{"id":3897,"date":"2021-12-17T04:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T04:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/3611319_AE11319_0"},"modified":"2021-12-17T04:18:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T04:18:00","slug":"sleek-extends-series-a-round-to-us25m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=3897","title":{"rendered":"Sleek extends Series A round to US$25M"},"content":{"rendered":"<table name=\"logo_release\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/1712293\/01_Sleek_logo_Logo.jpg?p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SINGAPORE<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 17, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;<u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sleek.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sleek.com<\/a><\/u>, a tech company dedicated to making company registration accessible for all, announced that it has extended its Series A round to <span class=\"xn-money\">USD 25M<\/span>, with the participation of <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span>-based global investor <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edbi.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EDBI<\/a><\/u> and existing investors, in a mix of equity and debt. In November, Sleek previously announced a first closing led by White Star Capital and Jungle Ventures.<\/p>\n<p>Sleek will use the fresh funds to bolster tech and product development, hire new talent, expand presence in existing markets, and enter new markets.<\/p>\n<p>Founded by <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Julien Labruyere<\/span><\/b>&nbsp;and <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Adrien Barthel<\/span><\/b> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span>, Sleek&#8217;s vision is to enable anyone to go from an idea to an operating company in a day. Sleek&#8217;s proprietary technology makes it possible to quickly register a legal entity and open a business account able to collect and send payments at the same time. The company is licensed by <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore&#8217;s<\/span> Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and the Monetary Authority of <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span> (MAS) under the Payment Act.<\/p>\n<p>Sleek began operating in 2017 with the mission of removing the admin hassle from every entrepreneur and SME owner&#8217;s plate. It began by offering company registration services, then expanded its offering to provide bookkeeping, tax, and payroll services to its clients. Since its inception, the company has built its business around a 100% digital experience, a transparent offering, and an efficient service delivery enabled by technology.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Sleek started offering free business accounts to all of its clients. The SGD deposit accounts are able to collect and process payments, while handling the bookkeeping in an automated fashion. In addition, Sleek will add payment cards to the service offering this month, allowing business owners to easily pay vendors, or even issue cards for all of their employees for ease of expense management.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Adrien Barthel<\/span><\/b>, Chief Growth Officer and Co-founder of Sleek said, &#8220;Since day one, our mission has been to allow anyone to start a business quickly and easily. With the latest addition of the business account feature, now more than ever, we are enabling ideas to become great businesses, without the friction and inefficiency that paper based and offline processes bring<span id=\"spanHghlt70bd\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In less than five years, the company has built a portfolio of more than 5,000 clients, generating over <span class=\"xn-money\">US$10M<\/span> of annualized recurring revenue. Sleek expanded into <span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span> in 2019, began operations in <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span> in 2021, and recently announced the acquisition of Ltd Companies in the <span class=\"xn-location\">United Kingdom<\/span>. Ltd Companies is a historical player of the company registration space and has incorporated more than 450,000 companies.<\/p>\n<p>This month, Sleek was recognized as the Singapore Partner of the Year 2021 by accounting software firm <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/xero.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Xero<\/a><\/u>. After having earned the award in 2019 as well, Sleek became the only company that has won this prestigious title twice. This serves as a global recognition of Sleek&#8217;s growth and endorses the quality of services delivered to its clients.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Julien Labruyere<\/span><\/b>, CEO and Co-founder of Sleek shares, &#8220;We are very happy and humbled to welcome EDB Investments into our journey. As a <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span>-founded company that focuses a lot on building a digital infrastructure for companies to set up and grow, we are thankful for this unique recognition of our added value to the local ecosystem, and we look forward to working together in <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span> and beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Chu Swee Yeok<\/span>,<\/b>&nbsp;CEO and President of EDBI commented, &#8220;With digitalisation becoming increasingly critical for small and medium size enterprises, Sleek&#8217;s one-stop digital platform addresses a common pain point for entrepreneurs and business owners looking to digitalise corporate secretarial, accounting and finance functions in a simple and cost-effective manner. EDBI looks forward to supporting our homegrown company as it develops new business solutions and technology capabilities in <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span> whilst expanding globally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>About EDBI <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Investing since 1991, <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edbi.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EDBI<\/a><\/u> is a <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span>-based global investor in select high growth technology sectors ranging from Information &amp; Communication Technology (ICT), Emerging Technology (ET), Healthcare (HC) and promising Singapore SMEs in strategic industries. As a value creating investor, EDBI assists companies achieve their ambitious goals by leveraging our broad network, resources and expertise. With our growth capital, EDBI supports companies seeking to expand in <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia<\/span> and globally through <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p><b>About Sleek<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Sleek enables anyone to go from an idea to an operating company in a day, 100% digitally, in <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sleek.com\/sg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span><\/a><\/u>, <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sleek.com\/hk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span><\/a><\/u>, <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sleek.com\/au\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span><\/a><\/u> and the <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ltd-companies.co.uk\/new\/index.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UK<\/a><\/u>. Founded in 2017 in <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span>, Sleek leverages its proprietary technology to serve 6,000+ clients and support their back office operations, ranging from financial management, bookkeeping, to CFO services and business insurance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE, Dec. 17, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;Sleek.com, a tech company dedicated to making company registration accessible for all, announced that it has extended its Series A round to USD 25M, with the participation of Singapore-based global investor EDBI and existing investors, in a mix of equity and debt. 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