Edition #258, 21 Mar 2023 Share Dear Reader, Paris-headquartered Tikehau Capital has secured a nearly 2% stake in Indian online grocery firm FreshToHome after a mix of primary and secondary transactions last week. It invested $3.4 million directly in the company and bought out the stake previously held…

Edition #257, 16 Mar 2023 Share Dear Reader, Virtual diagnostic tools and services provider Tricog Health received $2.5 million this week from Japan-headquartered OMRON Healthcare Group in Series C funding. The India-based healthtech startup had previously raised $5 million as part of the same round from UTEC, Sony…

Edition #256, 14 Mar 2023 Share Dear Reader, Lithium-ion battery recycling technology firm Green Li-ion on Monday announced a $20.5 million pre-Series B round, confirming a DealStreetAsia report from last week. The round was led by TRIREC and joined by Banpu NEXT, Equinor Ventures and EDP Ventures, among…

Edition #255, 9 Mar 2023 Share Dear Reader, Proptech firm 99 Group, the owner and operator of multiple real estate portals in Singapore and Indonesia, received $11 million from Gaw Capital and OCBC NISP Ventura earlier this week. Going by the share price in the latest transaction, the…

Edition #254, 7 Mar 2023 Share Dear Reader, Indonesian auto financing startup Broom issued shares worth $13.3 million last week to a group of investors. The transaction comprises the allotment of Series A shares worth $8 million issued to Openspace Ventures and other investors, and seed shares to…

Edition #253, 2 Mar 2023 Share Dear Reader, Singapore-based e-commerce brand aggregator Una Brands received $2.7 million this week from private equity (PE) firm Northstar Group. The investment is part of a recently announced $30 million pre-Series C, which is a combination of equity and debt financing. According…

Edition #252, 28 Feb 2023 Share Dear Reader, Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Durapower received $50 million in fresh equity funding from Banpu NEXT, a unit of publicly listed Thai energy firm Banpu Public Company Limited, last week. In addition, Banpu bought shares from Durapower co-founder Lee Wan Tang to…

Edition #251, 23 Feb 2023 Share Dear Reader, Jakarta-based DNA data company Asa Rén issued shares worth nearly $4 million this week to Marcy Venture Partners, a venture capital firm co-founded by rapper Jay-Z; Northstar Ventures; and Magzhan Kenesbai. The company recently announced securing $8.15 million in a…

Edition #250, 21 Feb 2023 Share Dear Reader, Singapore-based cross-border payments startup Tazapay allotted shares worth $16.9 million to various investors last week as part of a Series A round. Lead investor Sequoia Southeast Asia contributed $7 million to the round, while RTP Global invested $3.6 million…