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Mandiri, Investible launch climate tech fund
Mandiri, Investible launch climate tech fund

Mandiri Capital, the venture arm of Indonesia’s Bank Mandiri, and Australia-based VC firm Investible have launched a climate technology fund of unspecified size.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 30 October 2023
Korea Investment Partners raises $60m SE Asia fund
Korea Investment Partners raises $60m SE Asia fund

Korea Investment Partners (KIP) has raised USD 60m for a Southeast Asia venture fund from institutional investors in Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 30 October 2023
Flourish Ventures secures $350m in new funding
Flourish Ventures secures $350m in new funding

Flourish Ventures, a US-based emerging markets financial technology investor with a strong Asia focus, has secured USD 350m for future deployments from its sole LP, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.

  • North America
  • 27 October 2023
SparkLabs launches Korea deep tech fund
SparkLabs launches Korea deep tech fund

Early-stage VC investor and accelerator SparkLabs Korea has achieved a first close of USD 15m on a deep tech fund. That target corpus has not been confirmed.

  • North Asia
  • 27 October 2023
OrbiMed raises $4.3b for global, Asia funds
OrbiMed raises $4.3b for global, Asia funds

Healthcare investor OrbiMed has raised USD 4.3bn for its latest set of global funds, including its fifth Asia-focused vehicle.

  • Fundraising
  • 26 October 2023
US Congressional committee targets Sequoia's China exposure
US Congressional committee targets Sequoia's China exposure

Sequoia Capital has been targeted by a US Congressional committee seeking more details on its investments in semiconductors, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) in China over the past 13 years.

  • Greater China
  • 20 October 2023
PayPal backs Quona, Sweef impact funds
PayPal backs Quona, Sweef impact funds

PayPal has confirmed LP commitments of undisclosed size to funds managed by financial inclusion-focused Quona Capital and women-led businesses specialist Sweef Capital.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 October 2023
East targets $30m for Indonesia healthcare VC fund
East targets $30m for Indonesia healthcare VC fund

East Ventures has launched a dedicated Indonesia healthcare innovation fund with a target of USD 30m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 October 2023
AVCJ Awards 2023 - voting has closed
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
East, SV target $100m for Southeast Asia-Korea fund
East, SV target $100m for Southeast Asia-Korea fund

Indonesia-focused East Ventures and Korea’s SV Investment have launched dedicated Southeast Asia-Korea fund with a target of USD 100m.

  • North Asia
  • 13 October 2023
Japan's Beyond Next raises $67m for third VC fund
Japan's Beyond Next raises $67m for third VC fund

Japanese deep tech investor Beyond Next Ventures has achieved a first close of JPY 10bn (USD 67.1m) on its third flagship fund. The target is JPY 25bn.

  • North Asia
  • 12 October 2023
Hong Kong blockchain fund raises $100m
Hong Kong blockchain fund raises $100m

Hong Kong blockchain specialist CMCC Global has reached a first close on its latest financial technology and web3 fund, raising the full targeted amount of USD 100m.

  • Greater China
  • 10 October 2023
Mars Growth Capital launches Asia tech fund
Mars Growth Capital launches Asia tech fund

Singapore’s Mars Growth Capital, a tech investor set up in 2021 by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Liquidity Group, has launched its maiden Asia equity fund with an initial USD 500m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 October 2023
LPs favour co-invest, secondaries as allocation appetite warms - survey
LPs favour co-invest, secondaries as allocation appetite warms - survey

LPs are more willing to allocate to private markets strategies compared to a year ago, although co-investment and secondaries are prioritized over buyout and venture, according to a global survey by Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).

  • LPs
  • 28 September 2023
Trifecta closes third India venture debt fund on $214m
Trifecta closes third India venture debt fund on $214m

Trifecta Capital has closed its third India venture debt fund with about INR 17.8bn (USD 214) in commitments. The initial target was INR 10bn with a greenshoe option of INR 5bn.

  • South Asia
  • 26 September 2023
Fund focus: Vertex emphasizes realisations
Fund focus: Vertex emphasizes realisations

Growth rounds for cashflow positive companies have facilitated most of Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India’s exits – and laid the ground for its recent USD 541m fundraise

  • South Asia
  • 20 September 2023
Fund focus: Pi Ventures triples its deep tech firepower
Fund focus: Pi Ventures triples its deep tech firepower

While deploying its debut fund, India-based machine learning specialist Pi Ventures realised it was in fact a deep tech generalist. LPs have come along for the ride

  • South Asia
  • 20 September 2023
India's Kae Capital raises $50m opportunity fund
India's Kae Capital raises $50m opportunity fund

Indian seed investor Kae Capital has confirmed closing an opportunity fund with USD 50m in commitments less than a year after closing its third flagship fund at USD 94m.

  • South Asia
  • 19 September 2023
MDI merges SE Asia programmes, launches $200m fund
MDI merges SE Asia programmes, launches $200m fund

MDI Ventures, an investment firm supported by Telkom Indonesia, has merged two existing programmes to form Ascent Venture Group, which is looking to raise USD 200m for deployment in Southeast Asia.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 14 September 2023
Vertex raises $541m for Southeast Asia, India
Vertex raises $541m for Southeast Asia, India

Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India (VVSEAI), an early-stage investor affiliated with Temasek Holdings-owned Vertex Holdings, has closed its fifth fund with USD 541m in commitments.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 13 September 2023
Fund focus: 500 Global scales up in Southeast Asia
Fund focus: 500 Global scales up in Southeast Asia

By investing early and building a diversified portfolio, 500 Global emerged from the technology valuation corrections somewhat unscathed. This gave the firm impetus when raising its third Southeast Asia fund

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 September 2023
Singapore student-run VC programme launches new fund
Singapore student-run VC programme launches new fund

Protégé Ventures (PV), a student-run venture fund programme set up by the Singapore Management University Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SMU IIE) has launched a second fund of SGD 500,000 (USD 367,000).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 September 2023
India-US cross-border GP Pentathlon Ventures targets $55m
India-US cross-border GP Pentathlon Ventures targets $55m

Pentathlon Ventures, a US-India cross-border early-stage investor focused on B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) has launched its second fund with a target of USD 55m.

  • South Asia
  • 08 September 2023
500 Global raises $143m for Southeast Asia
500 Global raises $143m for Southeast Asia

500 Global has raised USD 100m for its third Southeast Asia-focused early-stage fund and USD 43m for a vehicle that will target growth-stage start-ups in the region.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 06 September 2023
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