Early-stage startups, here’s CrossFund! This Singapore and Vietnam-based startup matches you with angel investors who can fund your idea. Now, they’ve raised some fresh funding for themselves!

• Launched in 2021, they currently have 15K accredited investors on their platform.
• CrossFund claims that they have raised over $40M across 80 investments.

Exclusive? According to their LinkedIn page, they’re an invite-only, private venture building platform with links to incubators and accelerators across Asia and Europe.

Investor check. The names of the investors were not disclosed.

• CrossFund raised $1.5M at a reported valuation of $47M.

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🧩 Get a piece

Struggling to get that cash? Startup founders know this anxiety all too well. Apart from venture capitalists, private equity firms, and joint ventures—who else can you raise from if you don’t have a huge network?

• CrossFund uses data to match you with angels depending on your sector, stage, expertise, and other factors.
• They also allow investors to own equity in global startups for as little as $5K.

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💎 Diamonds in the rough

Some of their portfolio companies include:

• 🇻🇳 Vulcan ARM. Vietnamese startup that builds modular robotic prosthetic arms for amputees.
• 🇦🇺 Hello Clever. A platform that lets you earn shopback and discounts the more you spend. They raised a $4.5M seed last year.

They’ve got an exit! Specifically, Hong Kong’s Edugo.ai, a generative AI tool that teachers can use to create and personalize gamified learning courses. They were acquired by NASDAQ-listed company, Docebo.

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🎢 What’s with the $$$?

They’ll expand to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, where 40% of their investors are based.