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Ince leads $30m round for China’s PhiGent Robotics

Beijing-based autonomous driving solutions provider PhiGent Robotics has raised a USD30m Series A round led by Ince Capital. Previous investors such as Atypical Ventures, 5Y Capital, and GSR Ventures re-upped.

  • Greater China
  • 20 May 2022
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China's BlueRun $819m across US dollar, renminbi funds

China-based BlueRun Ventures has closed its third US dollar-denominated China fund and third renminbi vehicle with aggregate commitments of CNY 5.5bn (USD 819m).

  • Greater China
  • 20 May 2022
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Hong Kong's Betatron hits $15m first close on VC fund

Hong Kong’s Betatron Venture Group has reached a first close of USD 15m on its latest fund, which will make early-stage investments across South and Southeast Asia. The target is USD 50m.

  • Greater China
  • 20 May 2022
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SBI, Kyobo Life seek $75m for Asia VC fund

SBI Ven Capital (SBIVC), an ex-Japan VC arm of SBI Holdings, is seeking USD 75m for its latest fund in partnership with Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance and Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 May 2022
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SPAC target Prenetics sinks on US debut

Hong Kong-based genomic and diagnostic testing business Prenetics slumped on its NASDAQ debut, unable to withstand struggling public markets public markets and weak investor appetite for businesses that merge with US-listed special purpose acquisition...

  • Greater China
  • 20 May 2022
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China industrial internet platform Xuelangyun raises $44m

Xuelangyun, a China-based industrial data service provider, has raised a Series B of CNY 300m (USD 44m) led by China Structural Reform Fund. Poly Capital and an intellectual property fund under Wuxi Guolian Development also participated.

  • Greater China
  • 19 May 2022
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Antler to invest $100m in SE Asia start-ups by 2025

Singapore-based VC firm Antler has committed to investing USD 100m in more than 300 Southeast Asian start-ups by 2025.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 May 2022
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Apis backs Singapore B2B micropayments player DT One

Apis Partners has invested an undisclosed sum in DT One, a Singapore-headquartered B2B digital micropayments platform with a global customer base.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 May 2022
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China outbound: Organic options

Tough domestic competition is encouraging Chinese tech start-ups to expand overseas – often organically, earlier in their lifecycles than before, and despite regulatory concerns

  • Greater China
  • 18 May 2022
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India's Multiples invests $88m in BDR Pharma

Multiples Private Equity has led a consortium in the acquisition of a 9.3% stake in India’s BDR Pharmaceuticals for INR 6.8bn (USD 88.5m).

  • South Asia
  • 18 May 2022
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India’s Fashinza gets $100m Series B

Prosus Ventures and WestBridge Capital have led a USD 100m Series B round for India’s Fashinza, a B2B marketplace and supply chain platform for the fashion industry.

  • South Asia
  • 18 May 2022
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Mithril, BlackRock invest $110m in Singapore’s GreyOrange

Mithril Capital, a VC firm launched by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, and BlackRock have provided USD 110m in growth funding to Singapore and US-based robotics player GreyOrange.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 May 2022
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Vodafone New Zealand buys out PE partner in retail JV

Millennium Corp, a specialist technology, media, and telecom (TMT) investor operating in New Zealand and the Pacific region, has exited its 50% stake in Vodafone New Zealand’s retail stores.

  • Australasia
  • 18 May 2022
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Japan Industrial Solutions supports troubled local drug maker

Japan Industrial Solutions (JIS) has agreed to invest up to JPY 20bn (USD 155m) in Japan-based generic drug manufacturer Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical with a view to saving the troubled company.

  • North Asia
  • 18 May 2022
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Deal focus: Elevation targets Lumena uplift

Elevation Equity Partners sees Korean consumer electronics brand Lumena as a diamond in the rough, with high margins, quality products, and scope for domestic and international expansion

  • North Asia
  • 17 May 2022
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Deal focus: Mekong unconfined to consumer thesis

Having long eschewed industrial business models, consumer-focused Mekong Capital has made an exception in the name of environmental impact with Vietnam agricultural supplier Entobel

  • Southeast Asia
  • 17 May 2022
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Fund focus: East Ventures expands its LP rolodex

Indonesia’s East Ventures reached beyond Asian LPs for the first time with its latest growth fund. It coincides with several other milestones that signal a new level of institutionalisation

  • Southeast Asia
  • 17 May 2022
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Market volatility thwarts CVC pursuit of Australia's Brambles

CVC Capital Partners has abandoned its proposed acquisition of Australia-based container supplier Brambles, citing market volatility.

  • Australasia
  • 17 May 2022
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India e-commerce enabler Gokwik raises $35m

Gokwik, an Indian e-commerce enablement platform, has raised USD 35m in a Series B round led by Think Investments and RTP Global.

  • Early-stage
  • 17 May 2022
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Eight Roads launches $250m India healthcare fund

Eight Roads Ventures has launched its first dedicated healthcare and life-sciences fund for India with a corpus of USD 250m provided entirely by its parent, Fidelity.

  • South Asia
  • 17 May 2022
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Indonesia's Sinar Mas launches smart city VC fund

The real estate arm of Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas has launched a smart city technology fund in partnership with East Ventures, Redbadge Pacific, and Prasetia Dwidharma.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 17 May 2022
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India’s NIIF joins $128m round for Ather Energy

India’s National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIFL) has participated in a USD 128m funding round for Ather Energy, a leading domestic manufacturer of two-wheel electric vehicles (EV).

  • South Asia
  • 16 May 2022
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Baring Asia makes Series A software investment

Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) has committed USD 10m in Series A funding for a significant minority stake in CBX Software, a Hong Kong-founded product lifecycle management platform provider.

  • Greater China
  • 16 May 2022
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ICG buys New Zealand's Canopy Healthcare

ICG has acquired Canopy Healthcare Group, a New Zealand-based healthcare platform that offers diagnostic imaging, medical oncology, and drug compounding services.

  • Australasia
  • 16 May 2022
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