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CDH leads Series B for China RPA player 1data

1Data, a China-based robotic process automation (RPA) company, has raised close to CNY 200m (USD 29.2m) in Series B funding led by CDH Investments.

  • Greater China
  • 23 March 2023
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Samsung backs Korea autonomous delivery start-up

Samsung Venture Investment has invested in Korea’s Neubility, a robot maker aiming to “automate urban sidewalks” via autonomous rolling boxes capable of on-demand deliveries.

  • North Asia
  • 22 March 2023
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China pool cleaning robot start-up gets $29m angel round

GL Ventures, Shunwei Capital, and Source Code Capital have participated in a CNY 200m (USD 29m) angel round for Xingmai Innovation, a China-based developer of robots that clean swimming pools.

  • Greater China
  • 22 March 2023
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China energy storage player Weview raises $87m

Weview, a China-based battery manufacturer, has raised a Series A of CNY 600m (USD 87m) led by two state-backed investors - Guohe Xinli, which is a fund under the State Development & Investment Corporation (SDIC) and Zhuhai-based Da Heng Qin Group.

  • Greater China
  • 21 March 2023
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Singapore electronics marketplace Reebelo extends Series A to $50m

Singapore electronics marketplace Reebelo has lifted its Series A round to USD 50m with a USD 29m commitment led by Cathay Innovation.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 March 2023
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Malaysia's Khazanah launches start-up programme

Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional has launched a VC collaboration and start-up investment programme with an initial MYR 180m (USD 40m).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 March 2023
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China generative AI player LangBoat gets pre-Series A

LangBoat, a China-based generative artificial intelligence (AI) company, has raised a pre-Series A round led by Beijing Zhongguangcun Science City. Eight Roads and Sinovation Ventures re-upped.

  • Greater China
  • 20 March 2023
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China cell therapy developer Neowise raises $29m

Chinese cell therapy company Neowise has raised an extended Series A round of CNY200m (USD 29m) from a group including Oriza Seed Fund Management and Marathon Venture Partners.

  • Greater China
  • 17 March 2023
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Deal focus: Glimmer in a dormant Pakistani ecosystem

Pakistan’s Trukkr quietly spent a hardscrabble pre-seed period building infrastructure while competitors leveraged a short-lived VC boom to grow quickly. The patience appears set to pay off

  • South Asia
  • 14 March 2023
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Deal focus: K-wave media savvy explores new markets

Korean audience interaction technology provider Bemyfriends hopes a sizeable Series A round led by Cleveland Avenue, a lifestyle-focused VC firm in the US, will jumpstart a global expansion

  • North Asia
  • 14 March 2023
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Deal focus: Mapping malls and metaverses

Mapxus sees indoor maps of high-traffic areas in high-density cities as the last piece of infrastructure to digitalise. The Hong Kong start-up has won corporate and VC backing to expand region-wide

  • Greater China
  • 14 March 2023
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China artificial heart developer raises $100m

China-based medical device manufacturer Evaheart has raised a Series A of close to USD 100m led by Chinese vaccine developer Sinovac.

  • Greater China
  • 14 March 2023
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Qiming, Ince invest in China, US biotech start-up

Qiming Venture Partners and Ince Capital have led a USD 50m Series B round for China and US-based oncology and autoimmune diseases treatments developer Allorion Therapeutics.

  • Greater China
  • 13 March 2023
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Korea audience engagement platform Bemyfriends gets $29m

Korea’s Bemyfriends, an audience engagement platform for brands and creators, has raised USD 29m in Series A funding, with the latest tranche provided by US-based VC firm Cleveland Avenue.

  • North Asia
  • 09 March 2023
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Deal focus: Qiming backs Chinese GPT pioneer

Frontis.ai is a Chinese start-up founded by local entrepreneur who helped laid the groundwork for ChatGPT in the US. Qiming Venture Partners was won over by its product conception capabilities

  • Greater China
  • 08 March 2023
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US, UK VCs invest Pakistan logistics start-up Trukkr

US-based Accion Venture Lab and Sturgeon Capital of the UK have led a USD 6.4m seed round for Pakistan’s Trukkr, a financial technology provider for the trucking industry.

  • South Asia
  • 08 March 2023
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Deal focus: Tiamat innovates around words and pictures

Tiamat originated from a Chinese college student’s experimentation with nascent text-to-image artificial intelligence technology. DCM China and VitalBridge Capital believe it will cut through the industry hype

  • Greater China
  • 08 March 2023
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Deal focus: Digital marketing piggybacks e-commerce boom

Malaysian digital marketing specialist Involve Asia is making hay as regional e-commerce shows no signs of slowing. Fresh VC support will guide inorganic expansion amidst erratically trendy user behaviour

  • Southeast Asia
  • 08 March 2023
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Japan construction software supplier gets $8.5m

Japan’s Ballas, a software provider focused on metals procurement for the construction industry, has raised an approximately JPY 1.2bn (USD 8.5m) round led by Global Brain.

  • North Asia
  • 07 March 2023
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Qiming, Matrix back Chinese AI start-up Frontis

Chinese artificial intelligence generated content (AIGC) start-up Frontis.ai has raised a round of hundreds of millions of renminbi led by Qiming Venture Partners with support from Matrix Partners China.

  • Greater China
  • 06 March 2023
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Premji Invest leads $26m round for India's SpotDraft

India’s Premji Invest has led a USD 26m Series A round for local contract lifecycle management and legal work automation supplier SpotDraft.

  • South Asia
  • 03 March 2023
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China vaccine developer Immorna raises $100m

Immorna, a China-based biotech start-up focused on RNA-based therapeutics and vaccines, has raised about USD 100m across two Series A extensions.

  • Greater China
  • 02 March 2023
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China VCs back local automotive chip developer

SiEngine Technology, a China-based developer of chips for smart cars, has raised CNY 500m (USD 73m) in an extended Series A round featuring several local VC firms.

  • Greater China
  • 02 March 2023
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Northstar leads pre-Series C for Singapore's Una Brands

Northstar Group had led a USD 30m pre-Series C round for Una Brands, a Singapore-based brand agglomeration platform that operates across Asia.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 02 March 2023
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