Venture Capital

Japanese venture capital firm Genesia Ventures said Wednesday it has raised $110 million in final close of the third fund. Organizations including Canal Ventures, Cygames, DBJ Capital, FFG Venture Business Partners GREE Ventures, JA Mitsui Leasing, Japan Investment Corporation, Mizuho Capital, Mizuho Bank, Oriental Land Innovations, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust…

Switzerland-based venture capital firm Tenity has on Tuesday announced that it has become the first program partner of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) Accelerator in Asia Pacific with the launch of a Singapore-based cohort.

Singapore-based early-stage venture fund Integra Partners (Integra), has on Thursday announced the final close of its second fund Integra Partners Fund II LP (Integra Partners Fund II) at $90 million. This brings the total committed capital managed by the firm to over $140 million.

Chiratae Ventures, India's largest homegrown venture capital fund, has successfully concluded the fundraising for its first Chiratae Growth Fund (CGF-I), raising INR 1001 cr ($122.5 million).

Japanese venture capital firm GLOBIS Capital Partners (GCP) has announced the final closing of its Fund VII at 72.7 billion yen ($534 million).

Fuel Venture Capital, a leading early-stage investor in technology and digital companies, will conduct a roadshow in Asia next week as it looks to raise money for its next fund, which uses an innovative, new funding structure positioned to transform the private markets landscape.

The Ministry of Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Startups (MSS) in South Korea said it will invest around KRW 1 trillion ($748.43 million) in a fund of funds this year to boost the venture capital sector in the country.

Singapore’s emerging tech startup pipeline appears to be maturing to reach a ‘steady state’ with approximately 60 startups incorporated annually, but early-stage startups looking to fundraise this year may face especially challenging conditions, according to the Singapore Early-Stage Emerging Tech Startups 2022 landscape report.

ScaleUp Malaysia has announced its Cohort IV and investments in seven innovative companies. The companies selected for Cohort IV are BeeBag, Docspe, Huddle, Petotum, Stayhere, and Kabel who will receive a $100,000 investment each, while the seventh company, Sonicboom, will receive an undisclosed strategic investment.

Vietnam startups have raised a total of $40.6 million in funds in the first quarter, a 49 percent lower as compared to $80.1 million in the same period in the previous year, Tracxn Technologies said Monday.