VC Volanews

SINGAPORE VC iSeed SEA

iSeed SEA Launches Micro-Fund Targeting Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand So far, iSeed SEA has invested in two companies and committed to making four more investments. In total, the micro-fund plans to make 20-30 deals, with an average cheque size of US$100,000 per deal.

by e27

2020-10-13

INDONESIA VC AC Ventures

Indonesia’s AC Ventures Announces First Close of USD 80 Million Fund ACV has a partnership with Indies Capital, an alternative asset manager focusing on private credit and equity, that will facilitate later-stage fundraising as their portfolio companies scale.

by KrAsia

2020-10-12

INDIA VC Matrix Partners India

Facebook Teams Up with Ola Investor Matrix Partners India to Coach Smbs As part of the incubation programme, Facebook said it has also started ‘Campaign Lab’ to help direct-to-consumer small businesses get creative solutioning support, and go live with mobile friendly creatives and strategy in under 72 hours.

by techcircle

2020-09-28

SINGAPORE VC Altara Ventures

Koh Boon Hwee-Backed US$100M+ VC Fund Altara Ventures to Invest in 20-25 Firms in SEA Headquartered in Singapore, Altara aims to invest in the fintech, consumer, enterprise software, logistics, healthcare and edutech verticals.

by e27

2020-09-24

SINGAPORE VC Openspace Ventures

SG's Openspace Ventures Announces Fourth Fund, New Senior Appointments OSV+ will focus on existing Openspace portfolio companies, though it will also “selectively make new growth-stage deals.”

by KrAsia

2020-09-22

MALAYSIA VC Gobi Partners

Gobi Partners to Invest $24m Over Next 3 Years in Malaysian Startup Ecosystem The Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur-headquartered firm is looking at sectors such as agritech, artificial intelligence, circular economy, logistics and Taqwatech (Muslim-focused tech).

by DealStreetAsia

2020-09-16

SINGAPORE VC Beacon Fund

Singapore-Based Patamar Capital Launches US$50M Beacon Fund for Female Entrepreneurs in SEA's Emerging Markets Beacon has developed a thesis around certain sectors which have a high concentration of businesses fitting its target profile — for example agri-businesses, education, healthcare and services (marketing, design or HR).

by e27

2020-09-15

CHINA GIANT Ant Group

Singapore’s Temasek, GIC Consider Joining Chinese Ant Group’s IPO The Star Market listing committee will meet on September 18 to vet Ant’s application while the Hong Kong listing is also in process. The IPO could come as soon as in October.

by KrAsia

2020-09-14

INDIA VC Inflexor Ventures

Indian Inflexor Ventures Announces First Close of Maiden Fund at $31.1 Million The fund will write initial cheques of upto Rs 7 crore in pre-Series A to Series A-plus stage companies. It will invest upto Rs 30 crore over the investment life cycle of a company.

by techcircle

2020-09-09

VIETNAM VC Do Ventures

New Vietnamese Local Venture Capital Fund Founded By Veterans From CyberAgent Capital and ESP Capital Do Ventures today announced the first closing of its new fund, Do Ventures Fund I, at more than half of the $50M target.

by Do Ventures

2020-09-08

INDONESIA VC MDI Ventures

MDI Ventures's New US$500M Fund Seeks to Push Digitisation of Indonesia's State-Owned Firms MDI Ventures claims with the launch the new fund, it has now become the largest corporate-backed, multi-fund VC firm in the nation, with more than US$790 million in assets under management.

by e27

2020-08-19

MDI Ventures INDONESIA PEOPLE

Bukalapak Co-Founder Appointed as Chairman of Telkom Indonesia's Venture Arm Mr Rasyid said he plans to help boost Telkom's digital revenue, as the group is projecting a significant increase in the years to come.

by BusinessTimes

2020-08-17

SINGAPORE VC Temasek

Temasek Drops $3b Bid for Singapore’s Keppel Corp After Keppel reported a large second-quarter loss that breached a threshold in the state investor’s offer to buy control of the company, Temasek had said it would make a decision by Aug. 31.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-08-11

ISRAEL VC Fundraising

Israel’s Bank Leumi Leads $150 Million Round in Medtech Fund ALIVE as An Anchor Investor The fund intends to make its first investments in the upcoming weeks, the people said, and its first investment will be in a cardiology company.

by CalcalisTech

2020-08-10

SINGAPORE GIANT GOJEK

Sequoia India Appoints Former Gojek CTO Gore as Operating Partner Gore will work closely with the chief technology and product officers of Sequoia's portfolio startups, providing them insights on building and scaling engineering, data science, product and design functions.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-08-05

MOROCCO VC ASMA Invest

SEAF Announces ASMA Invest as A New Investor to Support Startups And Innovation in Morocco SMGF invests in innovative startups and SMEs with high growth potential, targeting the Moroccan and international market, at the seed and early stage of their development.

by magnitt

2020-08-04

SOUTHEAST AISA VC Wavemaker Partners

Wavemaker Exceeds Initial Target to Close Its Third SEA Fund at US$111M Fund III aims to invest in 60 new companies with an initial check size of about US$500,000.

by e27

2020-07-16

INDIA Southease Asia VC

Sequoia Raises $1.35b for New India, Southeast Asia-Focused Funds Singh said the firm's limited partners have collectively committed $825 million to a growth fund and another $525 million to a venture fund.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-07-07

SINGAPORE VC Maritime Tech

Maritime Tech Startups to Get US$36M Investment from SEEDS Capital There are more than 50 promising startups in Singapore that can benefit from this initiative.

by e27

2020-06-30

SOUTHEAST ASIA VC East Ventures

East Ventures Forms New US$88M Seed Fund for Startups Weathering COVID-19, Announces First Close The sector-agnostic fund is designed for digital companies emerging in the post-lockdown aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

by e27

2020-06-28