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Singapore fintech start-up LXA gets $10m seed round

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has led a USD 10m seed round for Singapore’s LXA, a financial technology start-up launched by a former Asia senior executive at The Blackstone Group.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 10 November 2023
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India's InCred announces $60m round, claims unicorn status

Indian non-bank lender InCred Financial Services said it has received INR 5bn (USD 60m) at a valuation of at least USD 1bn from unnamed investors including “a global private equity fund.”

  • South Asia
  • 10 November 2023
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Japan's LayerX extends Series A to $67.5m

Japanese enterprise billing and invoicing software provider LayerX has raised JPY 2bn (USD 13.2m) from Hong Kong’s Keyrock Capital Management, lifting its Series A round to around USD 67.5m

  • North Asia
  • 09 November 2023
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Deal focus: True North to end 13-year journey with Fincare

Indian private equity firm True North took advantage of regulatory reforms to convert Fincare SFB from a non-bank into a bank. A merger with listed peer AU SFB will finally deliver an exit

  • South Asia
  • 08 November 2023
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Japanese digital alternatives platform gets pre-Series A

Luca, a Japan-based fundraising platform that aims to give local high net worth investors access to alternatives, has received seed-stage funding from VC investors.

  • North Asia
  • 02 November 2023
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Aramaco backs Singapore clean energy certificates player

Aramaco Ventures, a VC unit of Saudi oil giant Aramaco, has led a USD 10m Series A round for Singapore’s Redex, an early mover regionally in renewable energy certificates (RECs).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 31 October 2023
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PE-backed Fincare Bank to merge with listed Indian lender

India’s Fincare Small Finance Bank (Fincare SFB), which is backed by the likes of TA Associates, True North, LeapFrog Investments, and Tata Opportunities Fund, has agreed to merge with listed lender Au Small Finance Bank (Au SFB). The combined entity...

  • South Asia
  • 31 October 2023
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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
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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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India's InsuranceDekho raises $60m

Indian online insurance policy comparison and brokerage service InsuranceDekho has raised USD 60m in a Series B round featuring Goldman Sachs.

  • South Asia
  • 12 October 2023
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IFC leads $24m Series B for India's Onsurity

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has led a USD 24m Series B round for Indian employee healthcare insurance start-up Onsurity.

  • South Asia
  • 11 October 2023
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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
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LeapFrog eyes February close, claims significant progress on fundraise

Impact investor LeapFrog Investments expects to close its fourth flagship fund in February, with a source close to the situation adding that "a significant share" of the targeted USD 1bn has already been raised.

  • South Asia
  • 05 October 2023
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Indonesia fintech platform Investree gets $231m Series D

Investree Group, operator of a series of lending platforms that target micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Southeast Asia, has raised EUR 220m (USD 231m) in Series D funding.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 05 October 2023
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Deal focus: Bolttech benefits from running start

Bolttech has pieced together one of the world’s largest digital insurance broking platforms through targeted acquisitions. Now, increased emphasis is attached to expansion from broking into underwriting

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 October 2023
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True North agrees $326m India health insurance exit

True North has agreed to sell about 20% of its stake in Indian insurance company Niva Bupa to its UK-based joint venture partner, Bupa, for approximately INR 27bn (USD 326m).

  • South Asia
  • 03 October 2023
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Leapfrog invests $50m in Singapore's Bolttech

LeapFrog Investments has invested USD 50m in Singapore’s Bolttech, the insurance technology business of Pacific Century Group.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 22 September 2023
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Hong Kong virtual insurer Bowtie gets $35m Series B

Hong Kong digital life insurance company Bowtie has closed a USD 34.9m Series B round led by the local unit of Sun Life Financial.

  • Greater China
  • 18 September 2023
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Japanese insurer ups stake in PE-backed Singapore Life

Sumitomo Life will become the largest shareholder in Singapore Life (Singlife) – an insurer also backed by TPG Capital – having agreed to acquire Aviva’s 25.9% stake in the business for GBP 800m (USD 999m).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 14 September 2023
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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
  • 13 September 2023
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GP profile: Quona Capital

Financial innovation-focused Quona Capital operates across global developing markets with a compact team and a strict returns-focused impact agenda. Asia dominates the growth narrative

  • South Asia
  • 06 September 2023
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GPs make partial exits from India's Five Star Business Finance

TPG Capital, Matrix Partners India, and Norwest Venture Partners have sold a combined 29.6m shares in India-listed Five Star Business Finance representing about 10% of its total equity.

  • South Asia
  • 04 September 2023
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Vietnam's VNG files for US IPO

Vietnam-based VNG, operator of the country’s largest mobile game publishing platform and largest messaging app, has filed for an IPO in the US.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 25 August 2023
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Korea Credit Data raises $75m, achieves unicorn status

Korea Credit Data (KCD), the operator of a super app aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has raised KRW 100bn (USD 75.7m) at a valuation of KRW 1.3trn (USD 1bn).

  • North Asia
  • 25 August 2023
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