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| 05.07.2021 | Asia Digest: Australia’s FL0 raises $3.8m; ASX-listed JCurve Solutions expands in Thailand | Sydney-headquartered startup FL0 has raised A$5.1 million ($3.8 million) in a seed round led by Blackbird Ventures. In a separate development, JCurve Solutions has announced the acquisition of Rapid E-Suite Pte Ltd’s Thailand operations. FL... |
| 23.06.2021 | SoftBank Ventures Asia joins $27m Series A round in S Korea’s VoyagerX | SoftBank Ventures Asia has participated in a $27 million Series A funding round in VoyagerX, a South Korea-based artificial intelligence (AI) software developer, according to an announcement.
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| 26.05.2021 | China Digest: Lilly Asia Ventures backs Rgenta; IntoCare nets $15m | China-headquartered Lilly Asia Ventures has backed an $18 million seed extension round for US-based Rgenta Therapeutics. In a separate development, IntoCare Medical Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd has raked in nearly 100 million yuan ($15 mill... |
| 23.04.2021 | Asia Alternatives raises $63m for China-focused sidecar growth fund | Premium
Private equity fund-of-funds Asia Alternatives has raised $63.1 million for what looks to be a sidecar vehicle to a China-focused growth fund, its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission showed.
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| 16.03.2021 | Asia Digest: Australia’s Investible raising $50m fund; Zeller raises $25m | Australia’s seed-stage investment group Investible is raising a $50 million, early-stage fund, while fintech startup Zeller, backed by Australian VC firm Square Peg Capital, has bagged $25 million in a funding round. Australia’s Investible ... |
| 08.03.2021 | Asia Digest: Ryde appoints adviser for 2022 IPO; S Korea’s Standigm secures $44.5m in pre-IPO round | Singapore-based Ryde has appointed SAC Capital as its financial adviser to lead preparations ahead of a planned IPO while Standigm, a South Korean Artificial Intelligence (AI) company for drug discovery, has closed $44.5 million in a pre-IP... |
| 10.02.2021 | Asia Digest: Bangladesh’s Maya raises $2.2m seed round; SoftBank invests in Adapdix | AI-driven Bangladeshi startup Maya has raised $2.2 million in seed funding, while SoftBank’s Opportunity Fund has invested in Adapdix Corporation, the digital transformation provider in Edge AI automation and intelligent control software. M... |
| 14.01.2021 | SoftBank Ventures Asia leads $22m funding in sneaker marketplace SODA | Japanese sneaker sales platform SODA has landed a $22-million Series B financing round led by SoftBank Ventures Asia, bringing the total investment in the firm to $25 million.
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| 13.10.2020 | China Digest: Bamboocloud bags $44m; Lilly Asia leads $25m funding in ImmuneOnco | Premium
Bamboocloud has garnered 300 million yuan ($44 million) in a Series C round of financing from Sequoia Capital China and Kunlun Fund, while ImmuneOnco Biopharma has secured $25 million in a Series B round led by Lilly Asia Ventures.
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| 01.10.2020 | SE Asia Digest: NEXEA invests $250k in ZCOVA; Mediaload raises Series A | Premium
Malaysian Venture Capital firm NEXEA Angels Sdn Bhd (NEXEA) has invested RM 1 million ($250,000) in jewellery and diamond company ZCOVA while Cambodia-based digital media company Mediaload has raised an undisclosed amount in Series ... |
| 07.09.2020 | SE Asia Digest: Qapita rases $1.8m; VietMoney closes Series A | Premium
Singapore-based fintech startup Qapita is raising $1.8 million in a seed round while Vietnam-based pawn service VietMoney has closed its Series A funding.
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| 28.07.2020 | Asia Digest: Chuangkit snags nearly $10m; TNL Media to close $8m | Premium
Chuangkit has bagged nearly $10 million in a Series A+ round of financing led by Kingsoft while TNL Media Group is raising $8 million in a new tranche of Series D round funding led by New York-based Palm Drive Capital.
