enterprise software
Insight leads $50m round for Australia's Roller
Insight Partners has led a USD 50m round for Australia’s Roller, a venue management software provider specializing in family fun parks.
Japan's LayerX extends Series A to $67.5m
Japanese enterprise billing and invoicing software provider LayerX has raised JPY 2bn (USD 13.2m) from Hong Kong’s Keyrock Capital Management, lifting its Series A round to around USD 67.5m
Deal focus: Riverside flourishes in Australia
The Riverside Company has notched a sizeable exit with the sale of Australia’s Energy Exemplar as the GP expands its local team and launches its fourth Australia fund
Blackstone, Vista buy Australia's Energy Exemplar, Riverside exits
The Blackstone Group and Vista Equity Partners have agreed to acquire Energy Exemplar, an Australia-based simulation software company, setting up a sizeable exit for The Riverside Company.
Deal focus: Affirma generates 8x return with India’s TBO
Affirma Capital makes good on a partial exit from Indian travel agent software provider TBO.com as General Atlantic comes in to help rekindle plans for a domestic IPO
Korea Investment Partners raises $60m SE Asia fund
Korea Investment Partners (KIP) has raised USD 60m for a Southeast Asia venture fund from institutional investors in Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
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.
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.
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
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.
State-linked investors back Series D for China's DataCanvas
DataCanvas, a China-based artificial intelligence-driven (AI) big data solutions provider, has raised CNY 300m (USD 41m) in a first tranche of Series D funding with strong support from investors with ties to national-level state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
MTR Lab, Gobi back Hong Kong construction tech start-up
MTR Lab, a technology and innovation arm of Hong Kong transport operator MTR, has teamed up with Gobi Partners to invest HKD 46.8m (USD 5.9m) in local sustainable construction start-up isBIM.
India-US cross-border GP Pentathlon Ventures targets $55m
Pentathlon Ventures, a US-India cross-border early-stage investor focused on B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) has launched its second fund with a target of USD 55m.
Global Brain, Globis lead $93m round for Japan's Josys
Global Brain and Globis Capital Partners have led a USD 93m Series B round for Josys, a Japan-based IT services provider specializing in helping companies manage devices.
Integral backs Japan software player TCS
Japanese private equity firm Integral Corporation has invested an undisclosed sum in local IT services and business software company TCS Group.
China's DP Technology raises $97m
China’s DP Technology, touted as a pioneer in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for scientific research, has raised a CNY 700m (USD 97m) round featuring Loyal Valley Capital.
UK VC firm leads $9.4m round for Australia's Pendula
UK-based Octopus Ventures has led a AUD 14.5m (USD 9.4m) round for Australia-based customer retention platform Pendula.
India's Together seeks $150m for second VC fund
India’s Together Fund, an early-stage VC firm focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and software-as-a-service (SaaS), has reached a first close of undisclosed size on its second fund. The target is $150m.
Australia cybersecurity training platform getes $50m Series C
Paladin Capital Group, a US-based specialist investor in cyber solutions and infrastructure, has led a USD 50m Series C for Australia-founded Secure Code Warrior, a security training platform aimed at coders.
China manufacturing software player UJoin raises $14m
China-based manufacturing services business UJoin-Tech has raised a Series A of CNY 100m (USD 14m) led by Vision Plus Capital and Jinma Investment, a private equity fund launched by Ant Group and the Zhejiang provincial government.
China red envelope marketing start-up raises $28m
Saoyasao, a Chinese digital commerce service provider best known for using "red envelopes" to attract customers to offline stores, has raised a CNY 200m (USD 28m) Series A round from two local investors.
Deal focus: Gitee aspires to be more than China’s Github
FutureX Capital got onto Gitee’s shareholder register by suggesting a separation from Baidu. Now, FutureX is backing the company to leverage its status as China’s dominant open-source software player
India’s A91 invests $30m in digital consultancy
Indian VC firm A91 Partners has invested USD 30m in KaarTech, a local digital transformation consultancy looking to expand in the Middle East, EU, and North America.
China's GitHub substitute raises $107m
Gitee, a China-based open-source platform regarded as a domestic substitute for GitHub, has raised an extended Series B of CNY 775m (USD 107m) led by FutureX Capital.