B2B on-demand manufacturing platform Karkhana.io has raised USD 1.5 M in a seed funding round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India. The round also saw participation from several industry leaders and angel investors. Karkhana leverages 3D printing, injection moulding and other technologies to enable custom manufacturing.
In this week's episode we look at how Singaporean consumers, as well as SMEs and micro enterprises, can benefit from digital banking services. BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Hari Sivan, chief executive and founder of SOCASH, a fintech that allows cash withdrawals from shops instead of ATMs.
Incorporated in 2017, GlowRoad recently raised capital which it will be utilising for deeper penetration into the Indian market before expanding overseas. GlowRoad is looking to carve a niche in a tightly-contested social commerce market with a sharper focus on enabling women entrepreneurs in Tier 2 and beyond.
Singapore-based digital health platform Speedoc has closed a $5 million (S$6.7 million) Series A round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India. Other investors who participated in the deal include Decacorn Capital and Global Grand Leisure.
Speedoc was founded in 2017 by Duke-NUS Medical School graduate, Dr Shravan Verma. It operates as a virtual clinic and hospital care provider, combining physical and digital services to provide healthcare to patients in their homes. Its services include house call doctors, nurses, medication delivery, telemedicine, remote diagnostics and health monitoring.
No-code AI platform Signzy announced today that it has raised USD 3M from Vertex Ventures SEA & India, expanding its latest funding round to USD 8.4M.
Signzy offers a 'no-code AI platform’ that helps financial service companies automate risk and compliance processes. The company plans to invest in strengthening its AI platform and expanding its global sales team.
The second of a two-part series on visionary thinkers and the emergence of radical innovators in these extraordinary times, DNA chats with StoreHub CEO (Fong Wai Hong) on how their company helped F&B outlets with Beep Delivery.