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Japanese internet company Mixi acquires Compath.me – the Tokyo startup behind family photo service...

Mixi Group, the Japanese internet company behind the social networking service of the same name mixi has announced on Monday that it has acquired Tokyo-based Compath.me, the startup behind family photo service KiDDY. The...

Temasek unit Heliconia launches US$422 million International Partnership Fund to help Singaporean firms expand...

International Partnership Fund, hereby known as IPF has been launched in government capital and managed by Temasek's private equity unit, Heliconia to help local firms acquire regional peers.

Touch sensor ink film maker C3Nano secures US$15 million series D equity financing

C3Nano receives US$15 million in its latest round of funding from GSR Ventures, new investors Nissha Printing Co., Ltd., Xinjiang Guoli Minsheng Equity Investment Co., Ltd., and Phoenix Venture Partners among some.

Indonesian Kejora Ventures announces first close of US$80 million fund for growth-stage startups in...

Indonesia-based VC firm Kejora Ventures has announced on Wednesday news regarding the first close of its Kejora Star Capital II Fund, which is targeted at US$80 million for investments in Southeast Asia. Kejora, which is...

Indonesian NIDA Rooms secures US$5.6 million series A led by Shanda Group

Budget hotels platform NIDA Rooms announced today that it has secured US$5.6 million in its series A fundraising round led by private investment firm Shanda Group along with participation from other Southeast Asian investors. Commenting...

Malaysian Blinkware Technology to raise US$2 million from VCs to fund R&D

Malaysia’s Blinkware Technology, a motion and gesture platforms provider is raising US$2 million from venture capital funds to help fund its research and development efforts to roll out the Software Development Kit (SDK) for client applications. The fundraising process is facilitated by Singapore-based investment platform Fundnel . However, the figures and names in regards to […]

Korean ST Unitas to acquire the Princeton Review

During the press conference at Conrad Hotel in Seoul on the 14th of February, Korean's ST Unitas has made an announcement that it is to acquire the Princeton Review.

Vietnamese angel investors launch US$5 million Innovatube Fund to focus on frontier tech

Redefining itself as a venture capital firm, Innovatube, a startup incubator with branches in Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom, has initiated a US$5 million pre-seed fund for Southeast Asian startups. Innovatube Fund...

IFC to invest US$20 million in China’s Qiongzhong Rural Credit Cooperative

International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private lending arm of the World Bank, has made an investment of RMB130 million (about US$20 million) in China’s listed bank Qiongzhong Rural Credit Cooperative (RCC). As per an IFC's...

China’s JoyMe, Kee Ever to set up US$360 million M&A fund to acquire oversea...

China's JoyMe and Kee Ever to set up a US$360 million investment fund to acquire oversea game companies.