South Korean brokerage firm KB Securities officially secured a stake in Singapore-based private market exchange ADDX last week after investing $15 million in the startup.
Priced at $2.35 per share, the capital injection was part of ADDX’s $58 million pre-Series B round announced in May, which was backed by the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), United Overseas Bank (UOB), Hamilton Lane and Krungsri Bank.
The latest funding brings the total capital raised by ADDX so far this year to $86 million and pushes its valuation to nearly $400 million, according to our calculations.
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Separately last week, Japan-based e-commerce enabler AnyMind Group injected $22.4 million into its Singapore entity, bringing its total capital infusion this year to $32 million.
The parent company had last raised funding in July when it received 4 billion yen ($29.4 million) in a Series D funding round. Investors in the round included JIC Venture Growth Investments, Japan Post Investment Corporation, Nomura SPARX Investment, PROTO Ventures and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.
The financing, which brought the company’s total funding to approximately $91.7 million, will be used to finance its expansion and acquisitions.
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