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Lightspeed leads $50m round for Singapore's YouTrip

Lightspeed Venture Partners has led a USD 50m Series B investment in Singapore-based travel wallet and currency exchange app YouTrip.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 26 October 2023
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Saudi fund invests $100m in China's Pony.ai

Saudi Arabia’s Neom Investment Fund, a strategic venture vehicle for the planned smart city of Neom, has made a USD 100m commitment to Chinese autonomous driving player Pony.ai.

  • Greater China
  • 26 October 2023
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OrbiMed raises $4.3b for global, Asia funds

Healthcare investor OrbiMed has raised USD 4.3bn for its latest set of global funds, including its fifth Asia-focused vehicle.

  • Fundraising
  • 26 October 2023
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Pantheon opens Singapore office

Pantheon has opened an office in Singapore, expanding an Asian footprint that already includes bases in Hong Kong, Seoul, and Tokyo.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 26 October 2023
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Navegar leads Series C for Singapore's Inteluck

Philippines private equity firm Navegar has led a USD 34m Series C round for Singapore-based supply chain technology provider Inteluck with support from East Ventures.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 25 October 2023
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Husk Power raises $43m for Asia, Africa mini-grid strategy

India, US, and Nigeria-based renewable energy developer Husk Power has raised USD 43m in Series D funding from global VC investors for a South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa mini-grid rollout.

  • South Asia
  • 25 October 2023
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Schroders, Thailand's KBank launch renminbi PE fund

Schroders Singapore and KBank Private Banking, a unit of Thailand’s Kasikornbank, have jointly launched a Thailand-based renminbi-denominated China private equity fund of undisclosed size.

  • Greater China
  • 25 October 2023
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Bain, DNE launch $250m China advanced manufacturing platform

Bain Capital and Chinese industrial infrastructure developer DNE Group have jointly launched a USD 250m advanced manufacturing investment platform.

  • Greater China
  • 24 October 2023
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General Atlantic backs India travel platform, Affirma exits

General Atlantic has acquired a minority stake in TBO.com, an India-based business-to-agent travel portal that serves a global customer base, for an undisclosed sum. The deal facilitates a partial exit for Affirma Capital.

  • South Asia
  • 24 October 2023
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CBC hits second close on China life science real assets fund

Specialist healthcare investor CBC Group has reached a second close on its China-focused life science real assets fund with USD 875m in commitments.

  • Greater China
  • 24 October 2023
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Indonesia sustainable construction start-up raises $10m

Stilt Studios, a sustainable construction start-up founded by the former co-CEO of Lazada Indonesia, has secured USD 10m in Series A funding – comprising debt and equity tranches – which will be used to support expansion into Australia, Europe, and...

  • Southeast Asia
  • 24 October 2023
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Faering invests $30m in India's Vastu, Multiples exits

Faering Capital has invested USD 30m in India’s Vastu Housing Finance, facilitating an exit for Multiples Alternate Asset Management.

  • South Asia
  • 20 October 2023
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US Congressional committee targets Sequoia's China exposure

Sequoia Capital has been targeted by a US Congressional committee seeking more details on its investments in semiconductors, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) in China over the past 13 years.

  • Greater China
  • 20 October 2023
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AVCJ daily bulletin returns October 24

AVCJ’s daily bulletin will not be published on October 23 due to a public holiday in Hong Kong.

  • Performance
  • 20 October 2023
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PayPal backs Quona, Sweef impact funds

PayPal has confirmed LP commitments of undisclosed size to funds managed by financial inclusion-focused Quona Capital and women-led businesses specialist Sweef Capital.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 October 2023
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Australia's Employment Hero raises Series F at $1.3b valuation

Australian human resources start-up Employment Hero has achieved a valuation of approximately AUD 2bn (USD 1.3bn) on closing a AUD 263m Series F round led by US-based venture capital firm TCV.

  • Australasia
  • 20 October 2023
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East targets $30m for Indonesia healthcare VC fund

East Ventures has launched a dedicated Indonesia healthcare innovation fund with a target of USD 30m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 October 2023
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Blackbird, Airtree back $18m round for Australia's Darwinium

Blackbird Ventures and Airtree Ventures have participated in a USD 18m Series A round for Darwinium, an Australian digital security start-up that moved its headquarters to the US in April.

  • Australasia
  • 19 October 2023
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Quadria hits $500m first close on third healthcare fund

Singapore-based healthcare specialist Quadria Capital has reached a first close of USD 500m on its third flagship fund. The target is USD 800m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 October 2023
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PEP participates in $634m Australia land lease operator deal

Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) and property owner and manager Mirvac have agreed to acquire Serenitas, land lease operator Serenitas for an enterprise value of approximately AUD 1bn (USD 634m).

  • Australasia
  • 19 October 2023
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Anchorage targets Australia's Southern Cross Media

Anchorage Capital Partners has teamed up with ARN, which owns a range of broadcasting and outdoor advertising assets in Australia, to make a AUD 225.5m (USD 144m) bid for Southern Cross Media.

  • Australasia
  • 18 October 2023
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China's Baichuan AI raises $300m

China-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Baichuan AI has raised USD 300m in a first tranche of Series A funding from an investor group featuring Alibaba Group, Tencent Holdings, and Xiaomi.

  • Greater China
  • 18 October 2023
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Korea's STIC to exit biofuels player to PE-backed consortium

Korea’s STIC Investments has agreed to sell biofuels producer Daekyung Oil & Transportation to a consortium backed by SK Group, Korea Development Bank (KDB), and Eugene Private Equity.

  • North Asia
  • 18 October 2023
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Korea's VIG seeks $1.1b for Fund V

South Korean mid-market private equity firm VIG Partners has launched its fifth fund with a target of USD 1.1bn, seeking to replicate the even split between domestic and foreign capital achieved in the previous vintage.

  • North Asia
  • 17 October 2023
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