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Artificial Intelligence: Tech Fad or Fixture?

Artificial Intelligence: Tech Fad or Fixture?

Artificial Intelligence (AI). It powers our devices, and influences our decisions; and recently, it’s even doing our work for us. It’s invoking wonderment, amazement, skepticism, fear, all at once. Whether those emotions are warranted is up for debate, but what’s undeniable is that AI is rapidly transforming

Alta Malaysia raises MYR 1.92M for DAdvance Agarwood

Alta Malaysia raises MYR 1.92M for DAdvance Agarwood

Discover how Alta supported DAdvance in fundraising. DAdvance is an agarwood biotech company based in Malaysia.

Demystifying Private Credit

Demystifying Private Credit

With more firms eschewing IPOs to stay private for longer, a new market for investing in non-traditional forms of credit is quickly taking hold. In our report, we look at what private credit is, what it entails for investors, and what’s exciting investors in this fast-growing asset class. What

A Guide to Secondaries: the gateway to unicorns

A Guide to Secondaries: the gateway to unicorns

When it comes to investment choices, many people no doubt wish they could have invested in unicorns like Bytedance, SpaceX, Stripe and Epic Games. But the opportunity to participate in the funding rounds of such prominent companies are usually quite limited. Only a select few of the top venture capital

Make the Moonshot with Spacetech

Make the Moonshot with Spacetech

Is the race for space worth running? Billionaires seem to think so. Let's take a spacewalk to find out how investment into the final frontier is changing the lives for all mankind. Space. What used to be in the domain of secretive government programs are now in the hands of

Prop-Tech Revolution: How Technology & Innovation is Transforming the Real Estate Sector

Prop-Tech Revolution: How Technology & Innovation is Transforming the Real Estate Sector

The real estate sector is undergoing an unprecedented transformation, spurred on by the advancements in technology. From data-driven decision making to marketing and sales automation capabilities, Proptech has revolutionized how people purchase and invest in real estate and property. By leveraging innovative digital solutions, Proptech enhances efficiency, transparency, and convenience

Alta Malaysia raises MYR 3M for a leading seafood specialist

Alta Malaysia raises MYR 3M for a leading seafood specialist

Alta Malaysia enhanced accessibility to invest in Fish Club through its ECF platform to support its growth milestones and expansion efforts. Business Overview Founded in 2016, Fish Club is a leading online-to-offline seafood specialist, digitizing the seafood supply chain with an end-to-end solution. With the motto “From Sea to Table”

Alta raised US$61M of commitments in Vertex Growth Fund

Alta raised US$61M of commitments in Vertex Growth Fund

Fundraising for a Temasek-backed Growth-stage Fund through active targeting of regional Family Offices and Sovereign Wealth Funds. Fund Overview Launched in 2008, Vertex Growth Fund (VGF) is a fund within Vertex, an existing global network of early-stage venture funds supported by Temasek Holdings. VGF focuses on companies at the growth

MYR1.29M raised for Emissary Capital via VC Micro Fund in Malaysia

MYR1.29M raised for Emissary Capital via VC Micro Fund in Malaysia

Alta Malaysia provided access for retail investors on its ECF platform to invest in Emissary Capital’s Growth Fund, through a first of its kind VC micro fund Fund Overview Founded in 2017, Emissary Capital is a Malaysia-headquartered VC firm focusing on pre-IPO and growth phase technology-based investments across Southeast

Venture Debt: At the Heart of Asia's Private Credit Wave

Venture Debt: At the Heart of Asia's Private Credit Wave

Today, venture debt is well known in the US and Europe. In Asia, where venture debt remains relatively nascent, may provide fertile ground for this emerging class of private debt. In a recent chat with Benjamin Twoon, Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer of Alta, Ankit Agarwal, Director, Venture Debt of Lighthouse

Venture Debt Outlook with Lighthouse Canton

Venture Debt Outlook with Lighthouse Canton

Why is venture debt seen as a key driver for private debt in Asia? In an exclusive conversation between Ankit Agrawal, Director and Portfolio Manager for LC Venture Debt, and Benjamin Twoon, COO and Co-Founder at Alta (Formerly Fundnel), we explore the exciting world of venture debt, its potential, and

Alta Partners with BRI Ventures (BVI) to Launch a SEA & Indonesian Secondaries Fund

Alta Partners with BRI Ventures (BVI) to Launch a SEA & Indonesian Secondaries Fund

Fund Overview The corporate venture capital arm of Bank BRI, Indonesia’s 2nd largest bank with total assets of USD1.68B and over 150m clients, BRI Ventures (BVI) manages 3 multi-stage funds with AUM of US$320M using the first Indonesian-licensed OJK Venture Fund. BVI’s portfolio consists of 30+

Glass of Whisky

Whisky-based Asset-Backed Security Listing on Alta Exchange by Prime Partners

Overview of Transaction and Underlying Asset Interest in Whisky as an investment has surged in recent years. According to Knight Frank’s 2020 Wealth Report rare whiskies are one of the most lucrative investments over a 10-year period, with a 586% increase in value, outperforming other collectibles. The value of