| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.10.2025 | Deals in brief: Applied Materials backs robotics firm Augmentus, Sedifly raises pre-seed funding, Grab invests in May Mobility, and more | Augmentus secures investment from Applied Ventures
Augmentus, a Singapore-based robotics developer, has received a strategic investment from Applied Ventures, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials. The investment will help the compan... |
| 03.10.2025 | ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $282 million this week, up 4x on-year | Synopsis
However, the number of deals during the week was down to 17, compared to 53 transactions in the corresponding week last year.
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Startups raised around $282 million between September 27 and October 3, an increase of 4.3 times... |
| 29.09.2025 | Kapiva Secures USD 60 Mn in Series D Funding to Boost Growth The Series D funding round was led by 360 ONE Asset and Vertex Growth, with participation from existing backers Vertex Ventures Southeast A... | Ayurveda wellness brand Kapiva has raised USD 60 million in a Series D funding round led by 360 ONE Asset and Vertex Growth, with participation from existing backers Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India and 3one4 Capital.
Of the total, ... |
| 29.09.2025 | Ayurvedic wellness brand Kapiva raises Series D funding | Kapiva's co-founders
Ayurvedic wellness brand Kapiva has raised $60 million (Rs 510 crore) in a Series D funding round led by homegrown investor 360 ONE Asset and Singapore-based Vertex Growth fund, a top executive told VCCircle.
Existing i... |
| 29.09.2025 | India: Ayurveda brand Kapiva snags $60m led by 360 ONE Asset, Vertex Growth | Bengaluru-based modern Ayurveda brand Kapiva has raised over $60 million (Rs 510 crore) in a Series D funding round led by 360 ONE Asset and Vertex Growth, per an announcement.
The funding also saw participation from existing investors Vert... |
| 29.09.2025 | Kapiva raises $60M in Series D round led by 360 ONE Asset and Vertex Growth | Kapiva, a healthcare brand focused on Ayurveda-based products, has raised $60 million in a Series D funding round.
The round included $28 million in primary capital and was led by 360 ONE Asset and Vertex Growth, with participation from exi... |
| 08.09.2025 | ELIVAAS raises $10 M Series B funding from Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India | In its Series B funding round, which was led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, ELIVAAS, a luxury vacation rental platform with headquarters in India, successfully raised INR 87 Crores ($10.4 million).
According to a statement r... |
| 02.09.2025 | Palmonas raises Rs 55 Cr Series A funding from Vertex Ventures | In a Series A funding round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India (SEAI), demi-fine jewelry startup Palmonas has raised Rs 55 crore, or approximately $6.2 million.
The money raised will be used to open 100 new stores within the ... |
| 30.08.2025 | Weekly Roundup: Top Startup Fundings Deals (August 23–29) Diverse Sectors See Fresh Capital Inflows | The startup ecosystem in India continues to attract strong investor interest, with companies across fintech, housing finance, and lifestyle brands raising significant funding this week. From empowering small businesses with financial access... |
| 29.08.2025 | Used Two-Wheeler Platform Vutto Raises USD 7 Mn in Series A Round The Series A round was led by RTP Global, with participation from existing investor Blume Ventures. | Vutto, a Bengaluru-based startup focused on the used two-wheeler market, has raised USD 7 million in a Series A round led by RTP Global, with participation from existing investor Blume Ventures.
The startup had earlier secured a seed fundin... |
| 28.08.2025 | Deals in brief: Blitz and Tazapay raise funding, Rezolve.ai acquires ViSenze, 11 new China investments, and more | Indonesia’s Blitz secures pre-Series A funding
Blitz Electric Mobility, an Indonesia-based electric vehicle logistics platform, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-Series A funding round led by Malaysia’s Vynn Capital, with participat... |
| 26.08.2025 | Palmonas Secures Major Funding: Demi-Fine Jewelry Dominance Expands | Palmonas, a leading demi-fine jewelry innovator, has secured INR 55 crore in Series A funding from Vertex Ventures SEAI. This significant capital injection fuels aggressive expansion. The brand plans 100 new stores in the next year. It will... |
| 26.08.2025 | Inside BeepKart's abrupt departure from used two-wheelers space BeepKart had raised more than USD 18 million in different funding rounds. | BeepKart, a Bengaluru-based marketplace for used two-wheelers, has shut down its operations. The closure follows mass layoffs conducted months earlier, which impacted over 100 employees.
