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July 4, 2018
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Sunway And KKFund’s Founders Team Up To Launch A US$50 Mil VC Fund

From FintechNews By Ellia Pikri July 4, 2018 Sunway has just set up a venture capital fund named Sun SEA Capital LP. It’s proposing to spend up to US$50 million on digital startups in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Hong Kong. Sunway Berhad, through its subsidiary Sunway City Sdn Bhd signed what is […]

January 15, 2018
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Thai startup ZmyHome lets homeowners sell directly to buyers; bags US$400K from KK Fund

From e27 By Yon Heong Tung 15 Jan, 2018 It will use the newly-raised funding to improve its home listing platform and acquire more users Thailand-based home listing startup ZmyHome has raised a US$400,000 seed round from KK Fund. It will use the newly-raised funding to improve its portal and acquire new users from all […]

September 20, 2017
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Malaysian startup CapitalBay raises US$477K to speed up business invoice payments

From e27 By Yon Heong Tung CapitalBay says it allows SME suppliers to receive early payments at attractive rates Malaysian fintech startup CapitalBay has raised RM 2 million (US$477,000) in funding in a seed round from KK Fund. It will use the newly-raised financing to accelerate product development, build up its team and ramp up […]

September 6, 2017
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PolicyStreet pockets $500k to get more Malaysians insured

From TechinAsia By Jum Balea Nearly two years ago, Malaysian Lee Yen Ming had an accident he thought could leave him paralyzed for life. He fractured two of his vertebrae after falling off a ladder as he was trimming a tree in front of his house. While the ordeal was painful and the paperwork surrounding […]

April 25, 2017
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Seed funding takes centerstage at Echelon Thailand 2017; KK Fund, SeedPlus, 500 Startups, and Creative Ventures as panelists in Venturecon

Koichi Saito (KK Fund), Mameaw Sapprasert (500 Startups), Michael Smith Jr (SeedPlus), and Champ Suthipongchai (Creative Ventures) to discuss theses and strategies for seed funding at Echelon Thailand 2017. As more technological advancements are developed, more startups are built, which means that more funding is needed. With the Asian startup ecosystem being a growing, thriving […]

February 27, 2017
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Philippines’ VENTENY raises seed round from KK Fund, plans to scale unique business model

From e27 By Kevin McSpadden VENTENY lets companies establish employee loyalty-point programmes. It also provides a short-term lending service VENTENY is a Philippines-based company with one of the more unique business models e27 has come across in awhile. The startup is trying to solve the problem of employee churn by offering two distinctly different services. […]

February 17, 2017
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KK Fund, Golden Gate, Gobi join TOP100 program, form judging panel for Echelon Malaysia live startup showcase

Meet the judges: Victor Chua, Michael Lints and Koichi Saito lead the judging panel at Echelon Malaysia Echelon’s pitching showcase, TOP100 Fight Club is headed to Penang, Malaysia, this April 12-13 for its first stop of 2017! It’s time to introduce the lineup of local and international judges, bringing a wealth of experience to the […]

October 31, 2016
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Malaysian startup raises seed funding to keep your office well-stocked

From: Tech in Asia By Michael Tegos · 31 Oct 2016 Have you ever noticed there are never any paper clips around when you need them? What is that about? Kuala Lumpur-based Supplycart can’t give an answer, but it can help your office shop for supplies quickly and easily through its website. For its trouble, […]

July 22, 2016
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KK Fund announces second fund for early-stage startups in Southeast Asia

From Tech Crunch By Jon Russell Good news for early-stage startup founders in Southeast Asia: KK Fund just completed the first close of a new fund for seed stage investments. This second fund is larger but undisclosed, like the firm’s first, but it is notable because it comes less than two years after that inaugural […]

July 19, 2016
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Practical tips for Taiwanese startups looking at Southeast Asia

By Kuan Hsu There has been a renewed focus from the Taiwan government on encouraging Taiwanese companies, both large and small, to expand to Southeast Asia, dubbed the “New Go South” policy. With a population of 625 million (the 3rd largest in the world, greater than either the European Union or the United States) and […]