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Ince leads $30m round for China’s PhiGent Robotics

Beijing-based autonomous driving solutions provider PhiGent Robotics has raised a USD30m Series A round led by Ince Capital. Previous investors such as Atypical Ventures, 5Y Capital, and GSR Ventures re-upped.

  • Greater China
  • 20 May 2022
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China's BlueRun $819m across US dollar, renminbi funds

China-based BlueRun Ventures has closed its third US dollar-denominated China fund and third renminbi vehicle with aggregate commitments of CNY 5.5bn (USD 819m).

  • Greater China
  • 20 May 2022
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Hong Kong's Betatron hits $15m first close on VC fund

Hong Kong’s Betatron Venture Group has reached a first close of USD 15m on its latest fund, which will make early-stage investments across South and Southeast Asia. The target is USD 50m.

  • Greater China
  • 20 May 2022
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SBI, Kyobo Life seek $75m for Asia VC fund

SBI Ven Capital (SBIVC), an ex-Japan VC arm of SBI Holdings, is seeking USD 75m for its latest fund in partnership with Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance and Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 May 2022
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China industrial internet platform Xuelangyun raises $44m

Xuelangyun, a China-based industrial data service provider, has raised a Series B of CNY 300m (USD 44m) led by China Structural Reform Fund. Poly Capital and an intellectual property fund under Wuxi Guolian Development also participated.

  • Greater China
  • 19 May 2022
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Antler to invest $100m in SE Asia start-ups by 2025

Singapore-based VC firm Antler has committed to investing USD 100m in more than 300 Southeast Asian start-ups by 2025.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 May 2022
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Apis backs Singapore B2B micropayments player DT One

Apis Partners has invested an undisclosed sum in DT One, a Singapore-headquartered B2B digital micropayments platform with a global customer base.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 May 2022
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China outbound: Organic options

Tough domestic competition is encouraging Chinese tech start-ups to expand overseas – often organically, earlier in their lifecycles than before, and despite regulatory concerns

  • Greater China
  • 18 May 2022
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Mithril, BlackRock invest $110m in Singapore’s GreyOrange

Mithril Capital, a VC firm launched by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, and BlackRock have provided USD 110m in growth funding to Singapore and US-based robotics player GreyOrange.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 May 2022
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Vodafone New Zealand buys out PE partner in retail JV

Millennium Corp, a specialist technology, media, and telecom (TMT) investor operating in New Zealand and the Pacific region, has exited its 50% stake in Vodafone New Zealand’s retail stores.

  • Australasia
  • 18 May 2022
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Fund focus: East Ventures expands its LP rolodex

Indonesia’s East Ventures reached beyond Asian LPs for the first time with its latest growth fund. It coincides with several other milestones that signal a new level of institutionalisation

  • Southeast Asia
  • 17 May 2022
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India e-commerce enabler Gokwik raises $35m

Gokwik, an Indian e-commerce enablement platform, has raised USD 35m in a Series B round led by Think Investments and RTP Global.

  • Early-stage
  • 17 May 2022
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Eight Roads launches $250m India healthcare fund

Eight Roads Ventures has launched its first dedicated healthcare and life-sciences fund for India with a corpus of USD 250m provided entirely by its parent, Fidelity.

  • South Asia
  • 17 May 2022
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Indonesia's Sinar Mas launches smart city VC fund

The real estate arm of Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas has launched a smart city technology fund in partnership with East Ventures, Redbadge Pacific, and Prasetia Dwidharma.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 17 May 2022
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India’s NIIF joins $128m round for Ather Energy

India’s National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIFL) has participated in a USD 128m funding round for Ather Energy, a leading domestic manufacturer of two-wheel electric vehicles (EV).

  • South Asia
  • 16 May 2022
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Baring Asia makes Series A software investment

Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) has committed USD 10m in Series A funding for a significant minority stake in CBX Software, a Hong Kong-founded product lifecycle management platform provider.

  • Greater China
  • 16 May 2022
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Indonesia's Qoala raises $65m Series B

Eurazeo has led a USD 65m Series B round for Indonesia’s Qoala, which claims to be the only insurance technology start-up with licenses in three Southeast Asian countries.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 15 May 2022
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China biotech player Reistone raises $100m

Reistone, a novel drug developer incubated by Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, has raised a Series A of nearly USD 100m led by Huagai Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 13 May 2022
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Macquarie buys into Provident, Saratoga-owned digital infra platform

A consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has paid USD 610m for a minority stake in a Southeast Asia-focused digital infrastructure platform controlled by Provident Capital and Saratoga Capital.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 13 May 2022
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IFM acquires Australia SaaS player Render Networks

IFM Investors has acquired a controlling interest in Render Networks, an Australia-founded and now US-headquartered software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider specialising in construction management.

  • Australasia
  • 13 May 2022
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Felicis leads $80m Series B for Singapore SaaS start-up Supabase

Singapore’s Supabase, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) and IT provider for app developers, has confirmed a USD 80m Series B round led by Felicis Ventures.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 13 May 2022
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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
  • 13 May 2022
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Singapore VC closes food tech fund at $34m

Singapore’s Good Startup, a food technology investor focused on alternative protein, has closed its debut VC fund with USD 34m in commitments.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 May 2022
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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
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