Series A

Singapore-based fintech company, dtcpay, which specializes in bridging traditional and digital currencies through its integrated payment platform, has successfully garnered US$16.5 million (equivalent to $22.2 million) in a pre-Series A funding round. Kwee Liong Tek, who presides as the chairman of...

While Dana von der Heide and Arne Jeroschewski were working to improve e-commerce logistics within Asia Pacific at DHL, the pair realized advancing the experience for retailers could not be done with just one carrier.  This inspired them to step away from DHL and co-found Parcel Perform, a...

Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is growing, which is increasing the demand for electric batteries and all the metals they contain. Because calls for decarbonization are at least partly driving this transition, some observers wonder if companies are sourcing battery materials sustainably and what...

When Amazon bought Whole Foods and introduced Amazon Fresh, a doorfront delivery service for a customer’s grocery needs, a sigh of relief fell collectively. The ever infamous ‘grocery shopping’ seems to take a great deal of time and planning for everyone, and the ability to simply...

Robotic delivery service Starship Technologies announced it has closed $40 million in Series A funding. The company, which recently passed the 100,000 commercial delivery mark, also announced that it plans to expand its service to 100 university campuses over the next two years. Starship makes...

Even Financial, a fintech company that acts as a recommendation provider for personal finance websites, announced an $18.8 million Series A funding round on Tuesday. This brings the company’s total funding to $25 million since its launch in 2015. The Series A round was led by GreatPoint...

Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor, but Robinhood (a new Fintech startup) wants to give investors the ability to trade without robbing anyone. "We really intend for Robinhood to be a product for a new generation of investors," Vladimir Tenev, co-founder of Robinhood,...