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Ex-Hostplus PE head launches state-level early-stage fund

V-Ignite, an investment firm established by the former PE and VC head at Australian superannuation fund Hostplus, is looking to raise AUD 120m (USD 86m) for a fund-of-funds that will support managers in the state of Victoria.

  • Australasia
  • 25 February 2022
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Apis doubles down on Asia rewards, incentives space

Apis Partners has backed India-based rewards and incentives start-up Xoxoday through a USD 30m joint investment with Giift, one of its portfolio companies.

  • South Asia
  • 24 February 2022
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India's MediBuddy gets $125m Series C

Quadria Capital and Lightrock India have led a USD 125m Series C round for Indian healthcare platform MediBuddy.

  • South Asia
  • 24 February 2022
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Deal focus: Freight player G7 eyes public listing

Having expanded its business scope from hardware into software and financial services, G7 Network is positioning its recent USD 200m PE investment as a pre-IPO round

  • Greater China
  • 23 February 2022
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Deal focus: Tapping a soft spot for Asian VCs

Investment professionals in Asia know on a personal level exactly what education technology provider Cialfo is doing and why the service is a big help. Now they’re taking it to the next level

  • Southeast Asia
  • 22 February 2022
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Huaxing Growth hits $800m second close on China fund

Huaxing Growth Capital, the private equity division of China Renaissance, has achieved a USD 800m second close on its fourth flagship US dollar-denominated fund.

  • Greater China
  • 22 February 2022
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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.

  • South Asia
  • 21 February 2022
India's Chiratae seeks USD 700m for VC, growth funds

Chiratae Ventures is looking to raise USD 700m for deployment in India’s technology sector with the addition of an opportunity fund – to participate in mid to late-stage rounds – alongside its core VC vehicle.

  • South Asia
  • 19 February 2022
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India consumer media: Showtime

Investors navigate slim margins and a complex cultural landscape as new digital channels help Indian media rebound from COVID-19. Sector leaders are flirting with global expansion, but is it too early?

  • South Asia
  • 16 February 2022
KKR to raise Asia growth fund in 2022

KKR expects to raise a growth-stage fund in Asia – first flagged more than two years ago – in 2022 as part of ongoing efforts to boost its presence in the region across multiple strategies.

  • Fundraising
  • 15 February 2022
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Altara raises $130m for Southeast Asia VC fund

Altara Ventures, a Singapore-based firm set up in 2020 by Boon Hwee Koh, former chairman of Singapore Airlines, Singapore Telecom, and DBS Bank, has closed its debut fund at USD 130m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 15 February 2022
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Indonesia's AC Ventures hires Helen Wong as venture partner

Helen Wong, previously a China and Southeast Asia-focused partner at GGV Ventures and Qiming Venture Partners, has joined Indonesia’s AC Ventures as a senior advisor and venture partner.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 15 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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Korea's Shinsegae raises another $251m for e-commerce platform

SSG.com, the e-commerce platform of South Korean retailer Shinsegae Group, raised an additional KRW 300bn (USD 251m) from existing backers Affinity Equity Partners and BRV Capital Management.

  • North Asia
  • 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 virtual events platform gets $35m Series B

Airmeet, a US-headquartered and Asia-focused virtual events platform with extensive operations in India, has raised USD 35m in Series B funding featuring Sequoia Capital India.

  • North America
  • 10 February 2022
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KKR leads $180m round for Singapore's Livspace

KKR has led a USD 180m round for Singapore-based omnichannel home interiors renovation platform Livspace at a valuation of at least USD 1bn.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 09 February 2022
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Deal focus: NPX adds tech to Korea’s culture thesis

NPX Capital is creating a US-based media platform to tap rising global appetite for Korean entertainment. Early acquisitions emphasise artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and the metaverse

  • North Asia
  • 09 February 2022
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VCs invest in Japan sports analytics start-up

Global Brain has joined a JPY 770m (USD 7m) pre-Series B round for Japan’s Run.Edge, a sports video search and analytics platform.

  • North Asia
  • 08 February 2022
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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.

  • South Asia
  • 07 February 2022
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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.

  • South Asia
  • 01 February 2022
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Australia's AirTree collects $494m for fourth fund

AirTree Ventures has completed the largest-ever venture capital fundraise in Australia and New Zealand, gathering AUD 700m (USD 494m) across three vehicles.

  • Australasia
  • 01 February 2022
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PE-backed Country Style Cooking, Tuhu file for HK listings

Chinese restaurant chain Country Style Cooking (CSC), which was de-listed in the US in 2015, and automotive after-sales service platform Tuhu, which was previously targeting a New York offering, have both filed for IPOs in Hong Kong.

  • Greater China
  • 31 January 2022
CVC moves to exit Indonesia's Link Net, buys Malaysia's Affin Hwang

CVC Capital Partners is shaking up its Southeast Asia portfolio with a renewed attempt to exit Indonesian broadband and cable TV provider Link Net and the acquisition of Malaysia-based asset manager Affin Hwang Asset Management.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 31 January 2022
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