As published on The Edge Singapore: SINGAPORE (Feb 25): Validus Capital, a Singapore-based SME financing platform, has raised $20.5 million in its oversubscribed Series B funding round. See: Temasek-backed Validus Capital raises over $120 mil in business funding The Series B funding round was led by FMO, Netherlands’ public-private development bank. Other participating investors include […]
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- 25 February 2019
- fintechsg|Investment|p2b lending|P2P Lending|startup
Asia VC Cast: Validus on Asia VC Cast with Daniel Song
- 25 February 2019
- alternative financing|partnerships|Series B
The Edge Singapore: Validus secures over $20 mil in oversubscribed series B funding
- 12 February 2019
- alternative financing|fintechsg|Singapore SME|SME financing|SME loans
Fintechnews: Singapore’s 29 Hottest Fintech in 2019
As published on Fintechnews: Being a media specialised in fintech reporting provides us with an unparalleled view of the emerging trends and players in the space. After tracking the performance and announcements from hundreds of Singaporean based fintech companies, here are (in our view) the top 29 fintech companies operating in Singapore. Read more →
- 11 February 2019
- business times|views
The Business Times: Ushering in abundance and fortune
As featured in The Business Times’ Views from the Top column recently. Read more at http://bit.ly/2RTxFKE
- 8 February 2019
- p2b lending|P2P Lending|Singapore SME|SME financing|SME Insights|SME loans
Brink Asia: How Invoice Financing Is Driving Singapore’s SME Growth
As published on Brink Asia: By Vikas Nahata, Executive Chair and Co-Founder Small and medium-sized enterprises or SMEs are the driving force behind Singapore’s economy. They comprise 99 percent of the country’s 220,100 businesses, employ two-thirds of the workforce, and contribute 49 percent of gross domestic product. Read more →
- 4 February 2019
From the Founder’s Desk – Ajit Raikar
Time certainly flies! January was a busy but good start to the year and we’re already into the CNY season. Over the course of three years, Validus has grown tremendously. We’ve achieved a number of memorable wins – becoming Singapore’s number one financing platform (by disbursal amount), forging strong partnerships in the industry and of […]
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.