Venture Capital
AC Ventures partners CTO-as-a-service firm 8020cto to boost Southeast Asian tech teams
8020cto, a CTO-as-a-service company, has partnered with AC Ventures by committing to provide engineering leadership solutions for the firm’s portfolio companies.
Allianz Malaysia joins Gobi Partners’ Malaysia-focused SuperSeed II Fund
Pan-Asian venture capital (VC) firm Gobi Partners announced Tuesday the closing of its $10 million Gobi SuperSeed II (Gobi SSII) Fund following the participation of Allianz Malaysia Berhad (Allianz Malaysia) as a Limited Partner (LP).
Japan’s Softbank considers launching third Vision Fund – report
Softbank would likely use its own cash for what would be the third SoftBank Vision Fund if it moves ahead with the plan, the people reportedly said.
Amasia creates impact assessment framework to evaluate climate impact for early-stage companies
Amasia, a global early-stage venture capital firm focused on sustainability and climate, said Wednesday it has created a robust impact assessment framework to evaluate and manage the climate impact of investee companies.
MetaWeb Ventures raises $30M for builder focused blockchain fund
MetaWeb Ventures, a global venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments in crypto start-ups, announced Thursday the launch of its first fund (Fund I), with total capital commitments of $30 million.
Singapore’s Tin Men Capital announces the first close of Fund II
Tin Men said in a statement that the new Fund II will continue the vision of Fund l in building on Tin Men's track record of investing in business to business (B2B) technology startups from South-East Asia. Its focus is software companies that primarily address opportunities in underserved and under-digitised industries.
Ascend Vietnam Ventures prioritizes FinTech, blockchain, EdTech, Future of Work, Saas as Vietnam tech sector enters ‘Golden age’ [Q&A]
In the interview, Tran also shared his views on the VC firm’s plans and exit strategy and his views on the tech ecosystem in Vietnam, among others.
CREDAI and Venture Catalysts form $100M Proptech fund in India
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) and Venture Catalysts, an India-based integrated incubator and accelerator for startups, have partnered to set up a $100 million PropTech fund to invest in startups bringing in innovative disruption in the realestate sector.
Li Ka-shing-funded Horizon Ventures ‘sees gold’ in Southeast Asia – report
The investment firm has set up a Singapore office earlier this year. Its notable exits include include Meta, Razer, and Zoom, data platform Crunchbase showed.
Singapore’s Genesis Alternative Ventures launches $150M second venture debt fund
Following the success of its debut $90 million fund in 2019, Singapore-based venture capital firm Genesis Alternative Ventures has launched its second venture debt fund to raise $150 million to finance start-ups across Southeast Asia. Almost half the fund was raised at first close earlier this month.
