Singapore's VC-backed GoBear to wind down
GoBear, a Singaporean financial technology start-up that received VC backing as recently as May, will cease operations and begin a phased closure of the business, citing pandemic-related disruption.
It comes less than a year after GoBear raised $17 million from founding backers Aegon, a Dutch financial services player, and Walvis Participaties, the VC arm of Dutch asset management firm Walvis Group....
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