Validus Funding, Investors & Competitors

Validus has raised $126M across 7 funding rounds, most recently a $30M Series D in December 2025.

Last Validus funding round

$30M

Series D · Dec 2025

Cumulative funding Validus raised

$126M

across 7 funding rounds

Key investors in Validus

  • Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India
  • Vertex Ventures
  • Openspace Capital
  • FMO
  • ADDventures
  • VinaCapital
  • K3 Ventures
  • Vertex Growth Fund

Validus Overview

About Validus

Validus is a Singapore-headquartered fintech platform offering invoice financing and revenue-based loans to SMEs in ASEAN countries. Licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, it operates in Indonesia through Batumbu, Vietnam, and Thailand, partnering with corporations like Grab and DBS for supply chain finance programs.


Founded

2015

HQ

SingaporeSingapore

Website

validus.sg

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Product sales

Validus Funding History

Validus has raised a total of $126M across 7 funding rounds.

Validus' first fundraising round was a $600K angel round in July 2017. The most recent completed round was a $30M Series D in December 2025.

Validus funding rounds

Validus funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Dec 2025Series DKhazanah Nasional (lead)$30MValidus is Southeast Asia’s leading digital supply chain financing platform, providing alternative lending solutions to SMEs since 2015, with a vertically integrated model including anchor-led supply chain financing, proprietary credit analytics, and institutional participation. It has disbursed over $5 billion in loans, primarily in Indonesia and Thailand, markets representing a $46 billion opportunity, and holds regulatory licenses from OJK in Indonesia and SEC/BOT in Thailand. The Indonesia business has been profitable for three consecutive years as of late 2025. On December 11, 2025, Validus secured a $30 million Series D equity investment led by Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, with Avendus Capital as exclusive advisor. The round may be upsized by $10-15 million from follow-on investors. Following the April 2025 divestment of its Singapore business to Grab’s GXS Bank, the funds will accelerate growth in Indonesia and Thailand, including platform enhancements, hiring, technology investments, and doubling loan books over three years. As of November 2025, Indonesia loans outstanding stood at $206 million, with Thailand growth expected. Validus projects scaling operations amid a $300 million financing pipeline from 8-10 institutional lenders. In 2023, it reported $14.74 million in revenue (up 42%) and group losses of $6.71 million (nearly halved). Backed by investors like Vertex Ventures, Openspace, EDBI, FMO, and Norinchukin Bank, Validus aims to deepen SME financial inclusion despite regional lending sector challenges in Indonesia.
Dec 2023Undisclosed stage01Fintech (lead)$20MValidus is a Singapore-based SME financing platform operating in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, providing supply-chain financing, loans, business accounts, corporate cards, payments, and expense management solutions. It leverages data and AI to offer growth financing to underserved SMEs, partnering with major institutions like Citibank. Founded in 2015, Validus has disbursed over US$2-3 billion in loans to small businesses across Southeast Asia. On December 13-14, 2023, growth-stage private equity firm 01Fintech invested US$20 million in Validus to accelerate expansion in markets like Indonesia, enhance technology innovation, and strengthen its leadership in supply chain financing. The investment reflects 01Fintech's confidence in Validus' data-driven credit assessment, strategic partnerships with brand owners and conglomerates, and rapid growth despite macroeconomic challenges. The due diligence by 01Fintech highlighted Validus' potential to become the top digital SME financing provider in the region. This funding aligns with 01Fintech's focus on Southeast Asian fintech for financial inclusion, building on Validus' ecosystem model that improves risk underwriting through proprietary supply chain data.
May 2021Series C-$37MValidus is a Singapore-based fintech founded in 2015 that provides digital supply-chain financing to SMEs across Southeast Asia, matching their needs with institutional investors and having disbursed over US$5 billion in loans by 2025. It primarily works with major corporates to offer financing to SMEs in their supplier ecosystems, with operations in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Following the divestment of its Singapore business to GXS Bank in April 2021, Validus focused on Indonesia and Thailand. In its Series D funding round announced around late 2021 (sources dated Dec 2025 referencing the event), Validus raised US$30 million led by Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional, potentially upsized by US$10-15 million from follow-on investors. The round was advised by Avendus Capital. Funds were allocated to fuel growth in core markets through hiring, technology investments including platform automation, and debt-raising to expand the loan book and support a US$300 million financing pipeline from institutional investors. Validus aimed to deepen supply-chain financing penetration in sectors tied to middle-class consumption in Indonesia and Thailand.
May 2020Series CK3 Ventures (lead); Vertex Growth Fund (lead); Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India; FMO; Openspace Capital; VinaCapital; ADDventures$20MValidus is a Singapore-based peer-to-peer lending platform founded in 2015 that connects accredited lenders with small- and medium-sized enterprises across Southeast Asia. The platform addresses the financing gap for SMEs that have difficulty accessing growth capital from traditional financial institutions by leveraging data analytics and machine learning to identify high-potential businesses. Validus obtained its Capital Markets Services license from Singapore's Monetary Authority in December 2017 and had expanded to Indonesia and Vietnam prior to this funding round, with plans to enter Thailand by Q4 2020. In May 2020, Validus announced a Series B+ funding round of $20 million in committed capital, co-led by Vertex Growth Fund and Kuok Group's Orion Fund (managed by K3 Venture Partners), with participation from returning investors FMO (the Dutch public-private development bank), Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India, Openspace Ventures, AddVentures (owned by Siam Cement Group), and VinaCapital Ventures. This brought the company's total funding to approximately $40 million since its founding, including a $15.2 million Series B round announced in 2019. By the time of the Series B+ announcement, Validus reported having disbursed over $315 million in business funding with a non-performing loan ratio of 2.69 percent, and was seeing significant demand for short-term financing driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a 50 percent year-on-year increase in disbursement volume over the preceding three months. The fresh capital was allocated toward technology upgradation and innovation to strengthen Validus's presence in its existing ASEAN markets and fund expansion into Thailand.
Feb 2019Series BFMO (lead); Vertex Ventures; Cathay Financial Holdings; Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India; Openspace Capital; VinaCapital; ADDventures$15M-
Jul 2017Series AVertex Ventures (lead); Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India$3M-
Jul 2017Angel-$600K-

Who has invested in Validus?

