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Lightspeed leads $50m round for Singapore's YouTrip

Lightspeed Venture Partners has led a USD 50m Series B investment in Singapore-based travel wallet and currency exchange app YouTrip.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 26 October 2023
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Saudi fund invests $100m in China's Pony.ai

Saudi Arabia’s Neom Investment Fund, a strategic venture vehicle for the planned smart city of Neom, has made a USD 100m commitment to Chinese autonomous driving player Pony.ai.

  • Greater China
  • 26 October 2023
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Navegar leads Series C for Singapore's Inteluck

Philippines private equity firm Navegar has led a USD 34m Series C round for Singapore-based supply chain technology provider Inteluck with support from East Ventures.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 25 October 2023
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Deal focus: isBIM targets real estate’s digitisation catch-up

A renewed focus on safety and sustainability has prompted property developers to consider technology-enabled fixes. IsBIM is riding the wave from Greater China through Asia and the Middle East

  • Greater China
  • 25 October 2023
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Deal focus: Bolt.Earth looks to close India’s EV infrastructure gap

Bolt.Earth turned its electric vehicle operating system into the foundation stone for India’s largest charging network aimed at two- and three-wheelers overlooked by mainstream operators

  • South Asia
  • 25 October 2023
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Bain, DNE launch $250m China advanced manufacturing platform

Bain Capital and Chinese industrial infrastructure developer DNE Group have jointly launched a USD 250m advanced manufacturing investment platform.

  • Greater China
  • 24 October 2023
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General Atlantic backs India travel platform, Affirma exits

General Atlantic has acquired a minority stake in TBO.com, an India-based business-to-agent travel portal that serves a global customer base, for an undisclosed sum. The deal facilitates a partial exit for Affirma Capital.

  • South Asia
  • 24 October 2023
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US Congressional committee targets Sequoia's China exposure

Sequoia Capital has been targeted by a US Congressional committee seeking more details on its investments in semiconductors, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) in China over the past 13 years.

  • Greater China
  • 20 October 2023
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Australia's Employment Hero raises Series F at $1.3b valuation

Australian human resources start-up Employment Hero has achieved a valuation of approximately AUD 2bn (USD 1.3bn) on closing a AUD 263m Series F round led by US-based venture capital firm TCV.

  • Australasia
  • 20 October 2023
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Blackbird, Airtree back $18m round for Australia's Darwinium

Blackbird Ventures and Airtree Ventures have participated in a USD 18m Series A round for Darwinium, an Australian digital security start-up that moved its headquarters to the US in April.

  • Australasia
  • 19 October 2023
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China's Baichuan AI raises $300m

China-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Baichuan AI has raised USD 300m in a first tranche of Series A funding from an investor group featuring Alibaba Group, Tencent Holdings, and Xiaomi.

  • Greater China
  • 18 October 2023
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Deal focus: Minnow finds favour in crowded Indonesia vertical

Indonesia’s Luna, a seed-stage contender in a competitive retail digitalisation landscape, continues to collect VC backers as a patient, diversified gameplan comes into focus

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 October 2023
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Australia's Skykraft raises $75m

Australian deep tech VC firm Main Sequence has joined a AUD 120m (USD 75m) round for Skykraft, a local space tech provider focused on in-orbit air traffic control systems.

  • Australasia
  • 17 October 2023
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Quest backs Vietnam robotic prosthetics start-up

Singapore’s Quest Ventures has confirmed an investment of undisclosed size in Vietnam-based robotic prosthetics start-up Vulcan Augmetics.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 17 October 2023
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China's Atom Bioscience raises $83m

Chinese inflammatory and metabolic disease drug developer Atom Bioscience has raised USD 83m in Series D funding led by local biotech specialist Kaitai Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 17 October 2023
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TPG Rise Climate invests $176m in Tata Motors

TPG Rise Climate, a dedicated climate fund under TPG’s global impact platform, has invested about INR 14.7bn (USD 176m) in an engineering and digital services division of India’s Tata Motors.

  • South Asia
  • 16 October 2023
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Australia’s Five V exits Totara to trade buyer

Australia’s Five V Capital has sold its majority position in employee management software provider Totara to London-based growth equity investor Tenzing for an undisclosed sum.

  • Australasia
  • 16 October 2023
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Eight Roads leads $22m round for Meitu's AI design unit

Pixocial, an artificial intelligence-enabled (AI) design tool spun out from China-based photo editing app provider Meitu, has raised USD 22m in funding led by Eight Roads.

  • Greater China
  • 16 October 2023
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Jungle launches Southeast Asia, India seed programme

Singapore-based Jungle Ventures has launched a Southeast Asia-India seed programme, claiming a first-of-its-kind investment structure to limit dilution for founders.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 13 October 2023
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China's Didi gets backing from state-owned carmaker

China ride-hailing platform Didi, which delisted from the New York Stock Exchange last year following a scandal-hit post-IPO period, has raised USD 149m in funding from state-backed carmaker GAC Group.

  • Greater China
  • 13 October 2023
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Japan plant-based meat player raises $47m

Japanese plant-based meat company Daiz has raised JPY 7.1bn (USD47.4m) in Series C funding that features Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.

  • North Asia
  • 13 October 2023
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East, SV target $100m for Southeast Asia-Korea fund

Indonesia-focused East Ventures and Korea’s SV Investment have launched dedicated Southeast Asia-Korea fund with a target of USD 100m.

  • North Asia
  • 13 October 2023
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Shangqi hits $575m second close on renminbi fund

Shangqi Capital, a private equity affiliate of Chinese automotive manufacturer SAIC Motor, has completed a second close of CNY 4.2bn (USD 575m) on its latest renminbi-denominated fund, bettering the overall target of CNY 4bn.

  • Greater China
  • 13 October 2023
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Legend Star closes fifth renminbi fund on $123m

Legend Star, the China-based venture capital arm of Legend Holdings, has closed its fifth renminbi-denominated fund with more than CNY 900m (USD 124m) in commitments.

  • Greater China
  • 12 October 2023
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