Eyestem, an India-based biotech focused on macular degeneration, raised a USD6.4m Series A from Biological E. Limited, Alkem, NATCO, Endiya Partners, Kotak Private Equity and others. Read more… Read More
Geekplus Technology (Geek+), a China-based warehouse robotics firm, raised a USD100m Series E1 from Intel Capital, Vertex Growth and Qingyue Capital Investment at a reported valuation of ~USD2b. Read more… Read More
SummitView Capital led a Series C extension for China-based self-driving auto chip manufacturer Black Sesame Technologies, for combined Series C rounds totaling more than USD500m. The round included participation from China’s Industrial Bank, GF Xinde Investment, Hina Group, Xin Ding Capital and others. Read more here… Read More
India-based online fashion retailer Nykaa acquired Little Black Book (LBB), a lifestyle discovery platform that is also India-based, for an undisclosed amount in an all-cash deal. LBB announced a INR65m (~USD1m) pre-Series B with follow-on from Athera Venture Partners (formerly Inventus India), Indian Angel Network’s IAN Fund, Blume Ventures and… Read More
Epigenic (Yijie Like), a China-based biotech focusing on epigenetic regulation technology, raised more than CNY100m (~USD15m) in its angel and pre-Series A rounds from Morningside Ventures, Kingray Capital, Trinity Fund, TigerYeah Capital (Taiyu Capital) and FountainBridge Capital. Read more here and here. Read More
RRJ Capital invested SGD140m (~USD101m) in new equity to merge Fullerton Healthcare Corporation with Fullerton Health, a Singapore-based pan-Asian healthcare provider. The company has also secured a SGD250m (~USD181m) senior loan facility from three banks to facilitate the merger. RRJ Capital’s existing perpetual securities and convertible preference shares have been… Read More
Gaorong Capital and CTS Capital led a more than CNY500m (~USD74m) Series C for Intellective Biologics (Zhixiang Bio), a China-based contract development and manufacturing organization that focuses on macromolecular biopharma process development, with follow-on from Fuho Capital, CNCB Investment Limited, Founder Securities, Win Harbor Capital and others.Read… Read More
India-based fintech CRED acquired Smallcase, an India-based wealth management platform backed by Blume Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Amazon and others, for ~USD400m. Smallcase raised USD140m at a reported USD6.4b valuation in June as part of its Series F round led by GIC. Read more… Read More
Singularity Ventures, through its Growth Opportunities Fund, and SWC Global led a USD20m Series B for WebEngage, an India-based full-stack CRM platform, with participation from Unmaj Corporation, NB Ventures, Shashwat Nakrani (BharatPe) and Gopal Srinivasan (TVS Capital), and follow-on from India Quotient, Blume Ventures and Indian Angel Network’s IAN Fund. Read More
Sarmayacar and Shorooq Partners led a USD11m round for OneLoad, a Pakistan-based logistics and fintech platform serving micro-retailers and run by EP Systems. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation invested in OneLoad in November 2021, and IFC invested in 2020. Read more… Read More
(default archive template)