Investment
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Global accelerator Startupbootcamp launches digital health accelerator in Chengdu, China
Startupbootcamp, which operates a global network of industry-focused accelerator programmes, has launched their first China-based programme, a digital health accelerator in Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province. This programme marks a joint partnership between…
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EVISU buys back rights to China retail and franchise at US$40 million
EVISU Group Limited, a Japanese high-end denim brand, has announced today that it has bought back the retail and franchise rights for the Chinese market at a price tag of US$40 million.
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Global Brain launches US$175 million sixth fund
At the annual Global Brain Alliance Forum, founder and CEO Yasuhiko Yurimoto has announced the creation of a sixth fund to be valued at Us$175 million. The fund made its first close at US$130 million,…
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Malaysian PE firm Creador closes Fund III at US$ 415 million
Malaysian private equity firm, Creador closes Fund III at US$ 415 million, that is US$ 35 million short from its initial targeted US$ 450 million.
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Singapore-based Rewardz secures US$2.1 million strategic investment from Japan’s Benefit One for expansion plan
A Singapore-based startup, Rewardz managed to raise US$2 million from Japan’s Benefit One. The fund will be used to fuel profitability and a possible market expansion plan into Japan.
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Three VC firms to launch US$375 million Biomedical Translation Fund
The Australian government has selected three venture capital (VC) fund managers, namely Brandon Capital Partners, OneVentures Management and BioScience Managers to manage its A$500 million (about US$375 million) Biomedical Translation Fund which is aimed to…
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China Merchants VC leads funding round in tech media platform 36Kr.com
Technology media platform and startup services provider 36Kr has received around RMB100 million ($14 million) strategic investment in a new funding round led by China Merchants Venture Capital Management.
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Warburg Pincus-backed D&J China launches US$1.45 billion industrial park fund with AVIC Trust
Warburg Pincus-backed integrated business park and suburban office operator – D&J Industrial Property Investment Ltd has launched a RMB10 billion (about US$1.45 billion) fund with AVIC Trust to invest in China’s industrial infrastructure.
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31VENTURES of Japan leads investment in Dronomy, the Israeli construction drone-software startup
Dronomy’s drone-based solution that helps construction companies enhance their site management and project control by building knowledge into their projects succeed in securing an undisclosed investment led by Mitsui Fudosan’s 31VENTURES.
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Singapore Ruvento Ventures raises US$25 million seed funding to invest in hardware startups from Singapore, China, and the United States
Ruvento is announcing a new US$25 million seed fund for hardware startups in need of capital from Singapore China and the United States.