Softbank Ventures
In brief: South Korean car-sharing firm nabs $44m to improve services
SoCar counts Altos Ventures, KB Investment, Stonebridge Ventures, and SoftBank Ventures as its investors.
Aya Lin · · 1 min read
Korean business communication app Jandi raises $2 millon angel round
Jandi has raised nearly US$2 million, and is hoping to carve out a space for itself in this enterprise communication and chat market in Asia by focusing on local languages and support.
C. Custer · · 2 min read
Adaptive learning platform KnowRe nails $6.8M to help math students get their As
The company raised $1.4 million in seed funding from SoftBank Ventures early last year.
Daniel Tay · · 2 min read
Singapore’s hot online grocer RedMart sets foot in India
Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten opened a development center in Bangalore in June. Now, so has Redmart from Singapore.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 2 min readSingapore online grocery store RedMart gets $23M from star-studded investors
Investors in this round include Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, Garena, SoftBank Ventures, and Visionnaire Ventures.
Terence Lee · · 2 min readInvestors dish on why they’re bullish about Southeast Asian startups
At Asia Leaders Summit 2014, four investors came together for a panel titled “Navigating investment landscapes of Asia.” They are (from left to right): Kuo-Yi Lim, the former CEO at
Willis Wee · · 3 min readShow me the money! Here are 30 funding rounds and acquisitions from Indonesia this year
We’ve rounded up the 30 funding rounds and acquisitions that happened in Indonesia in 2013.
Enricko Lukman · · 13 min readIndonesia’s Tokopedia Raises Fresh Funds From Softbank Ventures Korea
Indonesia’s C2C marketplace Tokopedia has concluded a financing round led by Softbank Venture Korea with previous investors CyberAgent Ventures and East Ventures (1) also participating in this round. No financial
Willis Wee · · 2 min readKorea’s Playnery Scores $3.7 Million in Funding, Aims to Make Social Gaming 3D
Korean game development studio Playnery has been growing quickly since it opened in October of last year. Already partnered up with Zynga to distribute its forthcoming first title Mother of
Steven Millward · · 2 min readKorea's Playnery Scores $3.7 Million in Funding, Aims to Make Social Gaming 3D
Korean game development studio Playnery has been growing quickly since it opened in October of last year. Already partnered up with Zynga to distribute its forthcoming first title Mother of
Steven Millward · · 2 min read