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Korea audience engagement platform Bemyfriends gets $29m

Korea’s Bemyfriends, an audience engagement platform for brands and creators, has raised USD 29m in Series A funding, with the latest tranche provided by US-based VC firm Cleveland Avenue.

  • North Asia
  • 09 March 2023
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Deal focus: Digital marketing piggybacks e-commerce boom

Malaysian digital marketing specialist Involve Asia is making hay as regional e-commerce shows no signs of slowing. Fresh VC support will guide inorganic expansion amidst erratically trendy user behaviour

  • Southeast Asia
  • 08 March 2023
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US investor secures control option for Melbourne football club

Shareholders in Australian football club Melbourne Victory have approved a proposal that allows US-based investor 777 Partners to take a majority stake.

  • Australasia
  • 03 February 2023
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Japan's JGIA targets Wow World take-private

Japan Growth Investments Alliance (JGIA) has won board approval from Tokyo-listed Wow World Group for a take-private that values the business communications technology provider at JPY 6bn (USD 46.4m).

  • North Asia
  • 01 February 2023
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IMM commits $121m to Korea cloud business

IMM Investment is providing KRW 150bn (USD 121m) in Series A funding for Korean cloud computing business NHN Cloud at a valuation of KRW 1trn.

  • North Asia
  • 30 January 2023
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Bain targets $236m buyout of Japan's Impact HD

A Bain Capital-backed take-private of Japanese one-stop field marketing services provider Impact HD, which values the company at approximately JPY 30.7bn (USD 236.3m), has won board support.

  • North Asia
  • 30 January 2023
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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
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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