Venture
India Awards: VC Deal of the Year – Flipkart
In India's fiercely competitive e-commerce market, the mantra is eat or be eaten. Flipkart, through a combination of new funding and lateral acquisitions, has placed itself firmly in the...
South Asia |
09 Jan 2013 | 
Chinese short-term rental sites secure $20m in VC backing
Xiaozhu.com and Mayi.con, two competing Chinese websites specializing in short-term room rentals, have each secured $10 million in VC funding.
Technology |
08 Jan 2013 |
CanBank Venture backs India’s Vinyas Innovative Technology
Canbank Venture Capital Fund, the PE unit of Canara Bank, has invested INR100 million ($1.8 million) in Mysore-based electronic manufacturing services firm Vinyas Innovative Technologies.
South Asia |
07 Jan 2013 |
Unitus raises $8m for India seed fund
Unitus Seed Fund (USF) has raised more than $8 million for its seed-stage venture capital fund focused on start-ups serving India's low-income consumers.
South Asia |
07 Jan 2013 |
China's Mailman to set up early-stage Asia fund
Mailman, a social media and digital marketing company based in China, is a forming a start-up fund that will provide Series A funding rounds.
Venture |
04 Jan 2013 |
Indonesia’s Berrybenka gets funding from Gree Ventures
Gree Ventures, the VC arm of social Japanese social networking giant Gree, has completed its third investment in Indonesia, providing a Series A round of funding to fashion-focused e-commerce start-up Berrybenka. The size of the investment was not disclosed....
Venture |
04 Jan 2013 |
SVB provides loan to VC-backed Zoomin
SVB India Finance, a subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank, has provided INR80 million ($1.5 million) in venture debt funding to Zoomin.com, an online digital photo printing and merchandise company backed by early-stage investors Sherpalo Ventures and First...
South Asia |
04 Jan 2013 |
VCs and mobile internet: The race to stay relevant
Venture capital investors targeting the mobile and social media space are only as good as their understanding of the consumer habits and technologies that underpin industry trends
Venture |
03 Jan 2013 |
Wilson Sonsini opens Beijing office
Venture capital-focused law firm Wilson Sonsini has opened an office in Beijing, enlarging a Greater China footprint that already takes in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The office is led by Kefei Li, a partner with the firm. He reports to Weiheng Chen, the...
Venture |
20 Dec 2012 |
Japan’s Fuller gets $1.2m seed round
Japanese internet service provider ASAHI Net and m8 Capital, a London-based VC firm, are leading a JPY100 million ($1.2 million) round of seed funding for Japan-based start-up Fuller Inc.
Venture |
18 Dec 2012 |
Ticketgoose plans second round funding from VCs
One of India's leading online bus tickets firms, Ticketgoose.com, is looking to raise INR250 million ($4.6 million) in a second round of VC funding, CEO Arun Athiappan said.
Venture |
14 Dec 2012 |
Predictions for 2013
Growth capital, buyouts, public and private exits, secondaries and new frontiers – private equity professionals from Asia and beyond predict the future
GPs |
13 Dec 2012 |
PE-backed Xiaomi gets 10% of Kingsoft’s cloud computing unit
Chinese smart phone maker Xiaomi has agreed to purchase a 10% stake in Kingsoft Cloud Group, a unit of Chinese software maker Kingsoft, for $1.82 million in total.
Greater China |
12 Dec 2012 |
Singapore travel website gets seed funding from TNF, SingTel Innov8
Singapore-based online travel booking site Flocations has raised $570,000 seed funding round led by TNF Ventures and including SingTel Innov8, the corporate venture arm of SingTel – and angel investor Ben Ball.
Early stage |
11 Dec 2012 |
US, India-focused Naya reaches first close on VC fund
Naya Ventures, a US-based VC firm that also invests in India, has reached a first close of $50 million on a fund targeting the mobile and cloud markets. Its approach involves providing capital and industry expertise to early-stage companies with a view...
South Asia |
10 Dec 2012 |
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