Research 02 Jun 2022 ESG Investing, a Tradeoff between Profit and Planet or a Win-win Opportunity for Investors and Society ESG is a term that is gaining popularity and momentum as investors take advantage of economic shifts such as the rise of electric cars and plant-based foods. But what exactly… beaconvc
Research 22 Mar 2022 Cryptocurrency Fundraising for Dummies and Why It Matters to Startups and Investors Finding funding to start new ventures has long been a difficult task for entrepreneurs, even those with great business ideas, as the traditional fundraising process requires significantly more effort, time,… beaconvc
News, Press Release 18 Feb 2022 PRIMO receives Pre-Series A funding from Fuchsia VC and Beacon VC to turn its omnichannel marketing platform into a business infrastructure platform for the data-driven age beaconvc
Research 10 Jan 2022 Metaverse Explained: What is the Metaverse, and Why Does it Matter? One of the major buzzwords this past year has been “metaverse,” triggered in no small part by Facebook’s announcement this past October that it was rebranding to Meta and investing… beaconvc 2 Comments
Press Release 13 Dec 2021 Beacon Venture Capital of Kasikornbank PCL joins Cryptomind Group Funding into the Blockchain and Digital Assets Industry Beacon Venture Capital (Beacon VC), the corporate venture capital arm of Kasikornbank PCL (SET: KBANK), announced its investment into a Pre-Series A round of Cryptomind Group Holdings (Cryptomind Group), a… beaconvc
News, Press Release Pantera Capital 08 Nov 2021 Beacon VC and Fuchsia VC Invest in Pantera Capital’s Latest Blockchain Fund Beacon Venture Capital (Beacon VC), the corporate venture capital arm of Kasikornbank PLC. (SET: KBANK), and Fuchsia Venture Capital (Fuchsia VC), the corporate venture capital arm of Muang Thai Group… beaconvc
Research 30 Sep 2021 NFTs – Simple Guide to the World of NFTs and Its Potential Beyond Art and Gaming Industries This year’s hottest emerging use case of digital assets, particularly in the art and gaming industries, is the use of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. NFTs as a concept are not… beaconvc
News 13 Aug 2021 Beacon VC’s Mid Year Update Despite the problems caused by the resurgence of Covid-19 throughout Thailand, Beacon VC had a busy and productive first half of 2021. Beacon has invested in three new portfolio companies, and has added the KATALYST team to the Beacon VC family to help build and… beaconvc
Research 02 Jul 2021 From Internet Banking to Blockchain Finance, What’s Next for Financial Institutions? The concept of banking first emerged sometime around 2,000 BC in Mesopotamia, where merchants felt the need to give out loans to farmers and traders who roamed the different cities.… beaconvc
Press Release Photo Credit: Carro 15 Jun 2021 Beacon VC joins automotive marketplace unicorn Carro’s $360M Series C round Carro, Southeast Asia’s largest automotive marketplace, today announced that it has raised US$360 million in a Series C funding round, making it the first automotive marketplace unicorn in Southeast Asia.… beaconvc
News, Press Release 27 May 2021 FoodStory Secures Series B Funding to Further Strengthen the Thai Restaurant Ecosystem On May 27th 2021, FoodStory, a leading POS & Restaurant Management System startup, announced that it recently raised Series B funding in a round led by Beacon VC, the venture… beaconvc 167 Comments
Research 01 Apr 2021 A New Wave of Finance: Banking-as-a-Service and Data-as-a-Service You might have heard of “Open Banking”, “Banking-as-a-Service” and “Data-as-a-Service” and wondered how these terms differ. Open Banking and Banking-as-a-Service both provide banking services via open connections or open APIs… beaconvc 2 Comments