Beyond Ventures
Deal focus: Mapping malls and metaverses
Mapxus sees indoor maps of high-traffic areas in high-density cities as the last piece of infrastructure to digitalise. The Hong Kong start-up has won corporate and VC backing to expand region-wide
SPAC target Prenetics sinks on US debut
Hong Kong-based genomic and diagnostic testing business Prenetics slumped on its NASDAQ debut, unable to withstand struggling public markets public markets and weak investor appetite for businesses that merge with US-listed special purpose acquisition...
Hong Kong's Prenetics agrees $1.25b SPAC merger
Hong Kong-based genetic testing business Prenetics has agreed to merge with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by Adrian Cheng, scion of local property developer New World Development and managing partner of C Ventures, at an enterprise...
Bessemer leads $20m Series B for India's DocsApp
Bessemer Venture Partners has led an INR1.5 billion ($20 million) Series B round for teleconsultation health platform DocsApp.
Greater Bay Area: Promise keepers
The Greater Bay Area initiative plans to speed up regional integration in the Pearl River Delta, with Hong Kong set to be a major beneficiary. Questions remain about the government’s ability to follow through
Beyond named as partner for Hong Kong venture fund
Beyond Ventures has been named as a co-investment partner for the Innovation & Technology Venture Fund (ITVF), a vehicle launched by the Hong Kong government to encourage private investment in local technology start-ups.
Beyond backs Hong Kong electric motor company
Hong Kong-based Beyond Ventures has joined a $10 million round for ePropulsion Innovation, a domestic technology developer focused on electric motors for recreational boating.