Temasek led a USD440m Series H for India-based edtech Unacademy, with participation from Mirae Asset Management and follow-on from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, General Atlantic, Tiger Global and angel investors including Deepinder Goyal (Zomato) and Ritesh Agarwal (Oyo). The new round values the company at a reported USD3.4b. Read… Read More
Navis Capital Partners reached a USD900m final close for Navis Asia Fund VIII, a vehicle targeting controlling investments in growing companies across Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Greater China. Navis also reached a USD450m final close for Navis Asia Green Loop Fund, a continuation vehicle that features five companies… Read More
Finaktiva, a Colombia-based digital financial services platform for SMEs, raised a USD8m equity and debt round. Acumen LatAm Impact Ventures (ALIVE) led the USD3m equity round with participation from Conny & Co AG, Trinity Capital, Invictum Capital, Andeo and other local investors. The remaining USD5m in debt funding was provided… Read More
KASZEK led a USD30m round for Xepelin, a Chilean account receivable-based lending platform for SMEs, with participation Cathay Innovation, MSA Capital, FJ Labs and Gilgamesh Ventures and follow-on from Picus Capital, Kayyak Ventures, Amarena and angel investors Carlos Garcia (Kavak), Jackie Reses (Square Financial Services), Ricardo Weder (Justo), John Curtius… Read More
General Atlantic and Dragoneer Investment Group led a USD250m+ Series B for VNLIFE, a Vietnam-based integrated digital platform for financial services, travel and retail, with participation from PayPal Ventures and EDBI, and follow-on from GIC and SoftBank Vision Fund 1. Read more… Read More
IDC Ventures, Digital Bridge and IDB Invest led a USD50m Series C for Colombia-based grocery delivery platform Merqueo, with participation from MGM Innova Group, Celtic House Venture Partners and Palm Drive Capital. Read more… Read More
Monk’s Hill Ventures led a USD3.1m pre-Series A for Singapore-based, AI-driven digital comics platform INKR, with participation from VI Management and Stu Levy (TokyoPop). Read more… Read More
Acrew Capital and Renegade Partners led a USD50m round for La Haus, a Colombia-based residential real estate platform, with participation from Bezos Expeditions, Moore Strategic Ventures, TIME Ventures and angels Simon Borrero (Rappi), Maluma and Gabriel Gilinski (Banco GNB), and follow-on from KASZEK, Greenspring Associates, NFX, 75 & Sunny Ventures… Read More
Helios Investment Partners agreed to acquire a majority stake in a group of Morocco-based medtech companies comprising Techniques Science Santé (T2S), IM Alliance, Cyclopharma and Binarios. The transaction provided an exit for CDG Invest which held a minority stake in T2S. Read more… Read More
Ares SSG reached a USD1.6b final close for its third secured lending opportunities fund. The vehicle will provide flexible capital solutions, primarily in the form of secured loans, to promising businesses in the Asia-Pacific region. Read more… Read More
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