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| 28.06.2020 | Asia Digest: PictureWealth raises $8.25m; Petronas Ventures backs Braintree; SG maritime startups to get funding | Premium
Australian fintech firm Picture Wealth Holdings Ltd (PictureWealth) has closed its AUD$12 million ($8.25 million) late-seed funding round while Petronas Ventures is investing in agri startup Braintree Technologies. Meanwhile, SEEDS ... |
| 10.05.2020 | JobHopin, a startup that wants to make job hunting in Southeast Asia easier, raises $2.45 million Series A | JobHopin, a Vietnam-based startup building an automated job-recruitment platform for Southeast Asia, announced today that it has closed a $2.45 million Series A. This brings JobHopin’s total raised so far to more than $3 million, from inves... |
| 24.03.2020 | Asia Digest: SecuLetter raises $8m; ProtoPie expands Series A with $6.3m | Premium
South Korea-based information security company SecuLetter has raised $8 million in a Series B funding round, while prototyping software company ProtoPie has raised $6.3 million in additional funding in its Series A round from new in... |
| 21.01.2020 | Baring PE Asia closes seventh fund at $6.5b, exceeds target | Premium
Alternative investment major Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) on Tuesday announced that it has reached the final closing of its seventh private equity fund at the hard cap of $6.5 billion in total capital commitments.
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| 21.01.2020 | Baring PE Asia closes seventh buyout fund at $6.5 bn | Hong Kong-based alternative investment firm Baring Private Equity Asia, which was among the biggest PE investors in India by total deal value in 2019, has hit the final close of its seventh fund at its hard cap of $6.5 billion.
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| 29.10.2019 | Temasek-backed ABC World Asia closes USD 385 million fund for impact investing | ABC World Asia, a Singapore-headquartered private equity fund dedicated to impact investing, has closed its first fund at USD 385 million, according to a statement released by the company.
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| 24.10.2019 | Impact investor Capria Ventures to invest $20m in Southeast Asia | Premium
US-based global impact investment firm Capria Ventures is investing up to $20 million in Southeast Asia in 2020 to further expand its emerging markets investment and network building footprint.
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| 19.07.2019 | SoftBank Ventures Asia raises $270m for early-stage investments | Premium
SoftBank Group Corp said on Friday its Seoul-based venture capital unit focusing on early-stage investments has raised a 317 billion won ($270 million) fund.
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| 10.04.2019 | Southeast Asia’s Carousell snags $56M from Naspers-owned OLX | It’s taken some time to come around, but Naspers — the early Tencent investor that’s also behind the world’s top listings service — finally has a piece of Southeast Asia’s Carousell. TechCrunch broke news of talks between the two sides last... |
| 14.02.2019 | China’s Lilly Asia secures $40m commitment from US pension fund | Premium
China-based venture capital firm Lilly Asia Ventures has received a commitment of $40 million for its fifth biosciences fund, LAV Biosciences Fund V, from San Francisco Employee’s Retirement System (SFERS), according to an investmen... |
| 16.01.2019 | Asia Digest: iKala raises $10m Series A+; GaiaWorks secures $44m | Premium
Taiwan-based AI-driven marketing technology startup iKala has secured $10 million in Series A+ while Warburg Pincus-backed GaiaWorks has closed a Series C financing round.
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| 10.12.2018 | HK-based Asia Alternatives secures $500m from NYSCRF for two funds | Premium
Asia Alternatives Management, one of the largest independent Asian private equity fund-of-funds based in Hong Kong, has secured a total of $500 million in commitments from the New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) for its t... |
| 10.12.2018 | Lexington Partners leads $1b stapled secondary transaction with TPG Asia | Premium
New York-based global alternative investment manager Lexington Partners has successfully closed a GP-led secondary transaction for TPG Capital’s fifth and sixth Asia-focused vehicles, it said in a statement on Monday.
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| 07.11.2018 | Southeast Asia's Grab raises $250 million from Hyundai and Kia | Sign up for our daily briefingMake your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes.
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| 23.08.2018 | HK-based Asia Alternatives closes fourth India venture fund at $16.2m | Premium
Hong Kong-based Asia Alternatives, one of the largest independent Asian private equity fund-of-funds, has closed its fourth India venture fund at $16.2 million, according to a filing with the SEC dated August 21.
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| 16.08.2018 | Asia Digest: Clobotics raises $11m more in Series A; Huobi invests in OpenFinance Network | Premium
Clobotics, a Shanghai-based intelligent computer vision solutions provider, has raised more capital in its series A round to focus on its expansion in North America. Meanwhile, Singapore-based crypto-currency exchange Huobi has made... |
| 07.08.2018 | Baring PE Asia raises $1b for real estate fund: Report | Premium
Hong Kong-based private equity firm Baring PE Asia has raised $1 billion for its second real estate fund, which is almost three times larger than its $365-million debut real estate fund, reported PERE.
