Asia-Pacific

Europe has proven comparatively resilient, while venture capital – especially in Asia-Pacific – continues to bear the brunt of the industry’s fundraising slowdown.

'We're at sort of the inflection point' of focusing on Southeast Asia, says Allen Taylor of Endeavor Catalyst, which has just closed on $320m for its fifth fund.

The firm started raising the strategy in Q2 and aims to reach final close by Q1 next year as more funds emerge in this space, Private Equity International has learned.

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Tenzin Seldon explains how she convinced LPs like Beneficient, Pivotal Foundation and the Pritzker family to back a first-time climate fund from a solo GP.

The fund-of-funds manager closed on $50m for its debut fund, with plans to back pre-seed and seed-stage funds primarily in the US and India.

The Australian firm has beaten its own record of A$1.03bn set in 2022, securing commitments from a host of domestic and overseas LPs.