Early-stage
Tiger Global leads $31m Series D round for India's Freshdeck
Tiger Global Management has led a $31 million Series D round of investment in India's Freshdesk, a provider of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) customer support platform.
Japan's KSP reaches $11m first close on fourth venture fund
Japanese incubator KSP has reached a JPY1.2 billion ($11.7 million) first close on its fourth venture investment fund.
Mayfield invests further $5m in India ATM surveillance firm
Mayfield Fund has invested an additional INR300 million (over $5 million) in Indian ATM e-surveillance firm Securens Systems through a subscription to preference and equity shares.
India's FashionandYou raises $10m Series D round from VCs
Indian discount e-commerce fashion site FashionandYou.com has raised $10 million from new and existing investors in a Series D round of funding including Sequoia Capital, Smile Group, Norwest Venture Partners, Intel Capital and Nokia Growth Partners....
Singtel's Amobee acquires VC-backed Adconion, Kontera
Amobee, the mobile ad company owned by Singapore telecoms giant SingTel, has acquired two VC-backed digital ad firms: Adconion and Kontera, for $235 million and $150 million, respectively.
GrabTaxi's scale proposition
Two tears ago, Anthony tan was pitching taxi fleets in Kuala Lumpur. His idea for a mobile phone app that could be used to make taxi bookings came runner-up in Harvard Business School's (HBS) 2011 business plan contest. Turning it into a reality was proving...
Cyberagent leads Series A for 3D printing start-up
Cyberagent Venture, the corporate VC arm of internet firm Cyberagent, has led a $2 million Series A round of investment in Japanese 3D printing service Kabuku.
Inspire Ventures leads $10m round for Thailand's aCommerce
Inspire Ventures has led a $10.7 million Series A round of funding for aCommerce, a Thailand-based e-commerce services provider.
KDDI invests $1m in Japan handiwork marketplace
KDDI Open Innovation Fund, the early-stage investment vehicle backed by Japanese telecoms giant KDDI, has invested JPY100 million ($1 million) in Creema, an online consumer-to-consumer (C2C) market for handmade items.
IDG leads $20m Series B for China's Dew Mobile
IDG Capital Partners has led a $20 million Series B round of investment in DewMobile, the Chinese start-up behind file transfer app Zapya.
Former Mitsui VCs launch $150m biopharma fund
Two former venture investors from Japanese trading company Mitsui & Co are looking to raise $150 million for a new fund focusing on the biopharmaceutical sector.
China menstruation-tracking app gets $30m Series C round
Ceyuan Ventures has led a $30 million Series C round of investment in Dayima.com, a Chinese menstruation cycle-tracking mobile app.
GenNext leads Series B round for India's Covacsis
GenNext Ventures - the VC arm of Reliance Industries - has led a Series B round of investment in India-based enterprise software developer Covacsis Technologies.
Morningside, Qiming invest $15m in China social networking app
Morningside Technologies and Qiming Venture Partners have committed $15 million in Series A funding to Inbilin, a Chinese voice call social networking app.
IDG invests $20m in China file transfer app
IDG Capital Partners has committed $20 million in Series B funding to Zapya, a Chinese file transfer mobile app.
India VC Reservoir reaches first close on maiden fund
India early stage investor Reservoir Investment Managers has reached a first close on its maiden fund, Exfinity Technology Fund - Series I (ETF-I).
INCJ to invest $8m in Japan's Microwave Chemical
The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) will invest JPY800 million ($7.8 million) in Microwave Chemical (MWC), a Osaka University start-up seeking to commercialize innovative chemical processes using microwaves.
Indian Angel Network launches incubation program
The Indian Angel Network (IAN) has launched an incubation program in association with German developmental aid agency GIZ and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
Sequoia commits $15m to India gaming company
Sequoia Capital has provided $15 million in Series A funding to Octro, an India-based mobile games developer.
IDG reaches $586m final close on early-stage China fund
IDG Capital Partners has reached a final close of $586 million on its latest China venture capital fund, which will make early-stage investments in the technology, media and telecom (TMT) sector.
Bertelsmann, NVP back India furniture marketplace
Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) and international media company Bertelsmann have teamed up to invest in Pepperfry.com, an Indian online marketplace specializing in furniture and home accessories.
GGV leads $15m round for Southeast Asia taxi-booking app
GGV Capital has led a Series B round of funding worth more than $15 million for GrabTaxi, a Southeast Asia-focused taxi-booking mobile phone app.
SIG commits $20m to China discount site 51Fanli
SIG China has committed $20 million in a Series B round of funding to 51Fanli, a Shanghai-based online discount aggregation site.
Accelerator fundraising: Backing the batch
The start-up accelerator can offer attractive opportunities for early-stage investors but the business model is still in its infancy and educating potential backers can still be challenge