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Singapore's TotallyAwesome raises $10m seed round
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
Bain targets $102m Japan advertising take-private
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
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
Japan satellite data, metaverse start-up raises $11m
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
Singapore's Singtel pumps $100m into VC arm
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
Affirma supports Korea's NPX in Terapin Studios deal
Affirma supports Korea's NPX in Terapin Studios deal

Affirma Capital has confirmed a USD 38m investment in Terapin Studios, a US-based media platform controlled by Korea’s NPX Capital focused on bringing Korean digital comics to global markets.

  • North Asia
  • 02 August 2022
Korea's NPX confirms $160m media platform acquisition
Korea's NPX confirms $160m media platform acquisition

Korea’s NPX Capital has acquired online comics publisher Toomics via its Terapin Studios media platform for USD 160m.

  • North Asia
  • 21 July 2022
Australia's Fortitude exits Shopper Media to Woolworths
Australia's Fortitude exits Shopper Media to Woolworths

Australian grocery giant Woolworths has agreed to buy Shopper Media Group, an out-of-home digital advertising business with 2,000 screens across more than 400 shopping centres, for approximately AUD 150m (USD 102m).

  • Australasia
  • 19 July 2022
Glade Brook leads $20m round for Indonesia's Kitabeli
Glade Brook leads $20m round for Indonesia's Kitabeli

Glade Brook Capital Partners has led a USD 20m round for Kitabeli, which claims to be the largest fast-moving consumer goods social commerce platform in Indonesia’s lower-tier cities.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 July 2022
Australia customer reviews specialist gets $26m Series A
Australia customer reviews specialist gets $26m Series A

Okendo, an Australia-founded customer review platform for e-commerce brands, has received USD 26m in Series A funding led by US venture capital firm Base10 Partners.

  • Australasia
  • 18 July 2022
Hong Kong's Animoca Brands raises another $75m
Hong Kong's Animoca Brands raises another $75m

Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands – a start-up with interests spanning gaming and the metaverse – has raised USD 75.3m from several VC firms. It brings total funding in the past eight months to about USD 500m.

  • Greater China
  • 14 July 2022
Singapore blockchain gaming start-up gets $20m
Singapore blockchain gaming start-up gets $20m

Singapore’s Oasys, a blockchain technology developer focused on web3 gaming, has raised USD 20m from several specialist crypto investors.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 11 July 2022
India's ShareChat closes $520m round, hits $5b valuation
India's ShareChat closes $520m round, hits $5b valuation

Indian social media platform ShareChat has raised USD 255m from Google, Times Group, and Temasek Holdings, capping a USD 520m Series G round at a valuation of USD 5bn.

  • South Asia
  • 20 June 2022
Australia's Go1 raises $100m at $2b valuation

Australia-based workforce training platform Go1 has raised a USD 100m growth round featuring AirTree Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a valuation of USD 2bn.

  • Australasia
  • 07 June 2022
Alpha Wave leads $57m round for India's Cuemath
Alpha Wave leads $57m round for India's Cuemath

Alpha Wave Global, formerly Falcon Edge Capital, has led a USD 57m investment in Indian one-on-one online math tutoring platform Cuemath.

  • South Asia
  • 06 June 2022
Singapore's VC-backed One Animation acquired by UK strategic
Singapore's VC-backed One Animation acquired by UK strategic

One Animation, a VC-backed, Singapore-based cartoon studio, has been acquired by Moonbug Entertainment of the UK for an undisclosed sum.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 30 May 2022
Singapore metaverse platform Bud raises $36.8m
Singapore metaverse platform Bud raises $36.8m

Singapore-based metaverse user generated content (UGC) platform Bud has raised a Series B round of USD 36.8m led by Sequoia Capital India.

  • Greater China
  • 24 May 2022
Crypto exchange KuCoin raises $150m pre-Series B
Crypto exchange KuCoin raises $150m pre-Series B

Singapore-based crypto platform KuCoin has raised USD 150m in pre-Series B funding from an investor group featuring IDG Capital and Matrix Partners, claiming a valuation of USD 10bn.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 May 2022
Tiga SPAC to merge with San Vicente-owned Grindr
Tiga SPAC to merge with San Vicente-owned Grindr

Grindr, a LGBTQ+ dating app acquired by an investor group after its Chinese owner violated foreign investment regulations, has agreed to merge with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by Singapore-based Tiga Investments.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 May 2022
Deal focus: Square Peg supports LottieFiles' push for scale
Deal focus: Square Peg supports LottieFiles' push for scale

LottieFiles has carefully cultivated an investor base that can participate in its bid to capture even more demand from companies keen to plug motion graphics into their apps and websites

  • Southeast Asia
  • 11 May 2022
Square Peg backs US, Malaysia-based LottieFiles
Square Peg backs US, Malaysia-based LottieFiles

Square Peg Capital has led a USD 37m Series B round for US and Malaysia-based motion graphics platform LottieFiles.

  • North America
  • 06 May 2022
GD1 launches New Zealand's first crypto VC fund
GD1 launches New Zealand's first crypto VC fund

New Zealand’s GD1 has launched what it calls the first dedicated crypto and Web3 VC fund in its home market less than a week after a similar claim by PAC Capital in Australia.

  • Australasia
  • 04 May 2022
Vulcan leads $65m Series B for Singapore's Bandlab
Vulcan leads $65m Series B for Singapore's Bandlab

Vulcan Capital, an investment vehicle established by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has led a USD 65m Series B round for Singapore-based social music platform BandLab.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 28 April 2022
Dream Capital leads $120m Series A for India cricket NFT platform
Dream Capital leads $120m Series A for India cricket NFT platform

Dream Capital, the corporate venture capital arm of India fantasy sports platform operator Dream Sports, has led a USD 120m Series A for Rario, a specialist in cricket-themed non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

  • South Asia
  • 25 April 2022
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