Investments
India used car dealership raises $43m Series B
Spinny, an online platform for selling used cars, raised $43.7 million in a funding round led by The Fundamentum Partnership, an Indian growth capital VC firm.
Anacacia invests Australian workforce services player
Anacacia Capital has confirmed a “significant” investment in Australian workforce services provider Sureway Employment & Training.
Chinese insurance tech player raises $14m Series A
Chinese health insurance platform Nuanwa Technology has raised a RMB100 million ($14 million) Series A round led by Longfor Capital, a unit of real estate developer Longfor Group.
MSPEA leads $23m Series D for India’s Ummeed
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) has led a INR1.6 billion ($23 million) Series D round for Indian low-income home loans provider Ummeed Housing Finance.
Vertex leads $10m round for Indian data services firm
Hasura, a software-as-a-service firm that helps companies improve the data delivery process, has raised $9.9 million in a Series A round led by Vertex Ventures.
Australia's Anchorage secures cold chain logistics carve-out
Anchorage Capital Partners has agreed a A$100 million ($66 million) carve-out of the refrigerated logistics division of Automotive Holdings Group (AHG), an Australia and New Zealand-based car dealership business.
VCs invest Philippines digital bank Tonik
Insignia Ventures Partners and Credence Partners are backing a Philippines rollout by Tonik Financial, which claims to be the first digital-only bank in Southeast Asia.
Sequoia, MassMutual back Indian medical imaging player
Qure, an India-based artificial intelligence-enabled medical imaging start-up, has raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital India and MassMutual Ventures Southeast Asia.
Toyota leads $462m round for China's Pony.ai
Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomous driving technology developer, has raised $462 million in a funding round led by Toyota Motor Corporation.
Deal focus: WayCool Foods pursues scale
WayCool Foods receives $32 million in funding to support an expansion of its agricultural technology proposition that removes middlemen - and boosts efficiency - in food supply chains
Q&A: Adamantem Capital's Anthony Kerwick
Anthony Kerwick, a managing director at Australia’s Adamantem Capital, on the coronavirus impact, helping capital constrained companies, and why he avoids using the term ‘proprietary’
Asia Partners leads $35m round for Hong Kong’s Snapask
Singapore-based Asia Partners has led a $35 million round for Hong Kong online education start-up Snapask. It coincides with the company’s relocation to Singapore.
Warburg Pincus invests in India's Apollo Tyres
Warburg Pincus will invest INR10.8 billion ($150.7 million) in Apollo Tyres, a multinational tire manufacturer headquartered in India.
Lightstone leads $19m Series C for India's Vogo
Indian scooter rental start-up Vogo has raised $19 million for fleet expansion in a Series C round led by LGT Lightstone Aspada.
Japan’s I-nest Capital raises $60m for debut VC fund
I-nest Capital, a Japanese VC firm set up last year by former Mizuho Financial Group employees, has raised JPY6.6 billion ($60 million) for its debut fund. The target was JPY6 billion.
Trustbridge backs Chinese storytelling start-up
Chinese children’s storytelling start-up Kaishu Story, also known as Kaishu Jianggushi, has raised $66 million in an extended tranche of Series C round led by Trustbridge Partners.
IDG leads $50m round for Chinese hot pot ingredients supplier
IDG Capital has led a $50 million Series B round for Guoquan, a Chinese hot pot ingredients supplier. Other investors include VKC Partners and Buhuo Ventures.
CDC leads $20m round for Indian data annotation firm
UK-based development finance institution CDC Group led a $20 million funding round for iMerit, a firm that helps train artificial intelligence (AI) processes.
GGV, BII lead $60m round for Indian gold loan start-up
Rupeek, an India-based online gold loan marketplace, has received $60 million in a funding round led by GGV Capital and Bertelsmann India Investments.
Chinese AI-RPA start-up Laiye raises $42m Series C
Lightspeed China Partners and its global affiliate have co-led a $42 million Series C round for Laiye Technology, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up that specializes in robotic process automation (RPA).
Partners Group targets $1.4b buyout of Australia's Healius
Partners Group has been granted a call option on Chinese conglomerate Jangho Group’s 15.9% stake in Australian healthcare services provider Healius, enabling the private equity firm to make a A$2.1 billion ($1.4 billion) bid for the entire business.
Japanese investors commit $856m to Grab
Singapore-based ride-hailing and online-to-offline (O2O) services platform Grab has raised $856 million from Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and TIS Intec Group.
India’s BharatPe raises $75m Series C
BharatPe, a digital payment services provider for offline businesses, has raised $75 million to help fund a non-banking financial company (NBFC) that will issue loans to small businesses.
Blackstone buys Chinese Logistics business for $38m
The Blackstone Group has bought 80% interest in Guangdong-based Foshan Ruixin Logistics Management from Chinese conglomerate Dongbai Group for a tentative price of RMB269 million ($38 million).