Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek led a USD109m Series D2 for Indian health and fitness startup CureFit, with participation from Chiratae Ventures and Accel Partners, with follow-on from Castle Investments, Unilever Swiss Holdings, Pathiti Investment Trust, and Epiq Capital. New investors GableHorn Investments and Ascent Capital also contributed to the… Read More
Sequoia Capital China has completed a CNY1.2b (approximately USD171m) investment in Chinese dairy product manufacturer Junlebao for a 15.7% stake in the company. Read more… Read More
Chinese private equity firm Gaocheng Capital has reached a USD235m final close for its debut fund, a dual-currency vehicle focusing on growth-stage opportunities in the technology innovation and enterprise service sectors. Read more… Read More
KKR has appointed Lucian Schoenefelder as Head of Technology for the Asia Pacific region. Prior to this appointment, Shoenefelder was part of the European technology, media, and telecommunications team at KKR. Read more… Read More
China-focused venture capital fund manager Vision Plus Capital Partners has reached a USD400m first close for its third US dollar-denominated fund. The vehicle comprises separate venture and growth equity capital pools. Read more… Read More
Global venture capital fund manager Lightspeed Venture Partners led a USD10m Series A for Indonesian community-based social commerce startup Chilibeli, with participation from Golden Gate Ventures, Sequoia’s Surge accelerator program, Kinesys Group, and Alto Partners. Read more… Read More
BRV Capital Management, Base Investment-S2 Partners, Mirae Asset Venture Investment, Mirae Asset Capital, and Timewise Investment have invested USD45m in South Korea-based online C2C marketplace Bungaejangter. Read more… Read More
Kedaara Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Lok Capital Growth Fund, and the family of Mr. P. Surendra Pai invested a INR3.5B (approximately USD46m) Series E for India-based non-banking finance company Veritas Finance. Sarva Capital exited via this transaction. Read more… Read More
LGT Lightstone Aspada, the India-focused impact investment arm of LGT Lightstone, led a USD50m Series B for India-based online debt marketplace Vivriti Capital. Read more… Read More
Korea-focused fund manager Anchor Equity Partners has invested USD170m in South Korea’s content and entertainment company Kakao M Corp for a 12.9% stake in the company. Read more… Read More
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