Singapore-based startup Trax raising US$100m to value company at US$1.1b, second only to Grab

📆 2019/05/27 12:24:00
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[SINGAPORE] Trax, a Singapore-based startup serving the retail industry, is finalizing a deal to raise US$100 million at a pre-money valuation of about US$1.1 billion, a price tag that could make it the second most valuable startup in the city-state. Read more at The Business Times.

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Trax raised US$125 million last year in a round led by Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital, and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC came on board as a shareholder later. Trax's valuation should now rank only behind ride-hailing giant Grab's among Singapore-based tech startups. In China, Trax will integrate LenzTech's 110 employees, including 60 research and development staff, with its subsidiary there. Boyu Capital, Trax's second-largest shareholder, was instrumental in helping the company negotiate many aspects of the deal, including the price, the CEO said.

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