Singapore-based brand enablement platform AnyMind Group has received approval to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s growth market next month. Founded in April 2016, AnyMind Group provides brand commerce and partner growth services to brands, businesses, publishers, and influencers. The company has over 1,200 staff scattered across Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines,… Continue reading SG brand enablement platform AnyMind Group gets nod for Japan listing
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India’s Contentstack raises $80m in Series C roundThe round was co-led by Georgian and Insight Partners and participated by Illuminate Ventures.
Contentstack, a content experience platform (CXP), on Tuesday said it has raised $80 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Georgian and Insight Partners. Illuminate Ventures also participated in the round, taking the total amount raised to $169 million so far. “Contentstack’s ability to ensure customers are successful while also innovating at record speeds… Continue reading India’s Contentstack raises $80m in Series C roundThe round was co-led by Georgian and Insight Partners and participated by Illuminate Ventures.
US VC investor Tim Draper sours on China, says it has left the free market
China is no longer a place to invest and has left “the free market” under President Xi Jinping, said U.S. venture capitalist Tim Draper, an early investor in Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX. Draper was also an early and prominent investor in Chinese search engine Baidu Inc, but he is now turning his attention to Taiwan, home to companies such as TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker.… Continue reading US VC investor Tim Draper sours on China, says it has left the free market
China’s auto parts maker Kasco snaps $72m in a Series B round
China’s Kasco, also known as KH Automobile Technology (Zhejiang KHAT), which produces air suspension system for passenger vehicles, has notched RMB 510 million ($72.4 million) in a Series B led by China Venture Capital, a joint venture between CRRC Corp and Guochuang Investment Fund Manager, Source Code Capital, and Shenzhen Capital Group. The round, participated… Continue reading China’s auto parts maker Kasco snaps $72m in a Series B round
Kotak Investment Advisors raises $500m from ADIA for India-focused, $1b real estate fund
Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd (KIAL), the alternative assets arm of Kotak Mahindra Group, which is backed by one of Asia’s richest bankers Uday Kotak, on Tuesday said it has secured $500 million from a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for its new $1 billion real estate fund. With the new fund, Kotak aims… Continue reading Kotak Investment Advisors raises $500m from ADIA for India-focused, $1b real estate fund
Asia Digest: Dubai’s Silkhaus raises seed round; Velocity Ventures backs NZ’s CarbonClickSilkhaus plans to expand to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and t…
Dubai-based platform for short-term rentals Silkhaus has raised $7.75 million, while Singapore-based venture capital firm Velocity Ventures has invested an undisclosed sum in New Zealand’s enviro-tech company CarbonClick. Dubai-based Silkhaus raises $7.75m seed round Dubai-based Silkhaus, a platform for short-term rentals, has raised $7.75 million in a seed funding round to expand to South Asia,… Continue reading Asia Digest: Dubai’s Silkhaus raises seed round; Velocity Ventures backs NZ’s CarbonClickSilkhaus plans to expand to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and t…
India’s Foods & Inns raises $26m from Florintree Digital, Lotus Family Trust, others
Foods & Inns Limited, one of India’s largest fruit and vegetable pulpers, has raised about $26 million (Rs210 crores) in growth capital from investors including Florintree Digital LLP, Lotus Family Trust, and Aeon Trading, it announced on Tuesday. The financing round was also joined by Silver Stallion Ltd., VSS Iron & Minerals Pvt. Ltd., and… Continue reading India’s Foods & Inns raises $26m from Florintree Digital, Lotus Family Trust, others
Sinovation Ventures raises $203m so far for fifth flagship venture fund
Sinovation Ventures, the Chinese venture capital firm founded by former Google executive Kai-Fu Lee, has so far raised $203 million for its fifth flagship venture vehicle, Sinovation Fund V, its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showed. SEC filings typically represent only the capital raised from investors in the US. Go to… Continue reading Sinovation Ventures raises $203m so far for fifth flagship venture fund
Australia’s Vow scores $49.2m Series A, plans to bring cultured meat to Singapore
Australian alternative protein company Vow has announced raising $49.2 million in a Series A funding round co-anchored by venture capital investors Blackbird and Prosperity7 Ventures. Toyota Ventures, HostPlus Super, NGS Super, and Pavilion Capital also participated in the funding round that comes almost two years after Vow raised $6 million in seed funding, backed by… Continue reading Australia’s Vow scores $49.2m Series A, plans to bring cultured meat to Singapore
Thai pet food maker i-Tail looking to raise up to $590m in IPOThe IPO will be Thailand’s second-largest this year.
Thai pet food maker, i-Tail Crop (ITC), plans to raise between 19.8 billion baht to 21.12 billion baht ($554.00 million to $590.93 million) in an initial public offer (IPO) this year, it said in a filing. i-Tail Crop, a unit of the world’s biggest maker of tuna Thai Union, set an IPO price range of 30 baht and 32 baht, offering between 600 million and 660 million shares or 22% of the firm. The final share price… Continue reading Thai pet food maker i-Tail looking to raise up to $590m in IPOThe IPO will be Thailand’s second-largest this year.