With lockdowns in place driving high digital adoption, a gap in Vietnam’s market remains underserved. The majority of Vietnam’s population lacks unparalleled access to financial services which are often overlooked by the banks. With 55.5% of the population under 35 years of age and a high savings rate of 69%, translating into higher disposable incomes than ever before, the younger generation is driven to invest and grow their savings for the future. Digital investing is one of the main avenues for them to manage their personal financial plans.
Vietnamese investment app Infina lands $2M seed round
The pandemic has spurred interest in saving and investment apps around the world, especially ones geared toward newer investors. In Southeast Asia, startups in this space that have raised funding over the past few months include Ajaib, Bibit and Stashaway—and that’s just a (very) partial list. Now Infina, which calls itself the “Robinhood of Vietnam,” is announcing an oversubscribed $2 million seed round.
Indonesia’s Payment System Roadmap 2025
I spoke briefly about my excitement to improve payment interoperability in Indonesia. As part of Saison Capital’s continuous effort to track Indonesia’s payment scene, I will talk about Indonesia’s Payment System Roadmap 2025 in more details and its impact to the ecosystem starting from existing landscape, drivers for change, pain points, payment roadmap, and future possibilities.
Opening the 2021 Cohort of Saison Capital VC Scout Program — April 2021
There is no reason Venture Capital industry dynamics and early-stage investment frameworks should be opaque, and we should aim for a world where capital is a commodity, information is free, and there is an even playing field between founders and VCs. See some of our writing on venture and business models here and our 2020 EOY Report.
A Year in Recap — Saison Capital
2020 in Review for Saison Capital, covering hires, investments, dealflow pipeline, investment thesis, VC Scout Program, VC Curriculum, and community activities
Continue readingIndonesia’s Bukukas raises US 9M Pre-Series A from Surge, Saison Capital, Others
BukuKas, a digital ledger app for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia, has secured US$9 million in a pre-series A round of investment from a host of investors, including existing backers Surge by Sequoia India and Saison Capital.
Continue readingSaison Capital invests in Deepak Dhar’s Repute Seed round
NestAway’s co-founder now joins the list by scoring funding for his new firm Repute. The blockchain-based data and identity management platform has raised USD 1.8M Seed Round
Continue readingChris Sirisereepaph talks to Your Story about fundraising in the COVID age
Chris Sirisereepaph, Partner at the Singapore-based VC firm Saison Capital explains some of the things founders need to keep in mind while approaching a VC.
Continue readingSaison Capital invests in Ula, an Indonesian B2B wholesale marketplace, alongside Sequoia and Lightspeed
Ula, a wholesale e-commerce marketplace app with operations in Java, Indonesia, announced today it has secured US$10.5 million in a seed round of funding, co-led by Sequoia India and Lightspeed India.
Continue readingSaison Capital Portfolio Company, Koinworks, raises a USD $20m Series B
KoinWorks, a online P2P financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses in Indonesia, has raised US$20 million in a new round of fresh debt and equity capital, from Quona Capital.
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