Participated · Series B · Jul 2022

UnDosTres is a Mexican fintech that provides airtime top-ups, service payments and entertainment purchases via a mobile application and web platform. The platform supports more than 100 providers and offers telephone recharges, water, electricity, television, fixed telephony, gas, gift-card and electronics purchases, and microloans. The company emphasizes speed, ease and comfort to deliver a unique consumer experience. UnDosTres aims to integrate financial solutions into a digital platform to mitigate payment inefficiencies. Its growth plan includes developing digital financial products using technologies such as artificial intelligence and promoting differentiated payment ecosystems to add consumer value. Financially, the company recently closed a US$30 million Series B round. Undostres, founded in 2015, offers a platform for secure, instant online payments covering services like mobile recharge, bill and toll payments. The company was started by Arpit Gupta, Naveen Sharma and Vikram Deswal. Its product focuses on enabling fast, secure transactions for everyday consumer payments. According to the articles, Undostres plans to use newly raised funds to develop additional functionalities on its platform. The company is positioned in the communications/carriers sector and operates out of Mexico. No financial metrics (revenue or user counts) were disclosed in the coverage.

Participated · Series A · Jan 2022

X0PA AI is a B2B AI-powered SaaS platform that applies patented algorithms to source, score and rank talent, aiming to reduce inefficiencies and subjectivity in traditional hiring. The platform assesses candidates beyond age, gender and race to promote equitable matches aligned with UN SDGs for equal opportunity. X0PA emphasizes ethical AI and data science to maximize objectivity in hiring and improve workplace fit and happiness. The company reports growth into new markets and the launch of inclusive hiring innovations. Financially, X0PA announced a $4.2M Series A in January 2022 to scale its objective hiring and selection solutions. X0PA was founded in 2017 by Nina Alag Suri and is headquartered in Singapore, with offices across APAC, India, the UK and the UAE and partners globally. X0PA AI is a Singapore-headquartered startup that offers an AI Software-as-a-Service platform intended to make hiring more scientific, objective and scalable. Its platform combines advanced algorithms, predictive analytics, natural language processing, video assessments and robotic process automation to streamline recruiting and improve person-job fit. X0PA has developed cloud-based tools for government, academia and enterprises and is a strategic partner of Microsoft. The company was enrolled in IMDA’s SG:D Spark programme and was recognized by IDC as an AI-automation Innovator for APAC. X0PA has a presence in the United Kingdom, UAE and India. The company recently closed a Pre-Series A funding round of USD1.5M, comprised of part equity and part convertible note.

Participated · Equity · Jun 2020

MPOWER Financing specializes in originating fixed-rate student loans for international graduate students, with a focus on STEM, business and health programs at leading U.S. and Canadian institutions. Its proprietary underwriting algorithm blends overseas and domestic credit data with projected future earnings to assess creditworthiness. The company partners with more than 500 universities and has served students from over 200 countries, 93 percent of whom say the financing was essential to completing their degrees. To scale its rapidly growing loan book, MPOWER has embraced the capital markets, securitizing more than $600 million of assets to date. Management plans to run a series of programmatic private financings alongside its existing public ABS program to diversify funding sources and widen investor access. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. and employing staff worldwide, the mission-driven lender aims to increase socioeconomic mobility while helping universities recruit diverse talent.