Singapore Trading Platform Istox Raises $66M In Round Led By Japanese State-backed Firms, Banking News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
January 21, 2021 9:32 AMiSTOX deals in private market securities, a growing market for investors. : SINGAPORE (REUTERS) - Trading platform iSTOX, backed by Singapore Exchange and other companies, is raising $50 million (S$66 million) from a group of investors led by two Japanese state-backed firms in its first major financing round. "With the new financing, iSTOX will expand its footprint both geographically and in terms of investment offerings," Oi Yee Choo, chief commercial officer of the Singapore-based regulated platform said in a statement on Thursday (Jan 21).
Wintermute Raises $20M Series B Funding From Lightspeed Venture Partners And Pantera Capital To Scale Its Otc, Derivatives And Asian Operations
Wintermute Raises $20M Series B Funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Pantera Capital to Scale its OTC, Derivatives and Asian Operations LONDON & MENLO PARK, Calif., January 21, 2021-- Wintermute, an algorithmic liquidity provider for digital assets, today announced the close of a $20M Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners ("Lightspeed") with participation from Pantera Capital. Jeremy Liew, Partner at Lightspeed, will join Wintermute's Board of Directors.
Neurent Medical Closes $25M Series B Funding To Advance Innovative Chronic Rhinitis Treatment
GALWAY, Ireland, January 20, 2021-- Neurent Medical, a company pioneering innovative treatments for chronic inflammatory sino-nasal diseases, today announced it has closed a $25 million Series B financing. The round was led by new investor LSP, from its LSP HEF-2 fund, and co-led by Atlantic Bridge, investing from its Growth Fund IV. Fountain Healthcare Partners also participated as a returning investor with strong participation in the round.
Kbank Venture Capital Arm Invests In Robowealth
Beacon Venture Capital (Beacon VC), the corporate VC arm of Kasikornbank (KBank), announces Series A investment in Robowealth. : Beacon Venture Capital (Beacon VC), the corporate VC arm of Kasikornbank (KBank), announces Series A investment in Robowealth. Thanapong Na Ranong, managing director of Beacon VC, said the firm focuses on investing in high-potential startups whose innovation and services can deliver real value to KBank customers through the creation of new financial products or services. This is the first time Beacon VC has invested in a startup that already has a working relationship with KBank.
Indian Ai Startup Alphaics Raises $8M Series B Led By Endiya Partners, Emerald Technology
Existing investors ReBright Partners, 3One4 Capital, and others also participated. The post Indian AI startup AlphaICs raises $8m Series B led by Endiya Partners, Emerald Technology appeared first on DealStreetAsia.
Flexe Extends Series C Round, Raises Another $10M For Warehousing Tech Platform
Seattle startup Flexe raised an additional $10 million as part of its Series C funding round announced in December. Flexe CEO Karl Siebrecht said there was more investor interest than anticipated. "That combined with our evolving assessment of how many growth opportunities there are in front of us to further invest in is what drove the expansion of the round," Siebrecht said. Flexe initially raised $70 million in December as part of the round. Total funding to date is now $144 million.
Lightspeed, Pantera Join $20M Raise For Crypto Market Maker Wintermute
The Series B will fund a push into Asia and the launch of a derivatives business. : London-based Wintermute, an algorithmic liquidity provider for digital assets, closed a $20 million Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Pantera Capital. Other investors joining the round include Sino Global Capital, Kenetic Capital, Rockaway Blockchain Fund, Hack VC, DeFi Alliance and Avon Ventures, a venture capital fund affiliated with FMR LLC, the parent company of Fidelity Investments.
Wintermute Raises $20M Series B Funding From Lightspeed Venture Partners And Pantera Capital To Scale Its Otc, Derivatives And Asian Operations
LONDON & MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wintermute, an algorithmic liquidity provider for digital assets, today announced the close of a $20M Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners ("Lightspeed") with participation from Pantera Capital. Jeremy Liew, Partner at Lightspeed, will join Wintermute's Board of Directors. Other investors joining the round include Sino Global Capital, Kenetic Capital, Rockaway Blockchain Fund, Hack VC, DeFi Alliance, and Avon Ventures, a venture capital.
Galway's Neurent Medical Raises $25M In Series B Round
The company will invest the funds in commercialising its nasal treatment device in the US after its receives FDA clearance. Galway medtech start-up Neurent Medical has raised $25m in a Series B round to fund its expansion into the US. Neurent develops a device, called Neuromark Rhinitis Neurolysis Therapy, for treating inflammatory sino-nasal conditions. It is now seeking clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commercialise its product in the US market. The funding was led by new investor LSP, which has previously backed other Irish medtech companies like Neuravi and Atlantic Therapeutics.
Stackpulse Exits Stealth With $28M To Transform It Service Management Into Reliability Engineering
StackPulse Exits Stealth with $28 Million to Transform IT Service Management into Reliability Engineering Year-old company announces seed and series A funding rounds led by Bessemer Venture Partners and GGV Capital, respectively PORTLAND, Ore., January 19, 2021-- StackPulse, founded a year ago to modernize software reliability with engineering best practices, today announced a $20 million Series A led by GGV Capital.