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Indonesia's GoTo raises $1.1b, gains 13% on debut

Indonesia-based ride-hailing service turned super app GoTo, which has numerous private equity backers, gained 13% on debut following an IDR 15.8trn (USD 1.1bn) offering on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 April 2022
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Japan's Drone Fund closes third vintage on $85m

Japan’s Drone Fund has closed its third air mobility-dedicated vehicle at JPY 10.5bn (USD 85m), beating a target of JPY 10bn.

  • North Asia
  • 07 April 2022
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PE-backed GoTo targets $1.1b Indonesia IPO

Indonesia-based ride-hailing service turned super app GoTo, which counts Alibaba Group and SoftBank Vision Fund among its largest external investors, is looking to raise at least IDR 15.2trn (USD 1.1bn) through a domestic IPO.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 16 March 2022
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Deal focus: Sobot’s journey from underdog to top dog

A USD 100m Series D confirmed Sobot’s status as a stalwart of China’s customer service software space, but getting there has not been a straightforward process

  • Greater China
  • 23 February 2022
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Vision Fund leads $144m round for Singapore lending platform

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has led a USD 144m equity round for Singapore small business lending platform Funding Societies.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 February 2022
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New Zealand's Soul Machines raises $70m

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has led a USD 70m round for New Zealand-based Soul Machines, which specialises in creating lifelike digital employees for customer engagement.

  • Australasia
  • 17 February 2022
Vision Fund leads Series D for China’s Sobot

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has led a USD 100m Series D round for Sobot, a China-based customer service software provider. Other investors include GL Ventures, Yunqi Partners, and Mirae Asset Financial Group.

  • Greater China
  • 16 February 2022
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SoftBank leads Series A for China cashier-less vendor

SoftBank Ventures Asia (SBVA) has led a CNY 300m (USD 47m) Series A for Feng1, a China-based cashier-less vendor start-up. CICC Capital and Shenzhen Capital Group also participated.

  • Greater China
  • 14 February 2022
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India B2B e-commerce player ElasticRun hits $1.5b valuation

Unicorn creation continues apace in India, with B2B e-commerce marketplace ElasticRun becoming the seventh company to achieve a USD 1bn since the start of the year, following the close of a USD 300m Series E round.

  • South Asia
  • 10 February 2022
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India blockchain player Polygon gets $450m

Sequoia Capital India has led a USD 450m investment in Polygon, an Indian platform for building, scaling and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks.

  • South Asia
  • 09 February 2022
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Deal focus: Fourier brings robotics to rehab

China-based Fourier will use its USD 63m Series D round to support an evolution of its business model from manufacturing rehabilitation robots to providing end-to-end treatment services

  • Greater China
  • 09 February 2022
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Sinovation's AI solutions business completes $151m HK IPO

AInnovation, a China-based artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider incubated by Sinovation Ventures, traded down on its Hong Kong debut following a HKD 1.18bn (USD 151m)IPO.

  • Greater China
  • 31 January 2022
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Vision Fund backs China healthcare robotics player

Fourier Intelligence, a Shanghai-based medical technology start-up that focuses on rehabilitation robots, has raised CNY 400m (USD 63m) in Series D funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

  • Greater China
  • 28 January 2022
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Vision Fund leads $150m round for China e-commerce enabler

Shoplazza, a China-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider specialising in cross-border e-commerce, has raised USD 150m in the first tranche of Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund II.

  • Greater China
  • 24 January 2022
China 5G chip designer Eigencomm raises $157m

SoftBank Vision Fund II has led a CNY 1bn (USD 157m) Series C for Shanghai-based chipmaker Eigencomm, with participation from new investors Cathay Capital, CoStone Capital, Chobe Capital, and GF Qianhe, a unit of GF Securities.

  • Greater China
  • 17 January 2022
Indonesia's eFishery raises $90m Series C

Temasek Holdings, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and Sequoia Capital India have co-led a USD 90m Series C round for Indonesian aquaculture technology start-up eFishery.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 January 2022
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Premji Invest leads $111m round for India's GlobalBees

GlobalBees, an India-based platform that agglomerates technology-enabled emerging consumer brands, has raised USD 111.5m in Series B funding at a valuation of USD 1.1bn.

  • South Asia
  • 04 January 2022
India's OfBusiness achieves $5b valuation with Series G

OfBusiness, an India-based B2B platform focused on industrial supply chain and procurement services, has raised $325 million in Series G funding at a valuation of $5 billion.

  • South Asia
  • 22 December 2021
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China's SenseTime perseveres with IPO despite blacklisting

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer SenseTime has relaunched its IPO on the same terms, albeit excluding US investors, after being placed on another blacklist by the US government.

  • Greater China
  • 22 December 2021
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Vision Fund 2 leads $60m Series C for India's Juspay

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has led a $60 million Series C funding round for Juspay Technologies, an India-based financial technology start-up that specializes in digital payments.

  • South Asia
  • 16 December 2021
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China's SenseTime plans pared back Hong Kong IPO

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer SenseTime is looking to raise up to HK$5.99 billion in a Hong Kong IPO that is considerably smaller than originally envisaged.

  • Greater China
  • 08 December 2021
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Deal focus: Gaussian serves China’s aged

With its globally competitive technology and low costs, Gaussian Robotics has become a dominant force in the cleaning robot segment. SoftBank Vision Fund is the latest addition to its cap table

  • Greater China
  • 08 December 2021
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Vision Fund backs Japan sneaker marketplace

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has made a Series D investment of undisclosed size in Japan’s Soda, operator of sneaker reselling platform Snkr Dunk, at a valuation of JPY38 billion ($336 million).

  • North Asia
  • 05 December 2021
China's Didi to delist in New York

China ride-hailing platform Didi, which has traded poorly ever since being targeted by regulators in the wake of its IPO in June, plans to delist from the New York Stock Exchange and relist in Hong Kong.

  • Greater China
  • 04 December 2021
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