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| 05.07.2018 | Temasek to invest $50 mn in TPG Growth’s Asia healthcare platform | US private equity giant TPG Growth’s healthcare platform is raising $50 million (Rs 342.7 crore) from Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings.
Temasek is investing through wholly owned unit Sheares Healthcare, TPG Growth said in a stateme... |
| 05.07.2018 | TPG Growth-founded Asia Healthcare platform raises $50m from Temasek unit | Premium
TPG Growth-founded healthcare platform Asia Healthcare Holdings (AHH) has raised $50 million from Temasek-owned Sheares Healthcare, an investor and provider of healthcare delivery services.
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| 13.06.2018 | Toyota invests $1 billion in Southeast Asia's Grab | Sign up for our daily briefingMake your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes.
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| 12.06.2018 | Southeast Asia’s Grab lands $1B from Toyota at a $10B valuation | Grab, the ride-hailing firm that acquired Uber’s Southeast Asia business earlier this year, is raising a new round of funding and it just announced that it will be led by Toyota, which is committing $1 billion in capital. The deal values Gr... |
| 02.05.2018 | Dymon Asia PE closes second Southeast Asia fund at $450m hard cap | Premium
Dymon Asia Private Equity (DAPE), the PE arm of Dymon Asia Capital, has announced the final close of its second Southeast Asia fund at $450 million, hitting its hard cap within several months of its launch.
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| 22.03.2018 | Japan’s Mitsui leads $210m investment in hospital chain Columbia Asia | Premium
Tokyo-based Mitsui & Co, a major healthcare investor in Asia, has led the $210-million new investment in Columbia Asia Group, one of the region’s largest and fastest-growing healthcare companies.
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| 12.03.2018 | Spanish olive oil body to invest €5 million in India, SE Asia | ‘Join the olive oil revolution’ — this is the message spread across outdoor hoardings in Mumbai. The category has got a fresh boost with healthy ad spends, courtesy Interprofessional Olive Oil from Spain, which is the professional body repr... |
| 22.01.2018 | OCP Asia launches $500m private credit fund: Report | Premium
OCP Asia, a secured lending solutions provider for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Asia Pacific, has launched a $500-million closed-ended private credit vehicle.
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| 19.12.2017 | BPE Asia raises $488m for second real estate vehicle | Premium
BPE Asia Real Estate (BPE Asia), a unit of Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia, has raised $488 million in the closing of the second part of its BPE Asa Real Estate Fund II.
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| 09.11.2017 | HK-based Baring PE Asia raising new $6b emerging markets fund | Premium
Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia is aiming to raise $6 billion in a new Asian private equity fund, as investors hungry for growth in emerging markets fuel a regional fund-raising bonanza, five people with knowledge told Re... |
| 26.09.2017 | Ex-TPG Asia’s Ben Gray-backed BGH Capital launches $1.6b debut fund | Premium
Former TPG Asia head Ben Gray-backed private equity firm BGH Capital has launched its debut $1.6-billion fund, that will invest in Australia and New Zealand.
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| 13.09.2017 | Ex-Sequoia Asia partner Yinglan Tan closes $25M fund and makes first investment | More details about former Sequoia venture partner Yinglan Tan’s new fund have emerged after an SEC filing confirmed that it has raised $25 million for its maiden fund, and it made its first investment.
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| 15.08.2017 | Asia Dealbook: China’s Smartisan secures $140m; startup school ALPHA Camp raises $735k | Premium
China’s Smartisan Tecnology Co Ltd has raised RMB1 billion ($140 million) funding led by the government of Chengdu. Also, Asian tech and startup school ALPHA Camp has received S$1 million ($735,000).
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| 20.03.2017 | OCP Asia raises $200m direct loan fund as banks pull back | Premium
OCP Asia raised $200 million for a fund that will lend directly to small- and medium-sized companies as banks have pulled back on loans they deem risky.
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| 09.03.2017 | Dymon Asia announces first close of its debut $50M fund for fintech | Hedge fund Dymon Asia is getting into the venture capital game after it announced its maiden fund.
