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VIETNAM VC Startups

37 VCs to Invest US$800M+ in Vietnam's Startups over Next 3-5 Years The pledge-signing ceremony was held at the Vietnam Venture Summit 2020, organised as part of The Vietnam Tech and Startup Week, in Hanoi.

by e27

2020-11-30

INDIA VC Sequoia Capital India

India Sequoia Surge’s Fourth Cohort Startups Raise $45.35m Seed Funding Half of the latest batch are software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, while the overall portfolio represents sectors such as edrech, fintech, SME tech, devtools, consumer, health tech and B2B marketplaces.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-11-26

SINGAPORE VC The-Wolfpack

SG's The-Wolfpack Debuts with US$5M Fund Targeting D2C Startups in SEA It will work closely with founders to scale strategically with impact by leveraging on its industry network with key C-suite decision-makers in the region.

by e27

2020-11-26

INDONESIA VC BRI Ventures

Indonesian BRI Ventures's Sembrani Nusantara Fund Hits First Close at US$10M The fund focuses on potential billion-dollar startups that are pursuing sustainable growth and real metrics, rather than hype-driven unicorns that are notorious for unrealistic and paper-based valuations.

by e27

2020-11-26

PHILIPPINES MALAYSIA VC

Philippines's New Wave Joins Hands with Emissary Capital to Launch US$50M Fund for ASEAN Startups New Wave will invest up to US$7.5 million in the new fund as a Limited Partner. The two firms will form a joint venture to serve as General Partners to manage the fund’s investment decisions.

by e27

2020-11-25

US VC 500 Startups

500 Startups Launches Angkor 500 to Accelerate The Developmentof Cambodian Startups Partnering with Khmer Enterprise, Angkor 500 will seek to support entrepreneurs in their efforts to establish startups and aid in their regional expansion plans.

by e27

2020-11-24

ISRAEL Startups OurCrowd

Israeli OurCrowd Announces $60 Million Strategic Investment from Japan’s ORIX ORIX and OurCrowd will collaborate in agreed focus areas and will establish financial products and investment opportunities suited for the Japanese and global markets.

by CalcalisTech

2020-11-20

INDONESIA VC Sovereign Wealth Fund

Indonesia’s SWF Will Offer Dedicated Industry Funds to Shore Up $15b Investment Indonesia‘s fund seeks to attract investment to finance infrastructure projects and stimulate economic growth, following models adopted by countries including India, Turkey and Malaysia.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-11-19

CHINA VC RunYoung

Chinese VC RunYoung Launches $50 Million Fund to Invest in Israeli Life Science Startups The fund will invest sums starting at $250,000 in basic research projects and up to $5 million in early-stage companies. In addition, the fund will leverage its strategic partnerships to lead more substantial rounds in more mature companies.

by CalcalisTech

2020-11-18

EGYPT VC Cairo Angels

Cairo Angels Launches A Micro VC Fund to Invest in Startups in Middle East & Africa Cairo Angels will continue to operate its angel network as it is, investing in pre-seed and seed-stage opportunities in Egypt.

by MENAbytes

2020-11-09

SOUTHEAST ASIA INDIA VC

Lightspeed Launches Extreme Entrepreneurs 3.0 for High Potential Startups in SEA, India Launched in 2018 with a mission to nurture industry-disrupting founders and companies, EE takes neither equity nor does it collect fees for the programme.

by e27

2020-11-09

US VC Hustle Fund

Hustle Fund II Hits First Close at US$30M; to Invest in Pre-Seed Startups in SEA, US On average, Hustle Fund cuts a cheque of US$25,000 per startup in startups with a minimum viable product (MVP).

by e27

2020-11-06

CHINA VC Bits x Bites

China-Focused Agrifood Tech VC Bits X Bites Hits $30m First Close of New Fund Bits x Bites invests in businesses across the food supply chain, from precision agriculture, crop, and animal health to protein alternatives and nutrition.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-11-04

SINGAPORE VC Beamstart

Singapore’s Beamstart Launches USD 10 Million Fund to Invest in Southeast Asian Early-Stage Startups The fund aims to target pre-seed to late-seed stages startups, which are the “least supported” startups in Southeast Asia.

by KrAsia

2020-10-30

CHINA VC MORNINGSIDE VENTURE CAPITAL

China’s Morningside Venture Capital Rebrands as 5Y Capital The new name “5Y” is a combination of the number 5 in the Chinese name of “Wuyuan Road” (wu means 5 in Chinese) and the first letter of yuan.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-10-30

TURKEY VC EBRD

EBRD Commits $10M to New Venture Capital Fund, Badia Impact Squared The fund will focus on investments in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia, with a principal focus on Jordan and Egypt.

by magnitt

2020-10-27

SINGAPORE VC Profitboard Ventures

SG's Profitboard Ventures Launches US$100M Fund to Back Early, Growth-Stage Startups in SEA According to ProfitBoard, the shift towards digitisation and remote working, will highly benefit startups in the deep-tech, edutech, health-tech and AI/ML sectors.

by e27

2020-10-23

INDIA CHINA VC

SAIF Partners Rebrands as Elevation Capital, Raises $400m for Fund VII Elevation (formerly SAIF Partners) raised its Fund V and VI worth $350 million each in 2014 and 2017 respectively. It had raised its first India-focused fund in 2010, also worth $350 million.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-10-22

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