Entrepreneur India has learned that the company explo... |
| 25.08.2025 | Fintech Kiwi raises $24M from Vertex, Stellaris, Nexus, and Omidyar | Kiwi, a Bengaluru-based fintech that offers credit on India’s UPI network, has raised $24 million (about Rs 208 crore) in a Series B round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with participation from existing investors Nexus V... |
| 25.08.2025 | Kiwi Raises USD 24 Mn in Series B Funding Led by Vertex Ventures SEA and India Existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Stellaris Venture Partners, and Omidyar Network also participated in the round... | Fintech startup Kiwi has secured USD 24 million in its Series B funding round, led by Vertex Ventures South East Asia and India.
Existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Stellaris Venture Partners, and Omidyar Network also participated in... |
| 25.08.2025 | Fintech startup Kiwi secures $24 million from Vertex Ventures and existing investors | Synopsis
Fintech startup Kiwi secured $24 million in funding led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India to launch credit lines on UPI. Kiwi, which already issues RuPay credit cards, plans to leverage the new capital to expand its offer... |
| 25.08.2025 | Palmonas raises Rs 55 Cr in Series A round from Vertex Ventures | Palmonas, a demi-fine jewellery brand, has raised Rs 55 crore in a Series A funding round led by Vertex Ventures SEAI.
The company says it will use the capital to "make demi-fine jewellery a household name in India."
The fresh fun... |
| 20.08.2025 | Kissht Operator OnEMI Technology Files DRHP for INR 1,000 Cr IPO OnEMI Technology aims to allocate INR 750 crore from its fresh issue to strengthen subsidiary Si Creva's capital base and may also expl... | Mumbai-based OnEMI Technology Solutions, the operator of digital lending platform Kissht, has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to raise funds through an Initial Public Offering.
The comp... |
| 18.08.2025 | Travel-tech company Holiday Tribe raises Rs 25 Cr Pre-series A funding | The pre-Series A round of Holiday Tribe, a travel-tech company that specializes in leisure travel, raised Rs 25 crore, or about $2.85 million, and was led by Powerhouse Ventures, GSF, and other angel investors.
Both debt and equity are part... |
| 12.08.2025 | ELIVAAS Secures Major Funding for Global Luxury Travel Dominance | ELIVAAS, a leader in luxury vacation rentals, has secured $10.4 million in a pivotal Series B funding round. Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India spearheaded the investment. Existing backers Peak XV Partners’ Surge and 3one4 Capital a... |
| 12.08.2025 | ELIVAAS raises Rs 87 Cr in Series B round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India | Luxury vacation rental platform ELIVAAS on Tuesday said it has raised Rs 87 crore (approximately $10.4 million) in its Series B funding round, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. Existing investors Peak XV Partners’ Surge and... |
| 12.08.2025 | ELIVAAS Raises INR 87 Crore in Series B Round The company plans to use the capital to strengthen its presence in high-demand leisure and business travel destinations across India | Luxury vacation rental platform ELIVAAS has raised INR 87 crore (approximately USD 10.4 million) in a Series B funding round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. Existing investors Peak XV Partners' Surge and 3one4 Capital als... |
| 09.08.2025 | Nuuk raises $2 M from Vertex Ventures SEA and Good Capital | Vertex Ventures SEA and Good Capital, who were also involved in the company’s previous Series A round in February 2025, led a follow-on round in which home appliance brand Nuuk raised over $2 million (roughly Rs 19 crore).
This raises Nuuk’... |
| 07.08.2025 | Exclusive: Nuuk Bags Additional Funding To Close Series A Round At $6.6 Mn | SUMMARY
The startup raised an additional $2 Mn as a part of its extended Series A funding round from its existing investors Vertex Ventures SEA and Good Capital
Nuuk founder Gazal Kalra told Inc42 that the startup will use the funds to doub... |
| 20.12.2024 | Southeast Asia VC in 2025: Is a breakthrough ahead? | Premium Content
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| 13.09.2023 | Deals in brief: Hukumku, Parallax, and HN Novatech secure funding, Singapore institutions launch SGD 75 million deeptech pilot program, and more | Hukumku scores funding in East Ventures-led round to democratize legal access in Indonesia
The Indonesia-based legal tech startup has completed a funding round led by Southeast Asian venture capital firm East Ventures.
Hukumku will use the ... |
| 13.09.2023 | Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India completes final close of Fund V at $541M | Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India has concluded its fifth funding round, raising $541 million. This new fund, VVSEAI Fund V, surpasses its predecessor, VVSEAI Fund IV, raised in 2019 by a significant 80%.