Dymon Asia Ventures is focused on fintech deals and it is targeting a $50 million raise. Today, its founding partners disclosed a first close... |
| 22.02.2017 | Indonesia’s Kejora announces first close of $80M fund for Southeast Asia | Indonesia-based early-stage investment firm Kejora has announced the first close of a second fund which is targeted at $80 million for investments in Southeast Asia.
Kejora, which is known for its Ideabox accelerator program in Jakarta, has... |
| 29.01.2017 | Indonesia: Bank Central Asia launches VC unit, to invest $15m in fintech | Premium
Indonesia’s largest private bank Bank Central Asia (BCA) has launched a venture capital business unit called Central Capital Ventura (CCV), joining the race to use financial technology (fintech) startups to reach the otherwise “unba... |
| 22.11.2016 | Asia Digest: Getui gets $58m in D round, Seven Dreamers closes $60m Series B | Premium
China-based startup Getui raised $58 million in a D round deal, while Seven Dreamers Laboratories Inc from Japan has completed its $60 million Series B funding round.
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| 04.10.2016 | 500 Startups announces new $50 million fund for Southeast Asia | 500 Startups‘ organization in Southeast Asia — 500 Durians — is back with a new $50 million fund to press on with early-stage startup dealmaking in the emerging region, which counts over 600 million consumers.
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| 23.08.2016 | Chinese VC Lilly Asia leads $20m Series A round in genetic testing firm Singlera | Premium
Shanghai-based venture capital firm Lilly Asia Ventures has led a $20-million Series A financing round in a fast-growing, non-invasive genetic testing company Singlera Genomics.
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| 08.08.2016 | Asian Healthcare Company Columbia Asia Receives $101M from Mitsui & Co. | Asian healthcare company Columbia Asia is receiving $101m in investment.
Tokyo-based Mitsui & Co., Ltd., one of the world’s largest and most respected trading companies, made the investment. As part of it, Mitsui will gain two seats on ... |
| 31.03.2015 | Baring Asia closes $365 million real estate fund | Premium
BPE Asia Real Estate (BPE Asia), an affiliate of Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia has closed the BPE Asia Real Estate Fund with $365 million in commitments.
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| 25.02.2015 | Baring Asia raises just under $4B in new Asian fund | Baring Private Equity Asia (Baring Asia), which has lately become quite active in India, has raised $3.98 billion in its new flagship fund, taking its total assets under management to around $9 billion, it said in a press statement.
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| 04.11.2014 | Qatar’s sovereign fund forms JV with China’s CITIC to invest $10B in Asia | Qatar's sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has joined hands with Chinese government-controlled CITIC Group Corp, to launch a joint investment fund with a corpus of $10 billion to invest in Asia region.
Both sides will in... |
| 09.09.2014 | Columbia Asia Launches $150M Expansion of its India and Southeast Asia Hospital Network | SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–September 9, 2014–
A Seattle-based firm that steadily created one of the largest hospital systems in Southeast Asia and India today announced plans to invest another $150 million to expand its network to 34 hospitals... |
| 09.02.2011 | Jafco Asia Raises $100M Fund; Nears 2 Deals In India | Tokyo-based technology-focussed venture capital fund Jafco Asia has closed its $100-million fifth fund, Jafco Asia Technology Fund V, which will invest in tech companies in South Asian countries, including India.
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| 08.12.2008 | JPMorgan Spin-off CCMP Asia Raises $1.2B Buyout Fund | Private equity firm CCMP Capital Asia said on Monday it raised $1.2 billion for its third buyout fund, pulling the money together at a time when lending is tight, volatility high and valuations falling.
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| 04.11.2008 | Asia Alternatives Closes $950 Mn Fund of Funds | Asia Alternatives, an Asia focused private equity fund-of-funds (FoF), has announced the final close of its second fund at $950 million. Asia Alternatives Capital Partners II has closed above its original target of $850 million. The first F... |
| 14.08.2008 | HarbourVest Raises $1Bn For Its Non-US Fund; To Invest $500M In Asia | HarbourVest Partners, a global private equity fund of funds, has raised a $1 billion corpus to invest in Asia, Europe and other areas outside of North America. The firm, which is raising HarbourVest International Private Equity VI, a $3 bil... |
