Japanese VC JAFCO Asia has reached a final close for JAFCO Taiwan I Venture Capital with USD67m in commitments. Investors in the fund include the National Development Fund of Taiwan and other financial institutions. Read more… Read More
Kuwait-based VC Faith Capital has announced its participation in the secondary share offering for Dubai-based e-gift card distribution company YouGotaGift. Read more… Read More
Old Mutual Private Equity, a division of South Africa-focused asset manager Old Mutual Alternative Investments, has received approval from the Competition Commission of South Africa to acquire footwear and apparel distributor Crick through Old Mutual Private Equity V. Read more… Read More
Sequoia Capital India and Belgium-based investment company Sofina have invested USD20m in a bridge round for Bira 91, a brand owned by India-based craft beer maker B9 Beverages. Read more… Read More
Private capital-backed Chinese biopharmaceutical company Akeso Biopharma has raised USD333m in an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Read more… Read More
InVent, the corporate venture capital arm of telecommunications firm Intouch Holdings, led a USD8.2m extended series A for Singapore-based insurtech Igloo (formerly known as Axinan), with participation from existing investors Openspace Ventures and Linear Capital. Read more… Read More
IFC has agreed to commit up to USD25m to Archipelago Asia Focus Fund II, a Southeast Asia-focused fund managed by Archipelago Capital. Read more… Read More
Existing investors Bytedance, Falcon Edge, Goldman Sachs, and Sofina have invested USD23.5m in an ongoing Series G for India-based vernacular news aggregation app Dailyhunt. Read more… Read More
Specialized United Nations agency and international finance institution International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has committed USD9m to Bamboo Capital’s blended capital impact vehicle Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund. IFAD has announced that going-forward they will be able to directly fund private sector entities and invest in funds targeting… Read More
Global VC 500 Startups and Saudi Venture Capital have invested an undisclosed amount in a seed round for Saudi SaaS company Taker. Read more… Read More
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