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Indonesia sustainable construction start-up raises $10m

Stilt Studios, a sustainable construction start-up founded by the former co-CEO of Lazada Indonesia, has secured USD 10m in Series A funding – comprising debt and equity tranches – which will be used to support expansion into Australia, Europe, and...

  • Southeast Asia
  • 24 October 2023
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Faering invests $30m in India's Vastu, Multiples exits

Faering Capital has invested USD 30m in India’s Vastu Housing Finance, facilitating an exit for Multiples Alternate Asset Management.

  • South Asia
  • 20 October 2023
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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
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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
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Australia's Employment Hero raises Series F at $1.3b valuation

Australian human resources start-up Employment Hero has achieved a valuation of approximately AUD 2bn (USD 1.3bn) on closing a AUD 263m Series F round led by US-based venture capital firm TCV.

  • Australasia
  • 20 October 2023
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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
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Blackbird, Airtree back $18m round for Australia's Darwinium

Blackbird Ventures and Airtree Ventures have participated in a USD 18m Series A round for Darwinium, an Australian digital security start-up that moved its headquarters to the US in April.

  • Australasia
  • 19 October 2023
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Quadria hits $500m first close on third healthcare fund

Singapore-based healthcare specialist Quadria Capital has reached a first close of USD 500m on its third flagship fund. The target is USD 800m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 October 2023
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PEP participates in $634m Australia land lease operator deal

Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) and property owner and manager Mirvac have agreed to acquire Serenitas, land lease operator Serenitas for an enterprise value of approximately AUD 1bn (USD 634m).

  • Australasia
  • 19 October 2023
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  • 18 October 2023
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Q&A: BII’s Holger Rothenbusch

Holger Rothenbusch, head of infrastructure and climate at British International Investment, unpacks the opportunities and challenges of a significant new credit programme for developing Asia

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 October 2023
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Anchorage targets Australia's Southern Cross Media

Anchorage Capital Partners has teamed up with ARN, which owns a range of broadcasting and outdoor advertising assets in Australia, to make a AUD 225.5m (USD 144m) bid for Southern Cross Media.

  • Australasia
  • 18 October 2023
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China's Baichuan AI raises $300m

China-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Baichuan AI has raised USD 300m in a first tranche of Series A funding from an investor group featuring Alibaba Group, Tencent Holdings, and Xiaomi.

  • Greater China
  • 18 October 2023
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Korea's STIC to exit biofuels player to PE-backed consortium

Korea’s STIC Investments has agreed to sell biofuels producer Daekyung Oil & Transportation to a consortium backed by SK Group, Korea Development Bank (KDB), and Eugene Private Equity.

  • North Asia
  • 18 October 2023
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Deal focus: Minnow finds favour in crowded Indonesia vertical

Indonesia’s Luna, a seed-stage contender in a competitive retail digitalisation landscape, continues to collect VC backers as a patient, diversified gameplan comes into focus

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 October 2023
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Deal focus: Entering the Snoop ecosystem

As the streetwear thesis matures, East Ventures is helping bring Singapore’s Novelship, a brand-agnostic, rap star-approved marketplace, to a larger, more diverse audience

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 October 2023
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3Q analysis: Dividing lines

China fundraising stays strong, across US dollar and renminbi, despite regulatory concerns; Australia confounds general slowdown in Asia PE investment; exits demonstrate promise if not results

  • Greater China
  • 18 October 2023
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Korea's VIG seeks $1.1b for Fund V

South Korean mid-market private equity firm VIG Partners has launched its fifth fund with a target of USD 1.1bn, seeking to replicate the even split between domestic and foreign capital achieved in the previous vintage.

  • North Asia
  • 17 October 2023
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Australia's Skykraft raises $75m

Australian deep tech VC firm Main Sequence has joined a AUD 120m (USD 75m) round for Skykraft, a local space tech provider focused on in-orbit air traffic control systems.

  • Australasia
  • 17 October 2023
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Quest backs Vietnam robotic prosthetics start-up

Singapore’s Quest Ventures has confirmed an investment of undisclosed size in Vietnam-based robotic prosthetics start-up Vulcan Augmetics.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 17 October 2023
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China's Atom Bioscience raises $83m

Chinese inflammatory and metabolic disease drug developer Atom Bioscience has raised USD 83m in Series D funding led by local biotech specialist Kaitai Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 17 October 2023
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TPG Rise Climate invests $176m in Tata Motors

TPG Rise Climate, a dedicated climate fund under TPG’s global impact platform, has invested about INR 14.7bn (USD 176m) in an engineering and digital services division of India’s Tata Motors.

  • South Asia
  • 16 October 2023
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Australia’s Five V exits Totara to trade buyer

Australia’s Five V Capital has sold its majority position in employee management software provider Totara to London-based growth equity investor Tenzing for an undisclosed sum.

  • Australasia
  • 16 October 2023
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Eight Roads leads $22m round for Meitu's AI design unit

Pixocial, an artificial intelligence-enabled (AI) design tool spun out from China-based photo editing app provider Meitu, has raised USD 22m in funding led by Eight Roads.

  • Greater China
  • 16 October 2023
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