Venture Capital

Granite Asia, a multi-asset investment platform focused on technology, and Integral Corporation, Japan’s publicly listed private equity firm, have announced the formation of Granite-Integral, a joint venture designed to invest in high-growth companies with a strong Japan nexus.

The Philippine startup ecosystem is experiencing significant growth, with regional hubs expanding across the country, QBO Innovation said Monday.

Philippine-based early stage venture capital firm Kaya Founders has on Tuesday announced three new investments and two follow-on investments to start 2025, bucking the trend around Southeast Asia’s muted funding and dealmaking activities for early-stage companies over the past few quarters.

Vertex Ventures Japan (VVJ) has announced the completion of the first closing of its inaugural fund, Vertex Ventures Japan Fund I (VVJFI), targeting JPY 10 billion ($66.95 million).

Total committed funds for private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) in Malaysia reached a combined total of MYR 24.70 billion ($5.58 billion) in 2024, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said Thursday.

South East Asia (SEA) tech startups raised $909 million in the first quarter of 2025, 30 percent higher than the fourth quarter of 2024, Tracxn said Thursday.

Venturi Partners, a Singapore based growth-stage consumer-focused investor in India and Southeast Asia, has announced the launch of its second fund, targeting $225 million, with a hard cap of $250 million.

IdeaSpace, the Philippines-based startup accelerator and early-stage venture investment arm of the MVP Group of Companies, has on Monday announced the appointment of Alwyn Rosel, a startup ecosystem veteran, as the new Executive Director of IdeaSpace and QBO Innovation, succeeding Jay Fajardo.

The Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Tracker for February 2025 indicates that funding activity slowed during the month. Total funding amounted to $92.9 million across 18 rounds, marking a decline of 86.56 percent compared with January 2025 and a 69.03 percent decline from February 2024.

Women-led tech startups in Southeast Asia (SEA) secured $198 million in total funding in 2024, accounting for 6 percent of the region’s overall $3.09 billion tech startup funding, Tracxn said Tuesday.