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Singapore’s Thryve.Earth Raises USD2.6m Seed Round from Openspace Ventures and Capital Code
Thryve.Earth, a Singapore-based cloud platform that develops and manages climate solution projects, raised a USD2.6m seed round, with USD2m from Openspace Ventures and USD500k from Capital Code. Read More
Old Mutual Alternative Investments Invests ~USD6.5m in South Africa’s Afropulse Group
Old Mutual Alternative Investments provided ZAR125m (~USD6.5m) in financing for Afropulse Group, a South Africa-based investment holding company. Read More
Temasek Exits 8% Stake in India’s Manipal Hospitals to Mubadala, Novo Holdings and CalPERS
Temasek exited an 8% stake in India-based hospital chain Manipal Hospitals via a sale to Mubadala Investment Company, Novo Holdings and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. Read More
Advent International Acquires Majority Stake in China’s VNU Exhibitions Asia
Advent International acquired a majority stake in China-based exhibitions and conferences organizer VNU Exhibitions Asia. Read More
Temasek Exits India’s PolicyBazaar for ~USD300m
Temasek fully exited its 5.4% stake in India-based insurance aggregator PolicyBazaar for INR24.25b (~USD300m). Read More
Temasek Exits India’s PolicyBazaar for ~USD300m
Temasek fully exited its 5.4% stake in India-based insurance aggregator PolicyBazaar for INR24.25b (~USD300m). Read More
KKR Reaches USD6.4b Final Close for Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors Fund II
KKR reached a USD6.4b final close for its second Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors fund. KKR closed its inaugural Asia-Pacific infrastructure fund at USD3.9b in 2021. Read More
The Northstar Group and Ansible Ventures Invests USD1.3m in Vietnam’s NativeX
NativeX, a Vietnam-based English learning platform, raised a USD1.3m seed round from Northstar Ventures and Ansible Ventures. Read More
Golden Gate Ventures Leads Seed Round for Singapore’s Arkadiah
Golden Gate Ventures led a seed round for Arkadiah, a Singapore-based climate tech solutions provider for nature restoration projects, with participation from The Radical Fund and Money Forward Venture Partners (HIRAC Fund). Read More
India’s SK Finance Raises ~USD160m from BPEA, Motilal Oswal, TPG and Others
SK Finance, anIndia-based NBFC for SMEs and vehicles, raised a INR13.28b (~USD160m) round from Motilal Oswal Alternates, Duro Capital, Axis Alternatives, Ananta Capital and Mirae Asset Venture Investments, as well as follow-on from Baring Private Equity India, TPG Growth and Norwest Venture Partners. Read More
AC Ventures Reaches USD210m Final Close for Fund V
AC Ventures reached a USD210m final close for its fifth fund focused on early-stage digital disruptors in Indonesia. Read More
Kenya’s Shamba Pride Kenya’s Raises USD3.7m Equity and Debt Pre-Series A
Shamba Pride, a Kenya-based online-to-offline platform for farmers, raised a USD3.7m equity and debt pre-Series A from EDFI AgriFI and Seedstars Africa Ventures. Read More