11 investors have backed Validus across its funding rounds, including Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, Vertex Ventures, Openspace Capital, FMO, ADDventures and VinaCapital.

Lead investors include Khazanah Nasional, 01Fintech, K3 Ventures, Vertex Growth Fund, FMO and 1 other investor.


Validus Investors

Investors in Validus by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & IndiaSingaporeSingapore3ParticipantJul 2017
Vertex VenturesSingaporeSingapore2LeadJul 2017
FMONetherlandsThe Hague2LeadFeb 2019
Openspace CapitalSingaporeSingapore2ParticipantFeb 2019
VinaCapitalVietnamSingapore2ParticipantFeb 2019
ADDventuresSwitzerlandZurich2ParticipantFeb 2019
Cathay Financial HoldingsTaiwanTaipei1ParticipantFeb 2019
Vertex Growth FundSingaporeSingapore1LeadMay 2020
K3 VenturesSingaporeSingapore1LeadMay 2020

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Acquisitions by Validus

Validus has acquired 1 company to date.

Last acquisition by Validus was on October 27th 2021. Validus acquired KlearCard for undisclosed valuation.


Latest Acquisitions by Validus

KlearCard
Description
KlearCard is a Singapore-based FinTech issuing virtual company cards for business expense management. Businesses create unlimited cards in seconds with customizable spend limits and merchant category controls. The platform tracks real-time transactions and integrates with Xero accounting software. Launched in 2022, KlearCard serves SMEs in Southeast Asia with no issuance fees and supports payments at over 50 million merchants worldwide.
HQ CountrySingapore
HQ City
Singapore
Deal Date27 Oct 2021
Valuationundisclosed
EV/Revenue
EV/EBITDA

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Investments by Validus

Validus has invested in 1 company to date.

Latest investment by Validus was on April 11th 2019. Validus invested in Batumbu in their $15M Undisclosed stage round.


Latest Investments by Validus

Batumbu
Description
Batumbu is an Indonesia-based peer-to-peer lending platform connecting fund providers with small and medium enterprises seeking short-term financing. Operating through batumbu.id, the service leverages technology to reduce costs and deliver competitive returns for lenders while offering accessible capital to borrowers in Jakarta and surrounding regions.
HQ CountryIndonesia
HQ City
Jakarta
Deal Date11 Apr 2019
RoundUndisclosed stage
Raised$15M
Investors-
Valuationundisclosed
EV/Revenue
EV/EBITDA

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Validus Competitors

Validus competitors include listed companies like Nelnet and eGuarantee, and private ones like BlockFi, Jubao Internet Technology, Moove and Wayflyer.

Public and private companies comparable to Validus
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
NelnetUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$1.4B-$4.5B7.1x
BlockFiUnited StatesJersey City, NJPrivate$50M-$4.5B90.0x
Jubao Internet TechnologyChinaBeijingPrivate--$4B-
MooveUAEDubaiPrivate$115M-$2.1B-
WayflyerIrelandDublinPrivate$42M-$1.6B38.1x
eGuaranteeJapanJapanPublicly listed$71M$34M$515M6.1x

Validus Public Comps

Validus is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Bajaj Finance, Rocket Companies, SoFi, Jio Financial Services, Tata Capital, Mitsubishi HC Capital, Muthoot Finance, Aditya Birla Capital, PB Fintech and Figure Technology.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Bajaj Finance$5.2B$2.7B19.8x16.6x37.3x29.7x
Rocket Companies$6.3B$1.4B7.8x5.0x36.3x19.2x
SoFi$3.6B$1.1B6.0x4.8x20.5x14.8x
Jio Financial Services$332M$272M47.6x38.1x58.1x-
Tata Capital$3.1B$759M12.2x20.8x49.8x-
Mitsubishi HC Capital$14B$4.2B5.0x5.0x17.2x20.9x
Muthoot Finance$2.1B$1.4B12.3x13.5x19.1x18.4x
Aditya Birla Capital$4.8B$1.8B6.2x29.8x16.5x40.5x

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Common questions about Validus

When was Validus founded?Validus was founded in 2015.
Where is Validus headquartered?Validus is headquartered in Singapore, Singapore.
Is Validus publicly listed?No, Validus is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has Validus raised?Validus has raised $126M across 7 funding rounds.
What was Validus' last funding round?Validus' last funding round was a $30M Series D in December 2025, led by Khazanah Nasional.
Who are Validus' investors?Validus' investors include Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, Vertex Ventures, FMO, Openspace Capital, VinaCapital, ADDventures, Cathay Financial Holdings, Vertex Growth Fund, K3 Ventures, Khazanah Nasional and 1 other.
Which companies are comparable to Validus?Companies comparable to Validus include Nelnet, BlockFi, Jubao Internet Technology, Moove, Wayflyer and eGuarantee.
How many companies has Validus acquired?Validus has acquired 1 company, including KlearCard.
How many companies has Validus invested in?Validus has invested in 1 company, including Batumbu.
What was Validus' last investment?In April 2019, Validus invested in Batumbu's $15M undisclosed-stage round.

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