500-backed companies are tackling some of today’s toughest challenges  — from streamlining finance and securing personal data to making homeownership more accessible. Here’s a roundup of the companies that raised funds this month, what the fresh capital is powering next, and more.

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• HQ.xyz acquired by Gnosis for US$15M to streamline the financial operations of crypto-native businesses in Asia
• Dinari raises US$12.7M Series A to make it easy for anyone, anywhere, to access and invest in the U.S. stock market
• FarMart raises ~US$10M to power smarter and faster food supply chains across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond
• CrediLinq raises $8.5M Series A to scale their AI-powered embedded finance platform, providing faster access to capital for SMEs globally
• Terminal 3 raises US$8M to help businesses adopt and grow with AI-powered technology while protecting your personal data
• Ringkas raises US$5.1M pre-Series A to fix broken mortgage systems and help more Southeast Asians unlock the dream of owning a home
• Seedflex raises US$3.2M seed+ to offer dynamic credit solutions to more merchants across Southeast Asia
• Volt14 raises US$1.87M pre-Series A to scale high-performance battery tech for the growing demands of EVs and clean energy
• ThriveAI raises US$1.2M pre-Seed to free product managers from meetings, data wrangling, and more with AI-powered teammate
• Krosslinker wins $1M at The Liveability Challenge 2025 by Temasek Foundation for their affordable, climate-friendly paint that keeps cities cooler
• Lucas Ngoo builds AI health coach to help everyone eat, sleep, exercise, and feel better — all through WhatsApp and CareSense app
• FarMart launches healthy pantry staples for households across India, and builds a more sustainable food economy
• How Lingokids is helping families worldwide ditch the guilt and embrace healthy screen time for learning
• Carousell users cut carbon emissions equal to the impact of planting 9 million trees by making secondhand their first choice
• Grab’s superapp ecosystem is helping to reduce carbon emissions, cut waste, and build a cleaner Southeast Asia by 2040

Other stories from 500-backed companies you may have missed:

• Bukalapak returns to profit in Q1 since refocusing on digital offerings — including mobile credits, streaming vouchers, and tax payments
• Grab reported an 18% increase in revenue year-over-year for the first quarter of 2025, totaling US$773M, thanks to higher demand across all segments
• Kredivo records 3x increase in Paylater transactions in Ramadan 2024 compared to the same period in the previous year
• Liquid cornea clinical trials to commence soon, with Pandorum Technologies collaborating with clinical partners in the US and India to prepare for human trials
• XING Mobility and Pacific Electric Wire & Cable partner to develop and promote the next-generation hybrid energy storage system that integrates two cutting-edge battery technologies to enhance safety, longevity, and performance