MassMutual Ventures leads $33m round for Singapore's Aspire
The Southeast Asia arm of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance’s venture capital arm, has led a $32.5 million funding round for Singapore-based online banking platform Aspire.
Silicon Valley VC firm Arc Labs also participated in the funding round, along with existing investors Y Combinator, Hummingbird Ventures, and Picus Capital. Aspire was founded in 2018 by former executives...
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