Private Equity

Asia-Pacific

LP roundup: Pensions pile into GGV Capital's latest fund series

LPs re-upped more than $256m into the trio of funds as other vehicles around the globe continue to grab capital from new and old investors.

2 min read · 17 November 2020

AI start-up Rephrase raises $1.5m in seed

Rephrase.ai in India raises $1.5m in seed funding led by Lightspeed India Partners and AV8 Ventures.

1 min read · 25 September 2020

Oregon PERS invests $100m in emerging manager in China

Oregon LP makes one of its largest VC commitments in history to Sherpa Venture Capital's debut effort, investing half of the fund target.

1 min read · 23 July 2020

Deal count climbs in Asia and Europe following steep drop in Q1

Both countries saw their deal metrics start to tick up again in Q2 despite not reaching 2019's numbers and seeing muted funding progress.

2 min read · 23 July 2020

U.Mich Board of Regents surges into VC in 2019, builds exposure to Asia

The endowment has invested in 15 funds focused on Asia since the beginning of 2017 and has seen a 22% increase in venture funding over 2018.

2 min read · 21 July 2020

University of Michigan bulks up China-focused VC portfolio

The university endowment announced a $30 million commitment to GSR Ventures VII, its 10th commitment to a China-focused fund in the past three years.

2 min read · 24 June 2020

Emerging markets enter 2020 with a head of investing steam

Nearly $8bn was invested in 2019, a record year for deals in emerging markets, as Latin America and South-East Asia saw the most fundraising activity.

3 min read · 03 June 2020

Illinois pension deepens its relationship with Lightspeed

The pension invested $32.5m into Lightspeed India Partners III and a Harpoon Ventures vehicle backed by Lightspeed.

2 min read · 01 June 2020

VC arm of Australian insurer IAG backs Melbourne company that assesses rural assets

Firemark Ventures invests in Digital Agriculture Services in a deal worth ‘millions of dollars.’

2 min read · 29 May 2020

Cathay Innovation says positive impact investing will help world recover

The cross-border investor wraps up its second fund on target with €500m from strategic investors and opened a Singapore office this year.

3 min read · 14 May 2020

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