Fintech

SEA fintech Aspire tops up with $100M to Aspire for more

February 15, 2023
Aspire

Say hi to Aspire! They're a fintech startup that's building the all-in-one solution for everything business finances. Oh, and they've just raised $100M for their Series C!

  • Founded in 2018, they have over 15,000 startups and SMEs as customers.
  • They have tripled their annualized total payment volumes to $12B.
  • Customers include Love, Bonito, Endowus, Multiplier, Hypefast, Grain and more.

Investor check. Lightspeed and Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia co-led the round. Paypal Ventures, Tencent Holdings, LGT Capital Partners and previous investors like Picus Capital and Mass Mutual Ventures also joined in.

🤑 Money matters

They have a mix of easy-to-use banking and financial software tools with everything businesses in SEA need — all interconnected and in one place.

  • Say bye to using multiple separate tools and accounts!
  • They're here for businesses big and small, saving you time, money and stress.

🔥 Makin' that money move

International accounts. Manage multiple subsidiaries and multi-currency bank accounts, get international payments at rates 4x cheaper than banks.

Expense management. Easily approve expenses, set spending controls, offer multi-currency cards to teams and team members and get visibility on all spending across teams and individuals.

Payables management. Stay on top of company bills, upcoming payments and receipts like never before.

Receivables management. Get paid faster, easily send out invoices and payment links and look at all your revenue streams and cashflow in one place.

💪🏼 Aspire-ing for more

They'll be leveling up their product offerings, expanding their regional presence and growing their team.

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