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Australia's Challenger Funds acquires stake in Proterra Asia
Australia's Challenger Funds acquires stake in Proterra Asia

Challenger Funds Management, one of the largest active asset managers in Australia, has acquired a stake in Singapore-based PE firm Proterra Investment Partners Asia from Australia’s Pacific Current Group.

  • Australasia
  • 23 June 2023
Japan advertising AI start-up Flux raises $32m Series B
Japan advertising AI start-up Flux raises $32m Series B

DNX Ventures has led a JPY 4.4bn (USD 32m) Series B round for Japan’s Flux, which helps businesses manage advertising strategies via a no-code artificial intelligence (AI) platform.

  • North Asia
  • 23 June 2023
Southeast Asia's Go-Ventures rebrands, raises $240m
Southeast Asia's Go-Ventures rebrands, raises $240m

Go-Ventures, an early to growth-stage investor established by Southeast Asian super app GoTo, has rebranded as Argor Capital Management and raised USD 240m for its second generation of funds.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 June 2023
Deal focus: How to go global as a neighbourhood shop
Deal focus: How to go global as a neighbourhood shop

Singapore’s Madly, a tech-enabled but e-commerce-averse jeweller, knows that future family heirlooms must be sold with a personal touch. In East Ventures, it felt a rare simpatico

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 June 2023
Profile: Zayn Venture Capital's Faisal Aftab
Profile: Zayn Venture Capital's Faisal Aftab

Weaving geopolitical analysis into the grassroots trenches of seed-stage investment, Faisal Aftab led the deployment of Pakistan’s first VC fund having never previously invested in the country’s start-ups

  • South Asia
  • 20 June 2023
Japan's Global Brain, Fukoku Life set up $35m VC fund
Japan's Global Brain, Fukoku Life set up $35m VC fund

Japanese VC firm Global Brain has teamed up with Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance to set up a JPY 5bn (USD 35m) fund.

  • North Asia
  • 20 June 2023
Indonesia microfinance player Amartha raises $100m
Indonesia microfinance player Amartha raises $100m

Indonesia’s Amartha, a small business lender focused on rural women entrepreneurs, has raised USD 100m in debt financing from US impact investor Community Investment Management (CIM).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 June 2023
India's HomeLane raises $9m bridge round
India's HomeLane raises $9m bridge round

India’s HomeLane, an interior design start-up backed by several venture capital firms, has raised a INR 750m (USD 9.1m) bridge round from unspecified existing backers.

  • South Asia
  • 19 June 2023
Hildrics Capital backs Malaysian rubber producer
Hildrics Capital backs Malaysian rubber producer

Singapore-based private equity firm Hildrics Capital has acquired an 8.2% stake in Malaysia-listed GIIB Rubber, a supplier of gloves and industrial rubber-based components.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 June 2023
Uber leads $20m round for India's Everest Fleet
Uber leads $20m round for India's Everest Fleet

Uber has led a USD 20m round for India’s Everest Fleet, an existing VC-backed partner in the local taxi management service space that is transitioning into electric vehicles.

  • South Asia
  • 16 June 2023
ChrysCapital invests $100m in India's Lenskart
ChrysCapital invests $100m in India's Lenskart

ChrysCapital Partners has invested USD 100m in India’s Lenskart, bringing the eyewear retailer’s pre-IPO funding since the start of last year to USD 850m.

  • South Asia
  • 16 June 2023
Australia battery technology supplier raises $15m
Australia battery technology supplier raises $15m

Australian VC firm Artesian, Canadian GP Waratah Capital, and India's Himadri Speciality Chemical have co-led a AUD 22m (USD 15m) Series A round for Australia’s Sicona Battery Technologies.

  • Australasia
  • 15 June 2023
Philippines VC firm Kaya raises $12m across two funds
Philippines VC firm Kaya raises $12m across two funds

Philippines-based VC investor and venture studio Kaya Founders has achieved a first close of USD 12m across two early-stage funds. The target - for both vehicles - is USD 25m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 15 June 2023
Japan's LayerX lifts Series A to $59m
Japan's LayerX lifts Series A to $59m

Japan’s LayerX, an enterprise billing and invoicing software provider, has lifted an ongoing Series A round to JPY 8.2bn (USD 59m) with support from several local VC firms.

  • North Asia
  • 14 June 2023
Proparco makes $35m LP commitment to Quadria healthcare fund – update
Proparco makes $35m LP commitment to Quadria healthcare fund – update

French development finance institution (DFI) Proparco has made a USD 35m fund commitment to Singapore’s Quadria Capital, a healthcare-focused GP active across South and Southeast Asia.

  • South Asia
  • 14 June 2023
ICG joins $250m round for Amp Energy India
ICG joins $250m round for Amp Energy India

Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has joined a USD 250m investment in Amp Energy India, a renewable power platform serving various industrial and utility segments.

  • South Asia
  • 13 June 2023
India's Lok seeks $200m for Fund IV, gets AIIB support
India's Lok seeks $200m for Fund IV, gets AIIB support

Indian impact investor Lok Capital has secured USD 25m from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for its fourth private equity fund. The target is USD 200m.

  • South Asia
  • 12 June 2023
Bain buys Indian industrial chemicals business
Bain buys Indian industrial chemicals business

Bain Capital has acquired India’s Porus Labs, a manufacturer of agricultural and speciality chemicals, including pharmaceutical industry ingredients.

  • South Asia
  • 12 June 2023
Japan's J-Star buys freight forwarding company
Japan's J-Star buys freight forwarding company

Japan’s J-Star has acquired local freight forwarding business Japan Trust Holdings for an undisclosed sum as part of a transportation services consolidation play.

  • North Asia
  • 09 June 2023
PAG invests $200m in India's RK Pharma
PAG invests $200m in India's RK Pharma

PAG has invested USD 200m in RK Pharma, a US-headquartered generic drug maker with significant operations in India.

  • South Asia
  • 08 June 2023
India's HealthifyMe raises $30m
India's HealthifyMe raises $30m

LeapFrog Investments and Khosla Ventures have led a USD 30m pre-Series D round for India-based mobile health and fitness app HealthifyMe.

  • South Asia
  • 08 June 2023
Hong Kong's AIA commits $200m to LeapFrog
Hong Kong's AIA commits $200m to LeapFrog

Hong Kong-listed insurance company AIA Group has agreed to commit USD 200m to various funds managed by LeapFrog Investments, a UK-based impact investor with an extensive Asia footprint.

  • South Asia
  • 07 June 2023
Nuvama leads $53m round for India's Course5
Nuvama leads $53m round for India's Course5

India’s Nuvama Asset Management, formerly Edelweiss Wealth Management, has led a USD 53m investment in local data analytics start-up Course5 Intelligence.

  • South Asia
  • 07 June 2023
Deal focus: Evermos extends impact to social commerce
Deal focus: Evermos extends impact to social commerce

Indonesia’s Evermos has more than doubled its total funding as investors see promise in a social commerce model that prioritises cottage industries and underemployed women

  • Southeast Asia
  • 06 June 2023
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