Early-stage
Ola, VCs back India scooter sharing player Vogo
India-based ride-hailing platform Ola has committed $100 million worth of inventory to domestic scooter sharing business Vogo. It is part of a Series A round that also features Matrix Partners India and Stellaris Venture Partners.
Clifford Chance launches Singapore legal tech incubator
Clifford Chance has launched a start-up incubator focused on legal technology and innovation in Singapore.
Deal focus: Cool Japan helps Spiber spin chic new web
Cool Japan has taken a new angle on its cultural investment thesis with Spiber, a biotechnology developer bringing next-generation materials to the apparel industry
Accel, Qualcomm join $35m round for India's Ninjacart
Accel Partners and Qualcomm Ventures have joined an INR2.5 billion ($35 million) funding round for Indian agriculture industry platform operator Ninjacart.
Japan's Axelspace gets $23m Series B
Axelspace, a Japanese start-up focused on ready-to-launch microsatellite technology, has raised a JPY2.6 billion ($23 million) Series B round led by Global Brain and property developer Mitsui Fudosan.
Deal focus: Deputy punches the new timeclock
Employment management services company Deputy has raised what is said to be Australia’s largest ever Series B round as investors look to bring new technologies into long-outdated business processes
Taiwan start-ups must think globally - AVCJ Forum
Taiwanese entrepreneurs should leverage local technology talent and use their home market as a testing ground for products and services that have global appeal, industry participants told the AVCJ Taiwan Forum.
Singtel Innov8 leads $16m round for Australia's Data Republic
Singtel Innov8, the venture arm of Singapore telecom giant SingTel, has led a A$22 million ($16.2 million) Series B round for Australian cybersecurity technology company Data Republic.
Cool Japan leads $44m round for Spiber
Cool Japan Fund has led a JPY5 billion ($44 million) round for Spiber, a domestic biotechnology developer focused on synthesizing protein-based materials that simulate characteristics of spiderwebs.
Golden Gate commits $18m to Malaysia
Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures has committed to invest MYR75 million ($18 million) in Malaysian technology start-ups and opened a new office in the country.
China's 360 Enterprise Security raises $180m pre-Series B
Chinese B2B internet security services provider 360 Enterprise Security Group has raised RMB1.25 billion ($180 million) in a pre-Series B round of funding.
India's VC-backed Drivezy raises $20m Series B
Drivezy, a vehicle sharing marketplace based in India, has raised a $20 million Series B round led by existing investor Das Capital, with participation by Japan’s Yamaha Motor Co.
Square Peg joins $81m Series B for Australia’s Deputy
Australia’s Square Peg Capital has joined an $81 million Series B funding round for domestic workforce management software provider Deputy.
Chinese AI player Aibee gets $60m Series A
China and US-based artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider Aibee has raised $60 million in a Series A round of funding led by Sequoia Capital China and Red Star Macalline, a Hong Kong-listed furniture mall operator.
Asia fintech player Oriente raises $105m in seed funding
Oriente, a Hong Kong financial technology company backed by local investor BlackPine Private Equity, has raised $105 million in seed funding from a group of family offices.
Singapore medical tech player Ark raises $40m Series A
Ark, a new Singapore-based cancer detection technology company, has received a $40 million Series A round backed by Gaorong Capital and shareholders of medical-focused investor Venturecraft.
Square Peg leads $18m round for Australian lender
Australian online mortgage marketplace Athena Home Loans has raised a A$25 million ($18 million) Series B round led by existing backer Square Peg Capital, with participation by new investors Hostplus and Airtree Ventures.
Matrix, Ceyuan invest $22m in China's Elens
Elens Data, a Beijing-based developer of artificial intelligence (AI) text and natural language analysis solutions, has raised RMB150 million ($22 million) in a Series A round led by Matrix Partners China with participation from Ceyuan Ventures.
Omidyar leads $11m Series B for India's Vedantu
Omidyar Network has led an $11 million Series B funding round for Indian educational technology start-up Vedantu.
DEG, Incofin invest $6m in Myanmar's Rent2Own
German development finance institution DEG and Belgium-based impact investor Incofin Investment Management have invested $6 million in Rent2Own, a motorcycle rental firm based in Myanmar.
China's Data Grand raises $23m Series B round
Data Grand, a Chinese natural language processing (NLP) solution developer, has raised RMB160 million ($23.1 million) in a Series B round of funding led by Chenshan Asset Management, an arm of Chinese venture capital firm China Broadband Capital.
India's CropIn gets $8m Series B
CropIn, an Indian developer of cloud technology for agricultural applications, has received INR580 million ($8.1 million) from Chiratae Ventures, formerly IDG Ventures India, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Chinese electric car maker LeapMotor raises $288m
Hangzhou-based electric car maker LeapMotor has raised RMB2 billion ($288 million) in a Series A round of funding led by Shanghai Electric - a Hong Kong-listed Chinese power generation and electrical equipment manufacturer.
GGV leads $108m round for Chinese e-commerce platform
Chinese community e-commerce platform Xiaoqule has raised $108 million in a Series A round of funding led by GGV Capital and Vertex Ventures.
