Venture Capital

Soul Ventures, a global venture capital firm, has on Tuesday announced a significant milestone with the establishment of Soul Ventures Japan, marking the firm’s expansion into the Japanese market.

Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, saw its tech startup ecosystem generates more than MYR 220 billion ($46.73 billion) in value over the past three years.

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has on Thursday issued the first edition of the ‘Practical Guide on Venture Capital and Private Equity in Malaysia’ (Guide) in Malaysia.

Despite current global economic headwinds and private funding in the region declining to its lowest levels in six years, the startup ecosystem in Southeast Asia and India remains resilient, demonstrating significant signs of maturity, a study showed Tuesday.

Singapore-based angel investment network ThinKuvate has on Tuesday announced the launch of its first India focused Fund – ThinKuvate India Fund – I with a total corpus of Rs 100 crore ($12 million).

Venture capital firm Vertex Ventures Japan (VVJ), has announced the launch of its JPY 10 billion ($64.24 million) inaugural fund, Vertex Ventures Japan Fund I (VVJFI), anchored by Vertex Holdings.

Flourish Ventures, a global early-stage venture capital firm, has on Monday announced the appointment of Ravi Kaushik as Executive Director, Head of Asia Investments. Kaushik will lead the global firm's fintech investments and portfolio management in India and Southeast Asia.

Mandiri Capital Indonesia (MCI), a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm backed by Indonesia’s largest financial corporate, Bank Mandiri, have unveiled its first overseas Xponent program in Bangkok, Thailand.

Singapore’s early-stage emerging tech startups saw an uptick in funding in 2023, with total funding climbing to $402 million in 2023, up 59 percent from $253 million in 2022, SGInnovate said Tuesday.

Malaysia aims to create 900 startups by 2026 via its artificial intelligence (AI) sandbox program.