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GIC, PIF invest $924m in Korea's Kakao Entertainment

Singapore’s GIC and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) have agreed to invest a combined KRW 1.15trn (USD 924m) in Korean internet giant Kakao’s entertainment division.

  • North Asia
  • 13 January 2023
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PAG invests $500m in China's iQiyi

PAG has invested USD 500m in China-based online video streaming platform iQiyi through a private placement of senior convertible notes.

  • Greater China
  • 06 January 2023
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Asian basketball league secures Series C funding

East Asia Super League (EASL), a basketball league featuring teams from Greater China, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines, has raised USD 40m as part of a yet-to-close Series C funding round.

  • Australasia
  • 30 December 2022
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Winter Capital leads $22.5m Series A for India's Uolo

Dubai-based Winter Capital has led a USD 22.5m Series A round for Indian education technology platform Uolo with support from local investor Blume Ventures.

  • South Asia
  • 12 December 2022
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East leads $13m round for Indonesia's TipTip

East Ventures has led a USD 13m Series A round for Indonesia’s TipTip, a marketplace that connects digital media content creators and their fans.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 29 November 2022
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China's CMC trims stake in City Football Group

China-based CMC Capital has exited the bulk of its remaining stake in City Football Group (CFG), a series of football clubs built around the Manchester City brand, with CMC founder Ruigang Li vacating his seat on the company’s board.

  • Greater China
  • 28 November 2022
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65 Equity invests $107m in Singapore's Cityneon

Temasek Holdings-backed 65 Equity Partners has invested SGD 150m (USD 107m) in Singapore’s Cityneon, a company that markets entertainment brands by staging elaborate events, displays, and exhibitions.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 27 October 2022
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Deal focus: Gamurs gears up for M&A boom

Gamurs claims to have carved a niche as the largest gaming news publisher in the English-speaking world on the back of 39 acquisitions in seven years. Its Series A will go towards more purchases

  • Australasia
  • 26 October 2022
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Deal focus: Fortitude rings in 9x return on Shopper

Shopping mall-focused digital advertising business Shopper Media Group rode out Australia’s lockdown woes to seal a sale to Woolworths, with Fortitude Investment Partners getting a 9x return

  • Australasia
  • 19 October 2022
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India’s Byju’s raises $250m, ramps up overseas

Indian education technology provider Byju’s has raised USD 250m from existing investors with plans to expand its international business. Funding raised this year alone now tops USD 1bn.

  • South Asia
  • 18 October 2022
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Google backs India edtech player Adda247

Google has joined a INR 2.7bn (USD 35m) round for Adda247, an education technology start-up that claims to be India’s largest vernacular language exam preparation platform.

  • South Asia
  • 14 October 2022
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Australia gaming, e-sports start-up gets $12m

Gamurs, a Sydney-headquartered media company specialising in gaming, e-sports, and entertainment, has secured USD 12m in Series A funding.

  • Australasia
  • 07 October 2022
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India mass market: Bharat dreams

A labyrinth of logistical, cultural, competition, and business modelling challenges is curbing private equity appetite for India’s quickly modernising proletariat

  • South Asia
  • 28 September 2022
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Thailand's Line Man Wongnai raises $265m

Thailand’s Line Man Wongnai – a food delivery, taxi, and messaging app – has raised a USD 265m round featuring GIC at a valuation of USD 1bn. It claims to be the largest start-up locally.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 27 September 2022
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Fundamentum leads round for India's Kuku FM

Indian growth-stage investor The Fundamentum Partnership has led a USD 21.8m Series B extension for audio platform Kuku FM.

  • South Asia
  • 22 September 2022
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Temasek, Boyu, GGV back Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands

Hong Kong metaverse start-up Animoca Brands has raised USD 110m featuring Temasek Holdings, Boyu Capital, and GGV Capital. Funding since the start of 2021 now tops USD 630m.

  • Greater China
  • 09 September 2022
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Singapore's Docquity raises $44m Series C

Singapore-based Docquity, a networking service for more than 300,000 doctors across Southeast Asia, has raised USD 44m in Series C funding led by Japan’s Itochu Corporation.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 07 September 2022
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Japan remote workforce player oVice raises $32m

Japan’s oVice, a start-up that provides virtual co-working spaces for remote and hybrid teams, has raised JPY 4.5bn (USD 32.1m) in Series B funding featuring Jafco and Eight Roads Ventures.

  • North Asia
  • 05 September 2022
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GP profile: CMC Capital Partners

China-focused CMC Capital Partners’ remit has expanded from media to consumer and technology, but the firm believes its knowledge and discipline as a specialist investor have never been more relevant

  • Greater China
  • 31 August 2022
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Singapore's TotallyAwesome raises $10m seed round

Singapore’s TotallyAwesome, a digital advertising start-up focused on children’s online safety, has raised a USD 10m seed round featuring US venture debt provider Partner For Growth (PFG).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 22 August 2022
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Bain targets $102m Japan advertising take-private

Bain Capital has won board approval from Net Marketing, a Tokyo-listed online advertising and media management business, for a take-private that values the company at approximately JPY 13.6bn (USD 102m).

  • North Asia
  • 12 August 2022
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India edtech player UpGrad raises $210m

UpGrad, an India-based education technology company set up by media maven Ronnie Screwvala, has raised USD 210m featuring Temasek Holdings and education-focused private equity firm Kaizen.

  • South Asia
  • 11 August 2022
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Japan satellite data, metaverse start-up raises $11m

Japanese VCs have provided a JPY 1.4bn (USD 11m) seed round for SpaceData, a start-up that uses earth imaging data from satellites to create virtual 3D environments replicating the real world.

  • North Asia
  • 05 August 2022
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Singapore's Singtel pumps $100m into VC arm

Singapore telecom giant SingTel has committed USD 100m to its VC arm Innov8. The investment unit, which operates on an evergreen fund model, has received USD 350m to date.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 03 August 2022
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