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Oriente Valuation, Funding & Investors
Oriente is valued at $400M as of April 2020.
Last Oriente valuation
$400M
Series B · Apr 2020
Last Oriente funding round
$50M
Series B · Apr 2020
Cumulative funding Oriente raised
$155M
across 2 funding rounds
Key investors in Oriente
Wix.com
JG Summit Holdings
Sinar Mas Digital Ventures
Lee Ka Kit
Berjaya Land
Mark Tluszcz
About Oriente
Oriente is a Hong Kong-headquartered financial services provider targeting underserved markets in emerging Asia. It leverages AI, machine learning, and data science for real-time credit scoring, digital lending, and O2O financial products. Ventures include Cashalo in the Philippines and Finmas in Indonesia, serving millions in Southeast Asia's key economies.
Founded
2017
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2C
Revenue model
Product sales
Valuation
$400M (Apr 2020)
Oriente Valuation
Oriente is currently valued at $400M, based on its Series B in April 2020.
The $50M round was led by Lee Ka Kit, with participation from Wix.com.
Oriente valuation by funding round
| Date | Stage | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2020 | Series B | $400M |
Oriente Funding History
Oriente has raised a total of $155M across 2 funding rounds.
Oriente's first fundraising round was a $105M Series A in November 2018. The most recent completed round was a $50M Series B in April 2020.
Oriente funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2020 | Series B | Lee Ka Kit (lead); Wix.com | $50M | $400M | Oriente is a Hong Kong-based technology and data science company providing financial services infrastructure, including cash loans, digital credit, offline-to-online consumer finance, POS lending, and working capital financing for SMEs and MSMEs, primarily in Southeast Asia markets like the Philippines (via Cashalo app) and Indonesia (via Finmas app). It serves over 5 million users and more than 1,000 merchants. In April 2020, Oriente secured approximately US$50 million (HK$387.5 million) in its ongoing Series B funding round, led by Dr. Peter Lee (Lee Ka Kit), co-chairman of Henderson Land, with participation from Wix.com and existing investors. This tranche follows an initial $105 million Series B in November 2018 and a separate $50 million debt facility from Silverhorn Group, bringing total equity and debt raised to over $160 million. The new capital is earmarked to enhance technology infrastructure, product suite, and big-data analytics capabilities for improving merchant sales conversions and risk management, while fueling growth in existing markets (Philippines and Indonesia) and expansion into new ones like Vietnam, where a consumer platform similar to Cashalo and Finmas is in beta testing. Oriente plans to expand its Pay Later digital credit feature and launch growth capital solutions for small businesses, alongside partnerships for enterprise solutions targeting larger corporations. The company, founded in 2017 by Geoff Prentice (Skype co-founder), Hubert Tai, and Lawrence Chu, targets underserved markets lacking traditional financial institutions. In 2019, Oriente achieved 700% year-on-year transaction growth, added over 4 million new users, and saw a 20% increase in sales volume for merchant partners, demonstrating strong traction amid competitive digital financial services landscape with players like Grab. Backed by Berjaya Group, JG Summit Holdings, and Sinar Mas, the investment during global economic turmoil positions Oriente to intensify efforts in a competitive sector. |
| Nov 2018 | Series A | Berjaya Land (lead); JG Summit Holdings (lead); Sinar Mas Digital Ventures (lead); Mark Tluszcz | $105M | - | Oriente, a Hong Kong-based financial services and technology company founded in 2017 by Skype co-founder Geoffrey Prentice, former Lufthansa CTO Hubert Tai, and investor Lawrence Chu, completed a US$105 million initial funding round on November 27, 2018. Investors included the founders and family offices associated with Berjaya Group, JG Summit Holdings, and Sinar Mas, marking one of the largest initial funding rounds for a startup in Asia and globally for a FinTech. The funds were allocated to accelerate technology and product development, scale multi-market operations, and expand digital solutions into new Southeast Asian markets to reach millions of underserved customers. Oriente focuses on financial inclusion for unbanked populations in emerging Asia, where over 70% of Southeast Asia's 600+ million people lack banking access. Leveraging AI, machine learning, and data science, it provides real-time credit scoring, digital and O2O lending, and tailored financial services. By late 2018, it had launched Cashalo, a consumer lending app in the Philippines, and Finmas, a digital lending platform for individuals and MSMEs in Indonesia, both reporting rapid growth in users and transaction volumes. The round positions Oriente to capitalize on rising digital lending interest, government pushes for financial inclusion via digital platforms, and Southeast Asia's expanding digital economy, projected to triple in six years. Strategic investors like Berjaya (property and consumer), JG Summit (retail, banking, aviation), and Sinar Mas (financial services, telecom) offer potential offline partnerships. |
Who has invested in Oriente?
6 investors have backed Oriente across its funding rounds, including Wix.com, JG Summit Holdings, Sinar Mas Digital Ventures, Lee Ka Kit, Berjaya Land and Mark Tluszcz.
Lead investors include Lee Ka Kit, Berjaya Land, JG Summit Holdings and Sinar Mas Digital Ventures.
Oriente Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Participant | Apr 2020 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Nov 2018 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Nov 2018 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Nov 2018 | ||
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Start Free TrialOriente Competitors
Oriente competitors include listed companies like Green Dot and Oportun, and private ones like Mos, Slash, SuperAtom and Nomad.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publicly listed | $2.1B | ($12M) | $751M | 0.3x | ||
| Private | - | - | $400M | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $406M | - | $370M | 3.3x | ||
| Private | $150M | - | $370M | 2.5x | ||
| Private | - | - | $370M | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $367M | - |
Oriente Public Comps
Oriente is still privately-owned, but its public comps include loanDepot, Oportun, United Wholesale Mortgage, Hypothekarbank Lenzburg, LendingTree, Lesaka Technologies, Valu, Commercial Facilities Kuwait, NewtekOne and Younited.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $897M | - | 5.7x | 4.0x | - | - | |||
| $406M | - | 7.6x | 3.3x | - | - | |||
| $1.6B | - | 3.8x | 2.4x | - | - | |||
| $171M | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| $1.1B | $89M | 0.6x | 0.6x | 7.7x | 4.8x | |||
| $722M | $67M | 0.5x | 0.8x | 5.5x | 4.7x | |||
| $108M | $22M | 4.1x | 7.0x | 20.2x | - | |||
| $56M | - | 14.8x | - | - | - | |||
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Common questions about Oriente
| When was Oriente founded? | Oriente was founded in 2017. |
| Where is Oriente headquartered? | Oriente is headquartered in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. |
| Is Oriente publicly listed? | No, Oriente is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is Oriente's valuation? | Oriente was last valued at $400M in its Series B in April 2020. |
| How much funding has Oriente raised? | Oriente has raised $155M across 2 funding rounds. |
| What was Oriente's last funding round? | Oriente's last funding round was a $50M Series B in April 2020, led by Lee Ka Kit. |
| Who are Oriente's investors? | Oriente's investors include Wix.com, Sinar Mas Digital Ventures, JG Summit Holdings, Mark Tluszcz, Lee Ka Kit and Berjaya Land. |
| Which companies are comparable to Oriente? | Companies comparable to Oriente include Green Dot, Mos, Oportun, Slash, SuperAtom and Nomad. |
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