Asia-Pacific

The Chinese tech investor raised the same amount for its previous fund.

The venture firm, spun out of Sequoia, raises $550m.

The Taiwan insurance company has backed the venture fund with a $5m commitment.

Venture capital communities have been blossoming in Australia and New Zealand as a growing number of tech start-ups emerge. Here's what investors should know, writes Rob Langston.

The firms at the top swelled in size over the last year. But 14 firms emerged on this, the second annual list of the 50 largest fundraisers worldwide in venture for the previous five years. Here are three takeaways.

Investors are piling capital into the country’s venture sector as the memory of its distribution problem begins to fade.

The US public pension approved $35m to two Lightspeed funds focused on China.

Tapping into its network, the Singapore-based early-stage firm Monk's Hill Venture has launched a venture scouts program with 20 notable founders and operators, including Achmad Zaky of Bukalapak.

Alibaba joins the late stage funding round of the logistics provider.

Dagangan raises $11.5m to expand across Indonesia and boost rural economic growth led by Monk's Hill Ventures.