Helicap

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Helicap
Industryfintech; investments
Founded2018
Headquarters
Singapore
Website https://helicap.com/

Helicap is a Singapore-based fintech and investment company. It specialises in the private credit market in Southeast Asia.

History

The company was founded in January 2018 in Singapore by David Z Wang, Quentin Vanoekal and Jeremy Tan. [1] In May 2018, Helicap raised US$1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Teo Ser Luck, the former Minister of State for Manpower. [2] [3] Other investors included Lim How Teck, Samuel Rhee, and Sam Phoen. [4] In September, Helicap raised US$5 million in a Pre-Series A round led by East Ventures and Soilbuild Group Holdings. [5]

In August 2019, Helicap acquired securities firm Arcor Capital. [6]

In April 2020, Helicap raised US$10 million in a Series A funding. [7] [8] In October 2021, the company was one of the participants in the debt financing of the Funding Societies platform. [9] In the next month, Helicap was one of the backers pre-series A round of the startup Moduit. [10]

In January 2022, the company provided $15 million in debt to the startup ErudiFi. [11] [12] In June of the same year, Helicap provided $15 million to the technology social enterprise iCare Benefits. [13] In the same month, Helicap raised US$5 million in a strategic funding round led by Tikehau Capital and PhillipCapital. [14] In September, the company also provided 20 million US dollars to the Philippines startup Billease. [15] [16]

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References

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  10. ↑ "Indonesia's Moduit raises funds to expand wealth offerings". Private Banker International. 2021-11-10.
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