Tag: 500 Startups
First Circle pockets $1.2m for SME lending in South-East Asia
South-East Asian-focused SME lender First Circle has raised $1.2m in a Seed funding round led by European investor Key Capital with 500 Startups and IMJ Investment Partners also participating.
Pay By Group picks up $3.4m to split bills
Payments splitting service Pay By Group has raised $3.4m in its seed round. The San Francisco-based startups is an alumni of 500 Startup’s accelerator programme.
Plum nabs $500,000 for savings chatbot
Facebook Messenger-based chatbot Plum has raised $500,000 in a seed round of funding led by 500 Startup’s microfund. The round also saw local angel investors participate.
Kufu Takes $4.9m for automated HR platform
Kufu, a Japanese company developing HR automation platform SmartHR, has raised ¥500m ($4.9m) in a new round of funding led by WiL (World Innovation Lab).
Finova racks up $52.5m in VC-backed financing round
FinTech startup Finova Financial, which runs an auto title lending platform, has raised $52.5m in debt and equity from venture capital and other investors.
