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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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Bain launches tender offer for Japan marketing business

Bain Capital has launched a tender offer for Japan-based television and direct marketing business Tri-Stage that values the company at approximately JPY 17.2bn (USD 137.3m).

  • North Asia
  • 14 April 2022
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Singapore parenting app raises $22m Series D

East Ventures has led a USD 22m round for Singapore’s Parentinc, which claims that its flagship brand, theAsianparent, is Southeast Asia’s largest parenting platform.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 April 2022
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Korea Web3 gaming platform gets $34m

Krust Universe, a start-up incubation and investment unit of Korean internet giant Kakao, has led a USD 34m round for local Web3 gaming platform Iskra.

  • North Asia
  • 11 April 2022
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CPPIB leads $805m round for India's VerSe

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has led a USD 805m Series J round for India’s Verse Innovation, parent of media apps Dailyhunt and Josh. It is said to value the company at USD 5bn.

  • South Asia
  • 07 April 2022
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India's Games24x7 raises $75m, becomes unicorn

Malabar Investment has led a USD 75m funding round for Games 24x7, an India-based mobile games operator, at a valuation of USD 2.5bn.

  • South Asia
  • 04 April 2022
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Riverside backs Australia events software provider

The Riverside Company has invested an undisclosed sum in EventsAIR, an Australian events management software provider for in-person, virtual, and hybrid events.

  • Australasia
  • 31 March 2022
Index, Coatue lead $110m round for Australia's Linktree

Index Ventures and Coatue Management have led a USD 110m round for Linktree, an Australian social media platform that drives audience engagement, at a valuation of USD 1.3bn.

  • Australasia
  • 18 March 2022
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India media tech supplier Amagi secures $95m

Amagi, an India-based broadcasting industry technology provider that claims an audience of more than 2bn people, has raised a USD 95m round led by Accel Partners at a valuation of at least USD 1bn.

  • South Asia
  • 18 March 2022
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India gaming, e-sports player Loco raises $43m

Indian game streaming and e-sports start-up Loco has raised INR 3.3bn (USD 43.3m) in Series A funding led by Korean blockchain specialist Hashed Ventures.

  • South Asia
  • 17 March 2022
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Flexibility first: Investing in the future of work

Investment in work-tech has soared as start-ups devise solutions for workforces that are increasingly distributed in terms of location, structure, and practice. Data, and knowing what to do with it, is key

  • Technology
  • 15 March 2022
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Korean metaverse player closes Series A, hits $807m valuation

VA Corporation, a Korean virtual content provider that is positioning itself as a metaverse platform, has achieved a valuation of KRW 1trn (USD 807m) on closing a KRW 100bn Series A round.

  • North Asia
  • 15 March 2022
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India's Byju's raises $800m at $22b valuation

Indian education platform Byju’s has raised USD 800m at an estimated valuation of USD 22bn, with the company’s founder Byju Raveendran providing USD 400m.

  • South Asia
  • 14 March 2022
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CLSA launches $500m China growth fund

CLSA Capital Partners (CLSA CP) has launched a China growth fund focused on healthcare, smart manufacturing, renewable energy, tech-enabled media. The target is USD 500m.

  • Greater China
  • 23 February 2022
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Silver Lake wins approval for New Zealand rugby deal

Silver Lake has won approval for a NZD 200m (USD 134m) investment in the commercial arm of New Zealand rugby, reflecting a recent upswing in global private equity involvement in sport in Asia.

  • Australasia
  • 18 February 2022
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New Zealand's Soul Machines raises $70m

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has led a USD 70m round for New Zealand-based Soul Machines, which specialises in creating lifelike digital employees for customer engagement.

  • Australasia
  • 17 February 2022
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India consumer media: Showtime

Investors navigate slim margins and a complex cultural landscape as new digital channels help Indian media rebound from COVID-19. Sector leaders are flirting with global expansion, but is it too early?

  • South Asia
  • 16 February 2022
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India virtual events platform gets $35m Series B

Airmeet, a US-headquartered and Asia-focused virtual events platform with extensive operations in India, has raised USD 35m in Series B funding featuring Sequoia Capital India.

  • North America
  • 10 February 2022
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Deal focus: NPX adds tech to Korea’s culture thesis

NPX Capital is creating a US-based media platform to tap rising global appetite for Korean entertainment. Early acquisitions emphasise artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and the metaverse

  • North Asia
  • 09 February 2022
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VCs invest in Japan sports analytics start-up

Global Brain has joined a JPY 770m (USD 7m) pre-Series B round for Japan’s Run.Edge, a sports video search and analytics platform.

  • North Asia
  • 08 February 2022
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India edtech player Scaler raises $55m

Lightrock India has led a USD 55m Series B round for Scaler Academy, an Indian education technology start-up that operates an upskilling platform focused on IT professionals.

  • South Asia
  • 07 February 2022
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NPX invests $43m in Korean digital content provider

The private equity arm of US and Korea-based NPX Capital has invested USD 43m in Korean digital cartoon studio Copin Communications.

  • North Asia
  • 21 January 2022
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Hong Kong's Animoca Brands raises $359m at $5b valuation

US-based Liberty City Ventures has led a USD 359m round for Hong Kong blockchain media company Animoca Brands at a pre-money valuation of USD 5bn, more than double its valuation in October.

  • Greater China
  • 20 January 2022
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Metaverse: Too concrete to ignore

As lives lived online find a virtual world to call home, investors, brands, governments, corporations, and accountants follow them in. Real estate, avatars, and new ideas are in demand. Goggles are not

  • Greater China
  • 18 January 2022
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