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Grab completes SPAC merger, sees volatile trading debut

Southeast Asia ride-hailing platform turned super app Grab experienced a tumultuous first day of trading on NASDAQ following the completion of its merger with a US-listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) at an enterprise valuation of $30.4 billion.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 03 December 2021
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Vision Fund leads $188m investment in Naver's metaverse

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 is the largest participant in a KRW223.6 billion ($187 million) investment in Naver Z, the metaverse platform unit of Korean internet giant Naver Corporation.

  • North Asia
  • 02 December 2021
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Vision Fund joins $300m round for China vaccine developer

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and 5Y Capital have led a $300 million Series C extension for Suzhou Abogen Biosciences, a Chinese vaccine developer focused on mRNA products, including one for COVID-19.

  • Greater China
  • 01 December 2021
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Vision Fund adds managing partners in India, China

SoftBank Vision Fund has promoted Sumer Juneja, who heads up its India investments, and Dennis Chang, a China-focused partner, to managing partner level.

  • South Asia
  • 23 November 2021
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PE-backed Paytm raises $2.5b in India's largest-ever IPO

Indian digital payments platform Paytm completed the country’s largest-ever IPO – raising INR183 billion ($2.47 billion) – but then saw its stock fall 27% on debut.

  • South Asia
  • 19 November 2021
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Vision Fund backs China cleaning robot maker

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Capital Today have led a RMB1.2 billion ($188 million) Series C round for Chinese cleaning robot maker Gaussian Robotics.

  • Greater China
  • 15 November 2021
PE-backed Delhivery files for India IPO

India-based e-commerce logistics provider Delhivery is looking to raise up to INR74.6 billion ($1 billion) through a domestic IPO that would facilitate partial exits for The Carlyle Group, Fosun Group, SoftBank Vision Fund 1, and Times Internet.

  • South Asia
  • 03 November 2021
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Vision Fund leads $93m Series B for Hong Kong NFT platform

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has led a $93 million Series B round for Hong Kong non-fungible token (NFT) platform The Sandbox, a subsidiary of locally based category leader Animoca Brands.

  • Greater China
  • 03 November 2021
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China e-commerce SaaS player Huice raises $312m

Huice, a China-based provider of software for e-commerce retailers, has raised $312 million in a Series D round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. This is the largest single round in China’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry year-to-date.

  • Greater China
  • 28 October 2021
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Weekly digest - October 13 2021

  • Region
  • 13 October 2021
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Vision Fund: Big is beautiful?

Previously the sole elephant in Asia’s growth-stage technology space, SoftBank’s Vision Fund program is now one of a herd. Prevailing amid increased competition may prove its thesis once and for all

  • GPs
  • 12 October 2021
Falcon Edge leads $200m round for India's Ola Electric

Falcon Edge Capital has led a $200 million investment in Indian electric vehicle (EV) maker Ola Electric at a valuation of $3 billion with support from SoftBank.

  • South Asia
  • 05 October 2021
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PE-backed Oyo targets $1.1b India IPO

Oyo, an India-focused budget hotel platform backed by the likes of SoftBank Vision Fund, is looking to raise up to INR84.3 billion ($1.1 billion) through a domestic IPO.

  • South Asia
  • 05 October 2021
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India's Meesho sees valuation double in five months

Indian social e-commerce start-up Meesho has raised a $570 million Series F round, doubling its valuation in less than five months to $4.9 billion.

  • South Asia
  • 05 October 2021
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Deal focus: Southeast Asia’s four-trick credit pony

Advance Intelligence Group has used its core risk assessment technology to expand into lending and e-commerce transaction finance and services. Membership of Southeast Asia’s unicorn club is its reward

  • Southeast Asia
  • 28 September 2021
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SoftBank, Warburg Pincus back Singapore's Advanced Intelligence

Advance Intelligence Group, a Singapore start-up best known for digital identity verification and fraud prevention platform Advance.AI and buy now, pay later (BNPL) business Atome, has raised over $400 million in Series D funding.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 24 September 2021
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Deal focus: Vision Fund bets on service robots

COVID-19 crippled demand for restaurant service robots, so China’s Keenon Robotics pivoted towards hospitals. It has $200 million in Series D funding to target new application scenarios

  • Greater China
  • 21 September 2021
India's Cars24 closes Series F, sees valuation double

Indian used car platform Cars24 has closed a $450 million Series F round and received $110 million in debt funding. It nearly doubles the company’s valuation to $1.84 billion.

  • South Asia
  • 21 September 2021
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SoftBank leads $200m round for China’s Keenon Robotics

China-based service robot manufacturer Keenon Robotics has raised $200 million in a Series D round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2.

  • Greater China
  • 16 September 2021
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China's Agile Robots raises $220m

Agile Robots, a Germany and China-based industrial robotics company, has raised a $220 million Series C round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

  • Greater China
  • 15 September 2021
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Deal focus: Vision Fund throws its weight behind Opay

An introduction from SoftBank Ventures Asia prompted Vision Fund 2 to lead a $400 million Series C for Nigeria-based Opay, creating Africa’s newest technology unicorn in the process

  • Greater China
  • 07 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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China AI player SenseTime files for Hong Kong IPO

SenseTime, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer that has received more than $5.2 billion in private funding in the past seven years, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO.

  • Greater China
  • 31 August 2021
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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
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