in funding from GMO Venture Partners and angels.
J.T. Quigley · · 2 min readChatWork, a year older than Slack, raises $2.5M for team chat and collaboration tool
Popular in Japan and elsewhere in Asia, ChatWork was an early mover in the enterprise social network space. It focuses on SMEs rather than tech-savvy startups.
J.T. Quigley · · 3 min readJapanese Bitcoin marketplace lands $1.1M from domestic and US investors
The Tokyo-based Bitcoin exchange will use the latest investment for marketing, hiring, and overseas expansion.
J.T. Quigley · · 2 min readLancers could have IPO’d but it raised $8.5M instead. COO Adachi explains why
The funding round will strengthen Lancers’ business partnerships and put the company in a stronger position to win freelancers outside of Tokyo.
David Corbin · · 2 min read