Investment

German VC Picus Capital, which has more than 90 investments globally, eyes opportunities in enterprise tech and consumer sectors in India and China.

There may be legal consequences for any entity that engages in marketing activities with the intention to influence other parties to buy, sell, and hold financial securities.

As investment interest has risen in Indonesia, illegal fintech platforms are preying on vulnerable victims.

The ten-year-old startup has become the 20th firm to turn into a unicorn this year, and the eighth Indian B2B SaaS platform to enter the billion-dollar club.

Investor acceptance of Vertex’s seven-year bond reflects confidence in the firm, Chua believes.

The last two years saw 70% of Israeli fintech funding funneled into three sub-sectors—payments, anti-fraud, and insurtech.

The edtech company plans to use the funding to scale existing offerings under its exam prep vertical and build platforms for new verticals like job search, content creation, and upskilling.

Due to increased regulatory scrutiny in China, SoftBank is turning to Southeast Asia in hopes of turning the next unicorn into a multi-billion dollar company.