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Singapore fintech start-up LXA gets $10m seed round

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has led a USD 10m seed round for Singapore’s LXA, a financial technology start-up launched by a former Asia senior executive at The Blackstone Group.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 10 November 2023
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Japan's LayerX extends Series A to $67.5m

Japanese enterprise billing and invoicing software provider LayerX has raised JPY 2bn (USD 13.2m) from Hong Kong’s Keyrock Capital Management, lifting its Series A round to around USD 67.5m

  • North Asia
  • 09 November 2023
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Energy transition: Getting comfortable

Private equity investors are leaning into energy transition with new funds, strategies, and attitudes about risk as more emerging categories go mainstream. Regulation remains the perennial spoiler

  • Australasia
  • 08 November 2023
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Sinovation-developed LLM platform hits $1b valuation

01.AI, a large language model (LLM) launched less than eight months ago by Chinese venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures, has achieved a USD 1bn-plus valuation, according to Kai-Fu Lee, the firm’s founder.

  • Greater China
  • 06 November 2023
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MassMutual Ventures leads Series A for India's Sugarfit

Sugarfit, an India-based health technology start-up that helps people manage type-two diabetes with a view to reversing the condition, has raised USD 11m in Series A funding.

  • South Asia
  • 03 November 2023
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Japanese digital alternatives platform gets pre-Series A

Luca, a Japan-based fundraising platform that aims to give local high net worth investors access to alternatives, has received seed-stage funding from VC investors.

  • North Asia
  • 02 November 2023
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Polaris leads $27m round for Singapore's Engine Biosciences

US healthcare and life sciences growth investor Polaris Partners has led a USD 27m Series A round for Singapore-based cancer medicine developer Engine Biosciences.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 01 November 2023
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Deal focus: Algae-based bio-plastics come to Asia

US-based Algenesis has figured out how to make plastic from algae. Singapore’s Circulate Capital is helping the company bring the technology to Asian manufacturers

  • Southeast Asia
  • 01 November 2023
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Hidden Hill leads $137m round for China's CS Smart

Hidden Hill Capital, a private equity firm backed by warehouse operator turned logistics and infrastructure investment manager GLP, has led a CNY 1bn (USD 137m) Series B round for China-based logistics vehicle manufacturer CS Smart.

  • Greater China
  • 31 October 2023
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Aramaco backs Singapore clean energy certificates player

Aramaco Ventures, a VC unit of Saudi oil giant Aramaco, has led a USD 10m Series A round for Singapore’s Redex, an early mover regionally in renewable energy certificates (RECs).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 31 October 2023
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Temasek leads $27.5m round for India space tech player

Temasek Holdings has led a INR 2.25bn (USD 27.5m) pre-Series C round for Indian rocket developer and launch services start-up Skyroot Aerospace.

  • South Asia
  • 31 October 2023
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Lightspeed leads $50m round for Singapore's YouTrip

Lightspeed Venture Partners has led a USD 50m Series B investment in Singapore-based travel wallet and currency exchange app YouTrip.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 26 October 2023
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Deal focus: isBIM targets real estate’s digitisation catch-up

A renewed focus on safety and sustainability has prompted property developers to consider technology-enabled fixes. IsBIM is riding the wave from Greater China through Asia and the Middle East

  • Greater China
  • 25 October 2023
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Deal focus: Bolt.Earth looks to close India’s EV infrastructure gap

Bolt.Earth turned its electric vehicle operating system into the foundation stone for India’s largest charging network aimed at two- and three-wheelers overlooked by mainstream operators

  • South Asia
  • 25 October 2023
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Indonesia sustainable construction start-up raises $10m

Stilt Studios, a sustainable construction start-up founded by the former co-CEO of Lazada Indonesia, has secured USD 10m in Series A funding – comprising debt and equity tranches – which will be used to support expansion into Australia, Europe, and...

  • Southeast Asia
  • 24 October 2023
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Blackbird, Airtree back $18m round for Australia's Darwinium

Blackbird Ventures and Airtree Ventures have participated in a USD 18m Series A round for Darwinium, an Australian digital security start-up that moved its headquarters to the US in April.

  • Australasia
  • 19 October 2023
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China's Baichuan AI raises $300m

China-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Baichuan AI has raised USD 300m in a first tranche of Series A funding from an investor group featuring Alibaba Group, Tencent Holdings, and Xiaomi.

  • Greater China
  • 18 October 2023
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Deal focus: Minnow finds favour in crowded Indonesia vertical

Indonesia’s Luna, a seed-stage contender in a competitive retail digitalisation landscape, continues to collect VC backers as a patient, diversified gameplan comes into focus

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 October 2023
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Deal focus: Entering the Snoop ecosystem

As the streetwear thesis matures, East Ventures is helping bring Singapore’s Novelship, a brand-agnostic, rap star-approved marketplace, to a larger, more diverse audience

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 October 2023
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Australia's Skykraft raises $75m

Australian deep tech VC firm Main Sequence has joined a AUD 120m (USD 75m) round for Skykraft, a local space tech provider focused on in-orbit air traffic control systems.

  • Australasia
  • 17 October 2023
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Quest backs Vietnam robotic prosthetics start-up

Singapore’s Quest Ventures has confirmed an investment of undisclosed size in Vietnam-based robotic prosthetics start-up Vulcan Augmetics.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 17 October 2023
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China's Atom Bioscience raises $83m

Chinese inflammatory and metabolic disease drug developer Atom Bioscience has raised USD 83m in Series D funding led by local biotech specialist Kaitai Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 17 October 2023
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Eight Roads leads $22m round for Meitu's AI design unit

Pixocial, an artificial intelligence-enabled (AI) design tool spun out from China-based photo editing app provider Meitu, has raised USD 22m in funding led by Eight Roads.

  • Greater China
  • 16 October 2023
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AVCJ Awards 2023 - voting has closed

Voting for the 2023 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards has now closed. Many thanks to all those who participated.

  • Buyouts
  • 13 October 2023
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