Homegrown start-up Sampingan has raised US$5 million in series A funds that it plans to use to expand its business operations. The funding round was led by Altara Ventures, a Singapore-based venture capital (VC) firm with a Southeast Asian focus, along with fellow regional VC investors Golden Gate Ventures, Antler, Access Ventures, XA Network and iSeed SEA. “We are humbled by the trust and support we have received from both new and existing investors,” Sampingan CEO Wisnu Nugrahadi said in a statement. “The fund will be allocated to improving products for both workers and businesses, and to reach more customers with our suite of business offerings.” Sampingan said that its workforce management (WFM) solutions provided end-to-end services and products for sourcing, recruiting, managing and retaining blue-collar workers to help companies scale up their busi...