Tiger Global Management
Australia's Shippit secures $46m Series B
Tiger Global Management, Tidal Ventures, and SecondQuarter Ventures have led an AUD 65m (USD 46m) Series B extension for Australia-based logistics software provider Shippit.
Tiger backs India’s Open Financial at $1b valuation
Indian digital banking start-up Open Financial Technologies has received funding from Tiger Global Management, Temasek Holdings, 3one 4 Capital, and IIFL at a valuation of USD 1bn.
India's Games24x7 raises $75m, becomes unicorn
Malabar Investment has led a USD 75m funding round for Games 24x7, an India-based mobile games operator, at a valuation of USD 2.5bn.
India cricket metaverse start-up raises $100m
Insight Partners has led USD 100m Series A round for FanCraze, an Indian digital assets start-up that earlier this year launched a range of cricket-themed non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
India's Ofbusiness secures $200m round for lending unit
OfBusiness, an India-based B2B platform focused on industrial supply chain and procurement services, has raised USD 200m in Series A funding for its lending unit.
Deal focus: Bazaar, Zayn encapsulate Pakistan’s breakout moment
Bazaar, a B2B logistics and financial services start-up, is putting Pakistan on the map for brand-name global VC investors for the first time. One of its key local backers, Zayn Capital, is doing the same
Pakistan's Bazaar gets $70m Series B
Pakistani B2B e-commerce and financial technology platform Bazaar has raised a USD 70m Series B round led by Dragoneer Investment Group and Tiger Global Management.
Deal focus: Chatbots position for cross-border expansion
Cathay Innovation, an affiliate of Cathay Capital, sees voice recognition services as a key area of B2B growth. Singapore’s AI Rudder is hoped to prove this idea on a global scale
Tiger Global leads Series A for New Zealand's ArchiPro
Tiger Global Management has led a NZD 35m (USD 24m) Series A round for New Zealand’s ArchiPro, a platform that connects homeowners with interior design and construction professionals.
India fintech player Money View gets $75m Series D
Money View, an India-based financial technology start-up involved in lending, card issuance, and buy now, pay later products (BNPL), has raised US 75m in Series D funding at a valuation of USD 625m.
Tiger Global, Coatue lead Series B for Singapore's AI Rudder
Tiger Global Management and Coatue Management have led a USD 50m Series B round for Singapore-based voice artificial intelligence start-up AI Rudder.
Deal focus: Freemium works for Dianxiaomi
China cross-border e-commerce services platform Dianxiaomi has achieved traction, and profitability, by only charging for value-added services. Its Series C will fuel global expansion
China VC: Funding puzzles
Late-stage investors are appearing in earlier funding rounds in China, offering premium valuations but potentially leaving start-ups in situations where they have too much too soon
China e-commerce SaaS player secures $100m Series C
China-based e-commerce software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Dianxiaomi has secured a USD 100m Series C round led by Tiger Global Management and Huaxing Growth Capital.
AVCJ Awards 2021: Exit of the Year – IPO: Zomato
Zomato’s milestone offering last year saw a pandemic-ready business model awaken the local market to internet-based risk profiles as global investors shifted interest from China to India
Singapore crypto player Amber hits $3b valuation
Singapore-headquartered crypto financial service provider Amber Group has raised USD 200m in an extended Series B round led by Temasek Holdings, achieving a valuation of USD 3bn.
ADIA leads $210m Series E for India's DealShare
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has contributed USD 45m to a USD 210m Series E round for Indian social e-commerce start-up DealShare at a valuation of USD 1.7bn.
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.
Tiger Global leads $40m round for India's Loadshare
Tiger Global Management has led a INR 3bn (USD 40m) Series C round for Indian logistics platform LoadShare.
India edtech player Scaler raises $55m
Lightrock India has led a USD 55m Series B round for Scaler Academy, an Indian education technology start-up that operates an upskilling platform focused on IT professionals.
India's Chargebee gets $250m, valuation more than doubles
Tiger Global Management and Sequoia Capital India have co-led a USD 250m round for Indian financial technology provider Chargebee, more than doubling its valuation in 10 months to USD 3.5bn.
India's Moglix raises $250m at $2.6b valuation
Tiger Global Management and Alpha Wave Global have led a USD 250m Series F round for India’s Moglix. It more than doubles the industrial B2B start-up’s valuation in the past eight months to USD 2.6bn.
Insight leads $56m Series C for India's M2P Fintech
India’s M2P Fintech, a software provider that connects banking infrastructure to consumer-facing technology platforms, has raised USD 56m in Series C funding led by Insight Partners.
Indonesia e-commerce SaaS player gets $80m Series C
Lummo, an Indonesian e-commerce software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for small businesses, has raised USD 80m in Series C funding led by Tiger Global Management and Sequoia Capital India.