SINGAPORE – Validus Capital and Lighthouse Canton Group launched a $20 million fund to finance small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore on Friday (May 18), and hope to grow the fund to $200 million in the next three years.
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- 18 May 2018
- business financing|business loans|fintech|p2p|Singapore SME|SME funding
The Business Times: Validus & Lighthouse Launch $20m SME Fund
- 18 May 2018
- business financing|business loans|fintech|p2p|SME
Fintechnews: Validus & Lighthouse Canton Launch S$20M SME Fund
Published in Fintech News SG:
Validus Capital and Lighthouse Canton Group today launched the LCV Trade Finance Fund of initial asset size S$20 million (to scale up to S$200 million) dedicated towards financing SMEs in Singapore.
- 18 May 2018
- business financing|business loans|fintech|p2p|Singapore SME|SME loans
Validus Capital联手Lighthouse成立1500万美元新基金, 专投中小型企业
新加坡的中小企业(SMEs)融资平台Validus Capital和资产管理公司Lighthouse Canton Group今天宣布,将联手推出LCV贸易融资基金。该基金致力于为新加坡的中小企业提供融资,初始资产为2000万新元(1500万美元),目标是在未来三年内筹集2亿新元(1.5亿美元)。
- 18 May 2018
- business financing|business loans|fintech|p2p|SME
Reuters & VC News: Validus Partners Lighthouse for $15M SME Fund
Published in Reuters and VC news network:
Validus Capital, an online financing platform based in Singapore has set up an S$20 million (about US$14.92 million) SME financing fund in partnership with asset management and family office advisory services firm Lighthouse Canton Group.
- 19 April 2018
- business financing|business loans|fintech|Marketplace Lending committee|p2p|SFA|SME
Fintechnews: Singapore Fintech Association Unifies Crowdlending
Published in Fintech News SG:
The Singapore Fintech Associationannounces the launch of the Marketplace Lending committee in response to the rapid growth in the sector.
- 18 April 2018
- business financing|business loans|fintech|Marketplace Lending committee|p2p|SFA|SME
Finextra: Singapore Fintech Association Forms Lending Committe
Published in Finextra:
The Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) today announces the launch of the Marketplace Lending committee and website, in response to the rapid growth in the sector.
- 18 April 2018
- business financing|business loans|fintech|Marketplace Lending committee|p2p|SME
Sg Fintech Association Forms Marketplace Lending Committee
Published in Crowdfund Insider:
The Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) has announced the creation of a Marketplace Lending committee and website.
- 12 March 2018
- business financing|business loans|fintech|Innovation|p2p|SME|Visa
Tech in Asia & SMEPortal: Startups Partner with Visa for SMEs
Published in Tech in Asia and SME Portal: All businesses need to balance their books. While small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are known to be innovative and agile, they are not spared from traditional accounting challenges, particularly with cash flow and resource management.
- 11 December 2017
- business financing|business loans|fintech|online marketplace|p2p|short term financing|SME
Validus Capital Awarded Full CMS License | Asia One & Yahoo!
Published in Asia One and Yahoo! Finance:
Backed by Vertex, a Temasek Holdings Company, Validus helps Small and Medium Sized Entities (SMEs) secure short and medium term financing from accredited and institutional investors via its online marketplace.

Download our exclusive SME Financing Economic Impact Study
We’re proud to share the findings of an independent study by Steward Redqueen, on the economic impact of Validus’ business financing activity in Singapore. By empowering SMEs through accessible financing, there was a considerable impact in GDP creation, and job growth across these SMEs in Singapore.
Through this report, we hope to highlight the financing challenges SMEs currently face, drive greater awareness on alternative credit sources available to help fuel SME growth and foster ecosystem collaboration.