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SaaS

 Weekly digest - October 06 2021
Weekly digest - October 06 2021

  • Region
  • 06 October 2021
China SaaS: Path to profitability
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
Deal focus: Investors flock to SaaS specialist Ones
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
India's Freshworks flourishes on NASDAQ debut
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
India's FreshWorks targets $912m US IPO
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
Warburg Pincus leads $93m round for China's Terminus
Warburg Pincus leads $93m round for China's Terminus

Warburg Pincus has led a RMB600 million ($93 million) Series B round for Hangzhou-based enterprise software company Terminus.

  • Greater China
  • 15 September 2021
India media SaaS platform Amagi raises $100m

Accel Partners, Avataar Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, and Premji Invest, have committed $100 million in funding to Amagi, an India-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform aimed at TV broadcasters.

  • South Asia
  • 14 September 2021
China's Future Capital closes debut growth fund

Chinese early-stage tech investor Future Capital has broadened its scope with the closing of its first growth fund at $108 million.

  • Fundraising
  • 13 September 2021
KKR leads Series B for Vietnam MSME digitalization platform
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
Deal focus: Ekuaibao's PaaS plus SaaS proposition
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
VCs commit $55m to China CRM player Xiaoke
VCs commit $55m to China CRM player Xiaoke

Xiaoke, a China-based provider of customer relationship management (CRM) software, has raised $55 million in a Series A funding round from Hong Kong-listed Weimob, Sequoia Capital China, Welight Capital, and Creo Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 30 August 2021
SoftBank leads $154m Series D for China's Ekuaibao
SoftBank leads $154m Series D for China's Ekuaibao

Ekuaibao, a Chinese software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider specializing in corporate reimbursements, has raised RMB1 billion ($155 million) in Series D funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

  • Greater China
  • 25 August 2021
Postman becomes India's top SaaS unicorn
Postman becomes India's top SaaS unicorn

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Postman has closed a $225 million Series D round at a valuation of $5.6 billion, making it the most valuable start-up of its kind in India.

  • South Asia
  • 20 August 2021
Affinity exits Australia healthcare software business
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
EQT pursues $2.2b Australia software take-private
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
TDM, Sequoia lead Series F for Australia's Culture Amp
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
Taiwan video SaaS start-up raises $16m Series B
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
Vision Fund commits $1.7b to Korean travel start-up Yanolja

Yanolja, which claims to be South Korea’s only travel industry unicorn, has received $1.7 billion from SoftBank Vision Fund 2. There are no other investors in the round.

  • North Asia
  • 16 July 2021
Deal focus: Investcorp bides its time with Linkedcare
Deal focus: Investcorp bides its time with Linkedcare

The GP spent six months scrutinizing China’s Linkedcare prior to leading a $70 million round, confident that its global insights into software, healthcare, and supply chains were key differentiators

  • Greater China
  • 14 July 2021
2Q analysis: Trouble in China

Efforts to rein in China’s technology giants have dampened investor sentiment, with India and Southeast Asia stepping into the void. China remains active for fundraising, but there are fears that US IPO activity could take a hit

  • Greater China
  • 14 July 2021
Investcorp leads Series D for China healthcare SaaS player

Linkedcare, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) and supply chain provider to China's healthcare sector, has closed a Series D funding round. Including an earlier Series C extension, the company claims to have raised $100 million in the past six months.

  • Greater China
  • 29 June 2021
China VCs bullish on SaaS - AVCJ webinar
China VCs bullish on SaaS - AVCJ webinar

Software-as-a-service (Saas) has emerged as the biggest investment opportunity in China's technology sector, venture capitalists told AVCJ's China outlook webinar.

  • Greater China
  • 25 June 2021
Deal focus: Content to the masses
Deal focus: Content to the masses

Xiaoe Tong gained traction during the pandemic in China as channel for educational content providers, big and small, to reach their customers. It is also a SaaS player that stands firm on product standardization

  • Greater China
  • 22 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
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