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China SaaS: Path to profitability

COVID-19 has driven enterprise uptake of software-as-a-service solutions in China, but paying customers are still relatively few. Other markets offer some pointers on monetization

  • Greater China
  • 06 October 2021
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Deal focus: Investors flock to SaaS specialist Ones

China’s Ones aspires to become Atlassian rather than Slack, catering to software developers working on complicated projects. Effective localization is partly responsible for a surge in VC investment

  • Greater China
  • 28 September 2021
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India's Freshworks flourishes on NASDAQ debut

Freshworks, one of India's leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses, traded strongly on its NASDAQ debut following a $1 billion IPO.

  • South Asia
  • 23 September 2021
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Australia's Canva raises $200m at $40b valuation

Australian design and workplace collaboration platform Canva has raised $200 million at a valuation of $40 billion - up from $15 billion five months ago and $3.2 billion in 2019.

  • Australasia
  • 17 September 2021
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India's FreshWorks targets $912m US IPO

Freshworks, which earlier this year lost its status as India’s most valuable software-as-a-service (SaaS) start-up, is looking to raise up to $912 million through a US IPO.

  • South Asia
  • 16 September 2021
Australia's SiteMinder secures $73m pre-IPO round

Australia-based hotel booking platform SiteMinder has raised a A$100 million ($73 million) pre-IPO round led by BlackRock and AustralianSuper.

  • Australasia
  • 15 September 2021
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India blue-collar HR start-up gets $24m

Indian blue-collar workforce management platform BetterPlace has raised a $24 million Series C round led by CX Partners and Jungle Ventures.

  • South Asia
  • 15 September 2021
China data storage software start-ups gets $110m

Boyu Capital has led a RMB710 million ($110 million) Series E round for China-based data storage software services provider XSKY.

  • Greater China
  • 07 September 2021
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KKR leads Series B for Vietnam MSME digitalization platform

KKR has led a $45 million Series B funding round for KiotViet, a sales management software developer that serves Vietnam’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) community.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 06 September 2021
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Deal focus: Ekuaibao’s PaaS plus SaaS proposition

China-based reimbursement platform Ekuaibao has ambitions to lead the digital transformation of corporate finance. Early investor Future Capital continues to re-up as the story unfolds

  • Greater China
  • 01 September 2021
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Stellaris closes second India VC fund on $225m

Stellaris Venture Partners has closed its second early-stage India fund on $225 million, comfortably exceeding the $160 million target while diversifying the LP base.

  • South Asia
  • 12 August 2021
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Baring acquires Hinduja healthcare business for $1.2b

Baring Private Equity Asia has agreed to buy a healthcare services unit of Anglo-Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group at an enterprise valuation of $1.2 billion.

  • South Asia
  • 11 August 2021
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Affinity exits Australia healthcare software business

Affinity Equity Partners has agreed to sell MedicalDirector, an Australia-based clinic management software developer, to Telstra Health for an enterprise valuation of A$350 million ($257 million).

  • Australasia
  • 10 August 2021
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India's MindTickle closes $100m Series E

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has continued its recent streak of investing in unicorns out of India by leading a $100 million Series E round for sales enablement platform MindTickle at a valuation of $1.2 billion.

  • South Asia
  • 09 August 2021
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Accel-KKR buys majority stake in New Zealand's Unimarket

Accel-KKR, a PE firm created by Accel Partners and KKR, has acquired a majority stake in New Zealand’s Unimarket, a diversified procurement marketplace, for an undisclosed sum.

  • Australasia
  • 05 August 2021
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EQT pursues $2.2b Australia software take-private

Iress, an Australia-listed software developer that serves the financial services sector, has invited EQT to conduct further due diligence following receipt of a take-private offer worth up to A$3 billion ($2.2 billion).

  • Australasia
  • 02 August 2021
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TDM, Sequoia lead Series F for Australia's Culture Amp

Culture Amp, an Australia-headquartered enterprise technology provider specializing in human resources (HR), has $100 million in Series F funding at a valuation of $1.5 billion.

  • Australasia
  • 30 July 2021
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Taiwan video SaaS start-up raises $16m Series B

Kdan Mobile Software, a Taiwanese software-as-a-service company focused on corporate video and design services, has raised a $16 million Series B round featuring WI Harper Group.

  • Greater China
  • 21 July 2021
AppWorks leads $12m round for Singapore's Tinvio

Taiwanese accelerator and VC investor AppWorks has led a $12 million round for Singapore-based enterprise services platform Tinvio.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 July 2021
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India auto software provider LocoNav raises $37m

LocoNav, an Indian vehicle fleet software provider, has raised $37 million in Series B funding from a group of investors including Sequoia Capital India.

  • South Asia
  • 30 June 2021
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VC-backed Australia cloud business sold to US strategic

Panviva, an Australian cloud-based enterprise software provider backed by a number of venture capital investors, has been acquired by US counterpart Upland Software for about $23.3 million.

  • Australasia
  • 28 June 2021
India-founded SaaS start-up BrowserStack raises $200m

KPCB growth-stage spinout Bond has led a $200 million Series B round for BrowserStack, a software testing platform established by two Indian entrepreneurs.

  • South Asia
  • 18 June 2021
ChrysCapital exits US-based Infogain to Apax

ChrysCapital has exited Silicon Valley-based Infogain – an IT services provider that helped solidify the US-India cross-border opportunity set – to Apax Partners.

  • South Asia
  • 15 June 2021
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Q&A: Yunqi Partners’ Yipin Ng

Pre-pandemic, it was unclear whether China’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry could achieve monetization. Much has changed since then, says Yipin Ng, co-founder and managing partner of Yunqi Partners

  • Greater China
  • 15 June 2021
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