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| 12.09.2023 | Deals in brief: Protégé Ventures launches fund to support student-led startups, Vertex Ventures closes USD 541 million fund, and more | Protégé Ventures launches SGD 500,000 fund to support student-led startups in Singapore
The student-run venture fund program, initiated by the Singapore Management University Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SMU IIE), has unv... |
| 12.09.2023 | Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India Partnership completes Final Close of Fund V at USD 541 Million exceeding its target fund size of USD 450 Million | SINGAPORE, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India ("VVSEAI") is pleased to announce that it has completed the fund raising for its fifth and newest fund with commitments of USD 541 million. VVSEAI ... |
| 12.09.2023 | Vertex Ventures SEA, India raises $541m for 5th fund (Update) | InvestmentsNews
Miguel Cordon · 12 Sep 2023 · 2 min readVertex Ventures SEA, India raises $541m for 5th fund (Update)
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Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India (VVSEAI), an early-stage VC firm, has closed its fi... |
| 19.04.2023 | Deconstructing the Evolution of the Fintech Sector in Asia | Since the term ‘fintech’ was first coined in the early 2010s, the financial technology sector and the ecosystem around it has undergone a massive evolution. A fluctuating economic climate has seen some startups go public, while others have ... |
| 25.08.2022 | Surviving the Valley of Death in Southeast Asia | After a 13-year bull run culminating in a record-breaking funding year in 2021, investors have turned more cautious with their investment strategies.
While exponential growth was what most investors previously looked for in startups, the cu... |
| 14.07.2022 | East Ventures, Vertex back Indonesian blue-collar jobs platform’s $8m raise | AcquisitionsInvestmentsNewsStartups
Qishin Tariq · 19 Jul 2022 · 2 min readEast Ventures, Vertex back Indonesian blue-collar jobs platform’s $8m raise
Pintarnya, an Indonesia-based job platform focused on blue-collar workers, has raised US$... |
| 05.04.2022 | Recap of AsiaForward Startup Day 2022’s Open Office Hours | As part of the AsiaForward Startup Day, KrASIA organized five Open Office Hours sessions on March 24, 2022. It was a chance for the operators of Southeast Asian startups to seek advice from VC investors who operate in the region and beyond,... |
| 27.01.2022 | Prosus N : Aruna raises US$30 million in follow-on Series A funding, with participation from Prosus Ventures | Aruna raises US$30 million in follow-on Series A funding, with participation from Prosus Ventures
JAKARTA, INDONESIA, 27 January 2022 - Aruna, Indonesia's leading fishery and marine platform, has announced a US$30 million Series A follow-on... |
| 22.11.2021 | Pace raises USD40 million Series A funding from Pan-Asian group of investors from Singapore, Japan, Korea, China Taiwan and Indonesia | Series A investors include Japan's Marubeni Ventures, South Korea's Atinum Partners, China Taiwan's AppWorks, Indonesia's Alpha JWC, and Singapore's UOB Venture Management, Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia, and Genesis Alternative Ventures
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| 21.10.2021 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Biomilq banks $21m; AeroFarms scraps SPAC | Bio-breastmilk maker Biomilq, coffee innovator Cometeer, and farm produce platform WayCool were among the startups raising big-ticket rounds this week; while vertical ag company AeroFarms announced an end to its SPAC intentions – for now, a... |
| 19.10.2021 | Onato scores seed funding to digitalize India’s fruit & veg supply chain | Onato, a B2B online platform for fresh produce, has raised $2.2 million in seed funding.
The round was led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India — an affiliate of Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek — with participation from local ag... |
| 05.10.2021 | Licious turns unicorn, raises $52 million at a valuation of $1 billion | (Image: Shutterstock)
Online meat delivery company Licious said on October 5 it raised $52 million in a round led by IIFL AMC's late-stage tech fund at a valuation of a billion dollars, making it one of the first unicorns in India's thrivin... |
| 21.09.2021 | Siam Commercial Bank Public : MoneyThunder | SCB Abacus closes a $12M Series A round led by Openspace Ventures to create better access to finance in Thailand
The $12 million Series A funding round was led by Openspace Ventures and saw participation from Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia ... |
| 16.06.2021 | DTC Brand Builder RPG Commerce Bags Series A from Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia, Hires ex-Uber and Cloud Kitchen Exec to Propel Growth | RPG Commerce will be directing the funds raised towards regional expansion across Southeast Asia, talent acquisition, brand building, and research and development efforts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- RPG Commerce, a... |
| 12.09.2020 | Sunday raises US$ 9M in Series B funding | Cindy Kua and Joanne Ying Fei Kua founded the startup in 2017. Sunday offers customized digital insurance products and services that cater to the needs of all kinds of individual and business risks. It uses artificial intelligence and machi... |
| 09.09.2020 | Vertex Ventures China closes $438m RMB fund | Premium
Vertex Ventures China, a part of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings-backed Vertex Ventures, has fully closed its latest RMB-denominated fund at 3 billion yuan ($438 million), it announced in a WeChat post on September 7.
