Southeast Asia

Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud is joining the startup as an advisor.

After the acquisition, Waresix will offer access to almost 50,000 trucks.

Igloo already counts Lazada, Shopee, and RedDoorz as partners.

The company has appointed Morgan Stanley and Citi as advisors for the IPO process.

As of November, Funding Societies claims to have given out more than SGD 1.8 billion (USD 1.4 billion) across 3.3 million loans.

To date, Helicap has facilitated around USD 40 million in alternative lending to more than 150,000 SMEs and individuals.

The San Francisco-based food tech startup also revealed plans to build its first Asia production facility for Just Egg, a plant-based product, in Singapore.

The platform matches car owners with recommended automobile repair shops at standardized prices.