Venture Capital
Vertex Ventures Japan completes first close of $66.95M fund
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).
March 21, 2025
News,Venture Capital,Malaysia,Private Equity
Malaysia’s VC and PE committed funds reach $5.58B in 2024
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.
March 21, 2025
Tracxn: SEA tech startups funding up 30 percent quarter on quarter to $909M in Q1 of 2025
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.
March 20, 2025
News,SEA,Singapore,Venture Capital
Singapore’s Venturi Partners launches $225M second fund
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.
March 19, 2025
News,Venture Capital,Philippines
MVP Group’s startup accelerator arm IdeaSpace appoints Alwyn Rosel as new Executive Director
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.
March 17, 2025
Investments,SEA,Analysis,Venture Capital
TNGlobal Tracker: Startup Funding Snapshot for February 2025
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.
March 14, 2025
Tracxn: women-led tech startups funding in SEA drops to $198M in 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.
March 11, 2025
Hong Kong-based Vectr Fintech Partners rebrands as OMVC
Vectr Fintech Partners (VFP), a Hong Kong-based early-stage venture capital firm, has on Tuesday announced it has rebranded as OMVC, short for OM Venture Capital.
February 26, 2025
News,Singapore,Malaysia,Investments,Venture Capital,SEA,Indonesia
SoftBank, Temasek among eFishery investors facing near wipeout – report
None of eFishery’s PondTag sensors that were supposed to help remotely judge water quality and automate fish and shrimp feeders had been deployed. The limited data collection meant fish feed predictions were wrong almost half the time, the document said.
February 26, 2025
Malaysia launches $29.62M fund to support SMEs and mid-tier companies in strategic NIMP sectors
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) have jointly launched the Strategic Co-Investment Fund (CoSIF) under the New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030) on Tuesday.
February 26, 2025