Daily Brief Singapore: SGX Rubber Future TSR20, Eureka Robotics, Funding Societies Pte Ltd and more

In today’s briefing:

China Slaps ADD On Japanese & S Korean Nitrile Rubber
Eureka Robotics raises US$10.5M to power the future of factory automation | e27
Funding Societies raises US$25M to further expand payments business in SEA | e27

China Slaps ADD On Japanese & S Korean Nitrile Rubber

Singapore-based Eureka Robotics has raised US$10.5 million in Series A financing.
B Capital spearheaded the round. New investors Airbus Ventures, Maruka Corporation, and G. K. Goh Ventures participated along with existing investors UTEC and ATEQ.
Eureka Robotics was founded in 2018 to enable factories worldwide to automate dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks. The company leverages its proprietary technologies, which include high-accuracy calibration, computer vision, motion planning, and force control.

Digital finance platform Funding Societies | Modalku (Funding Societies) today announced that it has raised US$25 million in equity investment from Japan’s sovereign wealth fund Cool Japan Fund (CJF), marking the fund’s first investment into a fintech company in Southeast Asia (SEA).
The company said it will funnel the investment to deepen its core business in SME financing across its five markets (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam) whilst further expanding its payments business since embarking on it in 2022.
In a press statement, Funding Societies said it will focus on helping businesses get paid faster through innovative receivables and financing solutions. It will also leverage technology and AI to digitise and automate lending origination processes.

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