In July 2016, True North acquired a majority stake in SeedWorks International, a hybrid seeds developer and manufacturer based in India. True North and SeedWorks implemented a growth strategy for hybrid rice and cotton seeds, testing products across 691 locations in key agro-climatic zones in India, rebuilding the vegetable… Read More
Eminence Ventures has reached a USD120m final close for its second USD-denominated fund. The vehicle will focus on the enterprise software sector in China. Read more… Read More
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has invested USD175m in Riid, a South Korea-based customized learning platform. Read more… Read More
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a USD250m Series C for Zeta, an India-based B2B provider of fintech infrastructure, with follow-on from Sodexo. Read more… Read More
Navis Capital Partners has made a majority investment in Aurelius Healthcare, a healthcare services platform that will invest into brownfield and late-stage greenfield hospital opportunities primarily in Malaysia. Read more… Read More
TaniHub Group, an Indonesia-based agtech connecting farmers and buyers, has raised a USD65.5m Series B from MDI Ventures, Add Ventures, BRI Ventures, Flourish Ventures, Intudo Ventures, Openspace Ventures, Tenaya Capital, UOB Venture Management and Vertex Ventures. Read more… Read More
CPP Investments has committed up to USD250m to Baring Private Equity Asia’s third India credit fund, with USD125m going to the main fund and an additional USD125m to the fund’s co-investment vehicle. Read more… Read More
DLC Investments has reached an undisclosed first close for DLC Special Situation RMB Fund IV. The vehicle has an initial target of CNY3b (USD466m). Read more… Read More
Insight Partners led a USD60m Series B extension for Singapore-based fintech Thunes, with follow-on from Helios Investment Partners, Checkout.com, GGV Capital and Future Shape. Read more… Read More
Novo Holdings led a USD125m Series C for Hummingbird Bioscience, a Singapore- and US-based clinical stage developer of targeted therapeutics, with participation from Frazier Healthcare Partners, Octagon Capital, EDBI, AMGEN Ventures, DROIA Ventures, Morningside Ventures, Pureos Bioventures, Polaris Partners, Affinity Asset Advisors, Ally Bridge Group and Altrium Capital Management, and… Read More
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