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Akros Technologies / Private Capital Markets

<ul><li><a href="https://www.akrostec.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Akros Technologies</a>, a South Korea-based fintech firm, has raised US$2.3 million in a strategic funding round.</li><li>The fundraise was led by ZVC – the investment arm of Line Corporation parent Z Holdings.</li><li>Founded last year, Akros Technologies manages its own <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/etf.asp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exchange-traded funds</a> (ETFs) powered by machine learning models. </li></ul>

Akros Technologies, a South Korea-based fintech firm, has raised US$2.3 million in a strategic funding round.The fundraise was led by ZVC – the investment arm of Line Corporation parent Z Holdings.Founded last year, Akros Technologies manages its own exchange-traded funds (ETFs) powered by machine learning models. 

Line Parent’s VC Firm Leads $2.3m Funding for Korean ETF Startup

Defining Social Commerce in Southeast Asia, Cube Asia

Sarabjit Singh

Defining Social Commerce in Southeast Asia

Cube Asia

We offer granular market data and insights for online retail in Southeast Asia, helping brands and retail companies drive profitable growth. 

Why the Cube?
3 dimensions of granularity to help you get deep into the 1) geographies, 2) categories, and 3) types of data and insights you need for your business.

The Cube is a big-data machine that is continuously listening to public data sources and primary research, and triangulating across thousands of data points using probabilistic modeling to produce an accurate and granular picture of Southeast Asia’s online retail landscape.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Social platforms and e-commerce platforms used to exist in a symbiosis where the former harnessed consumers’ attention and the latter offered goods for sale, and where ad dollars traded hands in between.</li><li>The rise of Social Commerce has disrupted that status quo forever, with both types of platforms making moves to better delight consumers while capturing a greater share of the economic value.</li><li>While still in its early days, this archetype of Social Commerce is already proving consequential to Southeast Asia’s e-commerce landscape and forcing brands and retail companies to reconsider their online channel mix</li></ul>

Social platforms and e-commerce platforms used to exist in a symbiosis where the former harnessed consumers’ attention and the latter offered goods for sale, and where ad dollars traded hands in between.The rise of Social Commerce has disrupted that status quo forever, with both types of platforms making moves to better delight consumers while capturing a greater share of the economic value.While still in its early days, this archetype of Social Commerce is already proving consequential to Southeast Asia’s e-commerce landscape and forcing brands and retail companies to reconsider their online channel mix

Social Platform Commerce in Southeast Asia: Basics, Key Dynamics and Opportunities

Japan

A Holdings Corporation develops and operates the LINE application for smartphones. The Company offers games distribution, music distribution, advertisements, and other services. A Holdings serves clients across worldwide.

A Holdings (3938 JP)

Line Parent’s VC Firm Leads $2.3m Funding for Korean ETF Startup

Akros Technologies, a South Korea-based fintech firm, has raised US$2.3 million in a strategic funding round. The fundraise was led by ZVC – the...

Tech in Asia

Line Parent’s VC Firm Leads $2.3m Funding for Korean ETF Startup

Akros Technologies, a South Korea-based fintech firm, has raised US$2.3 million in a strategic funding round. The fundraise was led by ZVC – the...

Tech in Asia

Social Platform Commerce in Southeast Asia: Basics, Key Dynamics and Opportunities

Social platforms and e-commerce platforms used to exist in a symbiosis where the former harnessed consumers’ attention and the latter offered goods...

Sarabjit Singh