Asia
Gaw Capital Partners completes final close of Gateway Real Estate Fund VII at $3B
Hong Kong real estate private equity firm Gaw Capital Partners has announced the final close of its seventh Asia Pacific real estate fund, Gateway Real Estate Fund VII, bringing the total equity raised for the fund to $3 billion.
Hong Kong’s OneDegree closes $55M Series B round to expand digital assets insurance
Hong Kong-based insurtech firm OneDegree Group has on Thursday announced that it has closed additional funding, taking its Series B round to $55 million. The new funding will be used to expand OneDegree Group’s digital assets insurance business and insurtech offerings globally as well as to broaden the product offering and deepen the market penetration of…
TechNode Global hosts forums in Singapore and Seoul, focusing on China Market Access and the Greater Bay Area
Both forums also showcased the Hengqin region's potential as a springboard for startups to access the vast opportunities in Greater China. Liang Ying, Chief Information Officer of Zhuhai Da Hengqin Development Co., Ltd., gave presentations on Hengqin's strategic location within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, its unique advantages, and…
Taiwan’s Gogoro to deploy $1.5 billion smart battery infrastructure in India’s State of Maharashtra
Taiwanese battery-swapping refueling platform provider Gogoro will manufacture and deploy smart battery infrastructure in India's State of Maharashtra that would exceed $1.5 billion over eight years.
India’s Arkam Ventures launches $180 million fund to tap “Middle India” opportunity
Indian venture capital firm Arkam Ventures has launched its Fund II with a target size of $180 million to tap "Middle India" opportunity. The fund will continue to build a thesis-driven, concentrated portfolio by going deeper in its existing sectors and, as well as identifying category leaders in promising areas like manufacturing, tech and electric…
Hong Kong greentech firm Ampd Energy raises $8M funding for global expansion
Ampd Energy (Ampd), a trailblazing startup and energy storage systems provider based in Hong Kong, has raised $8 million in an extension of Series A funding for global expansion. MTR Lab Company Limited (MTR Lab) has partnered with technology investors 2150 and Taronga Ventures to co-invest in Ampd.
Pakistan’s Neem seals strategic investment partnership with DNI Group
Pakistan's embedded finance platform Neem has entered into a strategic investment partnership with DNI Group, a South African investment firm operating across 28 countries, to revolutionize finance across emerging markets.
Prenetics partners scientist to establish $200M joint venture for multi-cancer early detection screening
Prenetics Global Limited (Prenetics), a Hong Kong-based genomics-driven health sciences company, has partnered scientist Prof. Dennis Lo to establish a joint venture named Insighta for breakthrough multi-cancer early detection screening.
MUFG, partners launch $1.5B climate and blended finance platform
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has partnered FinDev Canada and a consortium of United Nations partners and platform-based initiatives to launch $1.5 billion climate and blended finance platform to address risks associated with climate change.
