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Singapore's VC-backed MoneySmart gets $10m Series B

MoneySmart, a personal finance portal backed by Golden Gate Ventures, has received a $10 million Series B funding round led by Japanese shopping price comparison site operator Kakaku.

  • Financials
  • 08 June 2017
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Qualgro leads $8m Series B for Singapore's Wavecell

Singapore-based cloud communications platform Wavecell has raised an $8.2 million Series B round led by Qualgro, a VC firm active in Southeast Asia and Australia.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 08 June 2017
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Singapore Exchange to lower barriers for tech IPOs

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has partnered with Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singapore’s technology and media regulator, to help technology start-ups list in the territory.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 01 June 2017
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Singtel Innov8 backs US, Singapore-based CounterTack

SingTel Innov8, the venture arm of Singapore telecom giant SingTel, has co-led a $20 million Series D round for US and Singapore-based cybersecurity company CoutnerTack alongside US-based SAP National Security Services.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 01 June 2017
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Co-working spaces in Asia: Spaced out

Co-working spaces are proliferating in Asia as companies – from multinationals to start-ups – opt for more flexible real estate arrangements. The transition is real, but are the valuations justified?

  • Greater China
  • 23 May 2017
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Q&A: Armstrong Asset Management's Andrew Affleck

Andrew Affleck, managing partner of Singapore’s Armstrong Asset Management, explains the role private equity investors can play in developing renewable energy assets in Southeast Asia

  • Southeast Asia
  • 10 May 2017
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise to launch Singapore incubator

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will launch an incubator program in collaboration with Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) as part of plans to invest $140 million in the city state over the next five years.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 09 May 2017
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Singapore’s Garena rebrands as Sea, raises $550 million

Singapore-headquartered mobile internet and gaming platform Garena has rebranded as Sea and raised $550 million from a group of investors including existing backer Global Digital Prima (GDP) Venture of Indonesia.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 08 May 2017
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Singapore's NRF to invest $107m in AI

Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) has agreed to invest S$150 million ($107 million) over five years in a new multi-agency initiative aimed at fostering an artificial intelligence (AI) development ecosystem.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 May 2017
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Fund focus: SeedPlus focuses on LP selectivity

Jungle Ventures' SeedPlus took its time accumulating $18 million from a set of LPs that can offer particular value-add to complement an operationally experienced investment team

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 May 2017
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Fund focus: Makara goes global in IP search

Makara Capital has a $716 million fund and a remit to invest in intellectual property-rich assets globally in order to bring greater industrial and technological value to Singapore

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 May 2017
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Singapore Life gets $50m Series A round

UK private equity investor IPGL has joined a $50 million Series A funding round for Singapore Life, a financial technology start-up targeting the insurance and savings services industry.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 28 April 2017
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Singapore government launches $716m PE fund

The Singapore government and domestic GP Makara Capital have launched a S$1 billion ($716 million) private equity fund that will focus on intellectual property (IP)-driven companies.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 27 April 2017
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KV Asia exits Singapore nursing home business

KV Asia Capital has exited its 100% interest in Singaporean nursing home services provider Orange Valley Healthcare to a local media company for about S$164 million ($117.5 million).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 27 April 2017
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SeedPlus Singapore closes debut fund at $18m

SeedPlus Singapore, a Southeast Asia-focused seed fund run by Jungle Ventures, has closed its debut fund at S$25 million ($18 million).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 25 April 2017
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DeClout launches incubator in Singapore

DeClout, a holding company focused on developing IT and cloud computing technology providers, has launched a start-up incubator via its venture capital arm in Singapore.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 24 April 2017
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Jafco invests $12m in Singapore adtech firm AdAsia

Jafco Asia has invested $12 million in a Series A funding round for Singapore-based advertising technology company AdAsia Holdings.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 06 April 2017
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Japan's IMJ Investment rebrands as Spiral

Japanese GP IMJ Investment Partners has spun out from its corporate parent and changed its name to Spiral Ventures.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 31 March 2017
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Gateway invests in Singapore's Healthway Medical

Singapore-based private equity firm Gateway Partners has agreed to invest S$70 million ($50.2 million) in distressed local hospital operator Healthway Medical.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 27 March 2017
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Singapore auto marketplace Carro gets $12m

A group of Southeast Asian VCs have committed $12 million to Singaporean automobile marketplace Carro as part of an operational expansion into artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled car financing services.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 24 March 2017
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Northstar completes Innovalues acquisition, targets bolt-ons

Northstar Group has completed its S$331.4 million ($238 million) acquisition of Singapore-listed precision components manufacturer Innovalues, outlining plans for bolt-on acquisitions.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 March 2017
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OCP Asia raises $200m direct lending fund

Hong Kong and Singapore-based hedge fund manager OCP Asia has raised a $200 million direct lending vehicle to make private equity-style credit investments in small and medium-sized enterprises (SME).

  • Greater China
  • 17 March 2017
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Germany's Hubert Burda seeks Series B deals in SE Asia

The investment arm of Hubert Burda Media, a European technology and media company that has made LP commitments to several Southeast Asia-focused venture capital funds, has opened an office in Singapore.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 17 March 2017
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B Capital adds investment partner

B Capital Group has hired former Eight Roads Ventures managing director Kabir Narang as an investment partner in Singapore.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 16 March 2017
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