Founded in 2005 by a renowned coalition of innovators, including Dr. Finian Tan, Dr. Khalil Binebine, Dr. Jeffrey Chi, Dr. Damian Tan, Linda Li, and Raymond Kong, Vickers Venture Partners has firmly established its presence and influence in the global venture capital space. Renowned for its successful investments in companies like Baidu.com, Inc., Focus Media […]

Established in 2016 and headquartered in New York, SoGal Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to early-stage investments in diverse founding teams, operating in both the United States and Asia.  As a women-led venture capital firm, SoGal Ventures’s investment philosophy revolves around identifying and supporting world-class women and diverse entrepreneurs to build billion-dollar businesses. […]

The intersection of science and venture capital can do wonders and uncover a champion in a city like Silicon Valley. In the epicenter of tech, where innovation thrives, Alex Luce bridges materials science and venture capital, carving a niche as a Partner at Creative Ventures. His story, deeply rooted in science and driven by an […]

Kula, a US-based recruitment automation platform, announced that it has raised $12 million in its Seed funding round. The round was co-led by Sequoia Capital India and Australian venture capital firm Square Peg. Existing investors, including Venture Highway and Together Fund, also participated in the funding round, according to the announcement. In the 13 months […]

541 Ventures – a new LA-based VC firm, announces its launch on July 5, 2022. Founded and led by a founder-turned investor and a former Techstars Managing Director, Eunse Lee, the new Los Angeles-based firm globally invests in early-stage frontier tech companies with at least one Asian founder, operating dual offices in LA and Seoul, […]

Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, announced a $170 million Series F financing led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC , bringing its valuation to $8.6 billion. Existing investors Accel, Blackstone, Dragoneer, and FundersClub increased their investment in the company, and the Bank of New York Mellon and Emergence Capital also participated. The funding round makes […]

LottieFiles, a motion graphics platform for designers and developers, announced raising $37 million in a Series B funding round led by Australian venture capital investor Square Peg Capital. The funding round was also backed by XYZ Venture Capital, GreatPoint Ventures, and existing investors 500 Startups and M12, the venture fund of Microsoft Corp. LottieFiles said […]

AccelByte, a platform for game backend services and tools, announced that it has raised $60 million in Series B funding. The investment was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from Sony Interactive Entertainment and existing investors Galaxy Interactive and NetEase. The financing follows AccelByte’s $10 million Series A which was led by Galaxy […]

Goodwater Capital, a US-based venture capital (VC) firm, announced it has raised $1 billion in new funds that will invest in early and growth-stage consumer tech startups. Eric Kim, co-founder and managing partner at Goodwater Capital, said the firm also gets access to an additional $500 million to support late-stage hypergrowth companies. While based in […]

Chinese retailer Miniso Group plans to open a flagship store in New York and aims to nearly double its outlets in the US this year, gambling on increasing post-pandemic budget-conscious shoppers. Miniso has lesser than 60 outlets in the US and its presence is dwarfed by giant low-price retailers like Dollar Tree as well as […]