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India's Taxmantra launches Singapore VC unit, $100m fund

Indian tax and legal services firm Taxmantra Global has launched a Singapore-based VC unit called ProfitBoard Ventures and established a debut fund with $100 million in commitments.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 23 October 2020
SAIF India closes $400m VC fund, rebrands as Elevation Capital

SAIF Partners India has closed its fourth fund at $400 million within a few weeks of launch and rebranded as Elevation Capital.

  • South Asia
  • 21 October 2020
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Legend closes eighth China VC fund on $500m

Legend Capital has closed its eighth US dollar-denominated venture capital fund at the hard cap of $500 million, continuing the rich vein of China VC fundraising.

  • Greater China
  • 21 October 2020
Asia fundraising: Be prepared

LPs are becoming more flexible in their due diligence, in certain cases backing managers where there has been no face-to-face interaction, but COVID-19 has underlined the importance of pre-fundraise engagement

  • Fundraising
  • 19 October 2020
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Japan's Drone Fund secures anchor LPs for third vintage

Japan’s Drone Fund has reached a first close of undisclosed size on its third VC fund, with SMBC Nikko Securities and NTT Docomo coming in as anchor LPs. The target is JPY10 billion ($95 million).

  • North Asia
  • 19 October 2020
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Japan's aStart launches second dedicated space tech fund

Japanese VC investor aStart has raised JPY3.8 billion ($36 million) for its second fund dedicated to space tech. The vehicle remains open.

  • North Asia
  • 19 October 2020
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China's Gaorong closes Fund V at $1.1b

Gaorong Capital has closed its fifth US dollar-denominated fund with commitments of $1.15 billion. It brings the Chinese venture capital firm's assets under management to about $4 billion.

  • Greater China
  • 13 October 2020
Indonesia's AC Ventures hits first close on debut fund

AC Ventures, a recent merger of Indonesia’s Agaeti Ventures and Convergence Ventures, has reached a first close of $56 million for its debut fund as a combined group. The target is $80 million.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 October 2020
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Fund focus: BA Capital backs youth

ByteDance spinout BA Capital has raised $147 million for its second renminbi-denominated fund and is also raising a US dollar vehicle. Backing consumer brands that resonate with young people underpins the investment thesis

  • Greater China
  • 12 October 2020
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Fund focus: CCV raises $300m for China fund

China Creation Ventures secures $300 million for Fund II, having found that some LPs are holding back on China commitments while others are even more willing to engage

  • Greater China
  • 12 October 2020
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SBI, Sygnum launch digital assets fund

SBI Ven Capital, an investment arm of Japan's SBI Group, has teamed up with digital asset bank Sygnum Group and launched an early-stage fund investing in digital assets across Southeast Asia and Europe.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 08 October 2020
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SAIF launches fourth India VC fund

SAIF Partners India has launched its fourth VC fund with a target of $400 million.

  • South Asia
  • 08 October 2020
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GP profile: Redpoint China Ventures

Redpoint China Ventures spun out from its US parent in 2016, but the knowledge it retained – and the communication that remains – has been key to moving early on enterprise technology

  • Greater China
  • 05 October 2020
Linear raises $200m for China VC fund

Chinese venture capital firm Linear Capital has closed its fourth US dollar-denominated fund at nearly $200 million, taking its overall assets under management to $400 million.

  • Greater China
  • 05 October 2020
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China's M31 Capital closes debut fund at $450m

Chinese Venture Capital firm M31 Capital has raised $450 million for its debut US dollar-denominated fund, beating a target of $400 million.

  • Greater China
  • 30 September 2020
HarbourVest backs IDG renminbi fund restructuring

IDG Capital has completed a renminbi fund restructuring in which assets have been transferred from one local currency vehicle to another backed by offshore investors. It is the first secondary deal of its kind to use the Qualified Foreign Limited Partner...

  • Greater China
  • 30 September 2020
Gaorong seeks $1b for China VC fund

Chinese venture capital firm Gaorong Capital is targeting $1 billion for its fifth US dollar-denominated fund – twice the amount raised in the previous vintage.

  • Greater China
  • 30 September 2020
Southeast Asia VC: Knowledge transfers

When venture capital firms move into Southeast Asia, they often use existing operations in China or India as a launching pad. Different lessons can be learned from these two markets

  • Southeast Asia
  • 29 September 2020
GGV targets $2b for China, US tech investments

GGV Capital will return to market with its latest set of China and US-focused funds, seeking to raise an aggregate $2 billion, up from $1.88 billion in the prior vintage.

  • Greater China
  • 28 September 2020
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Panlin raises $148m for China VC fund

Shanghai-based venture capital firm Panlin Capital has raised RMB1 billion ($148 million) in its latest early-stage fund having spent about 16 months in the market.

  • Greater China
  • 22 September 2020
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Openspace Ventures hires ex-Providence director

Singapore’s Openspace Ventures has hired Jessica Huang Pouleur (pictured), formerly of Providence Equity Partners and latterly head of Asia M&A for The Walt Disney Company, as an executive director.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 September 2020
Japan's 31 Ventures establishes second fund with $81m

Japan-based 31 Ventures, a VC firm established by local investor Global Brain and property developer Mitsui Fudosan, has launched a second fund of JPY8.5 billion ($81 million).

  • North Asia
  • 18 September 2020
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Lightspeed establishes Southeast Asia VC team

Lightspeed Venture Partners has formalized its Southeast Asian practice with the nomination of Akshay Bhushan (pictured) as head of a new Singapore office and three additional hires.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 17 September 2020
Vertex China closes first renminbi fund at $438m

Vertex China, a VC firm affiliated to Temasek Holdings-owned Vertex Holdings, has closed its first renminbi-denominated fund at RMB3 billion ($438 million).

  • Greater China
  • 09 September 2020
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