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| 06.02.2020 | Vertex Ventures lead USD 5.5 million Series A round in vernacular content startup Kuku FM | Online audio content startup Kuku FM said Thursday it has raised USD 5.5 million in its Series A round of funding led by Vertex Ventures, the venture capital arm of Temasek Holdings, and with participation from existing investors Shunwei Ca... |
| 12.09.2019 | Vertex Ventures raises $290 mn fund for India, Southeast Asia bets | Singapore-based Vertex Venture Holdings, the first main backer of Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing giant Grab, has added a new $290 million venture capital fund targeting investments in high-growth technology firms, a senior company official s... |
| 03.06.2019 | Vertex Ventures launches $770m fund, secures commitments from Japanese LPs | Premium
Vertex Ventures, a venture capital firm backed by Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, is launching a $770-million fund, 20 per cent of which will be contributed by Japanese investors.
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| 16.05.2019 | Vertex Ventures secures USD 230 million for its fourth Southeast Asia fund | Vertex Ventures, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, made the first close of its fourth Southeast Asia fund, raising another USD 230 million. The VC firm says it will finalize this fourth fund in the coming months.
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| 12.09.2018 | Vertex Ventures, Sistema lead $30 Mn series C round in digital lender Kissht | Digital lending startup Kissht has raised around $30 million in its Series C round led by Singapore’s Vertex Ventures (SEA and India) and Russia’s Sistema Asia Fund.
The Mumbai-based fintech platform’s existing investors Fosun RZ Capital, V... |
| 05.04.2018 | Vertex Ventures US co-leads $3m seed round in cybersecurity firm Fyde | Premium
Vertex Ventures US has co-led a $3-million seed funding round in cybersecurity firm Fyde, which recently launched its app that intercepts phishing, smishing, and online account takeover attacks.
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| 04.04.2018 | Vertex Ventures Israel co-leads $10m seed round in Meta Networks | Premium
Vertex Ventures Israel has co-led a $10-million seed funding round in tech startup Meta Networks Ltd, which recently launched its flagship technology platform Meta NaaS.
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| 09.10.2017 | Vertex Ventures raises biggest fund for Southeast Asia, India tech deals at $210m | Premium
Vertex Ventures, the venture capital arm of Temasek Holdings Pte, has completed its biggest fundraising for Southeast Asian and Indian technology deals.
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| 06.10.2017 | Vertex Ventures joins $47.6m Series A round in US-based Palleon Pharma | Premium
Temasek’s venture capital arm Vertex Ventures has participated in a $47.6 million Series A financing round in Palleon Pharmaceuticals, a US-based biotechnology firm that focuses on developing glycoimmune checkpoint inhibitors to tre... |
| 23.08.2016 | Ratan Tata’s VC fund to invest $300 million in start-ups in India, SouthEast Asia and US | RNT Capital, the VC fund set up by Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, is reportedly considering deploying $300 million across several start-ups based in India, Southeast Asia and the US.
The VC fund is headquartered jointly in ... |
| 23.08.2016 | Ratan Tata’s VC fund to invest $300 million in start-ups in India, SouthEast Asia and US | Advertisement
RNT Capital, the VC fund set up by Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, is reportedly considering deploying $300 million across several start-ups based in India, Southeast Asia and the US.
The VC fund is headquarter... |
| 28.12.2015 | Infy-backed Vertex Ventures raises $151M in debut VC fund | California-based Vertex Ventures (not the same as Temasek's VC arm that also operates under a similar name) has raised $151 million in its debut early-stage fund named Vertex Ventures US Fund I, LP, according to a disclosure filed with the ... |
| 08.05.2015 | Vertex Ventures participates in Moximed $33m Series B round | Premium
Vertex Ventures , the venture capital arm of Temasek Holdings, has participated in venture funding round organised by medical device company Moximed. This round raised $33 million in private equity investments, with the aim of devel... |
| - | Temasek fund leads $80m round of Indian lending firm | FintechInvestmentsNewsStartups
Budi Sutrisno · 2d ago · 1 min readTemasek fund leads $80m round of Indian lending firm
Kissht, an India-based payments and credit lending company, has raised US$80 million in a funding round led by Vertex Gro... |
| - | Indonesia’s seafood farming industry faces a ‘technology gap’ — and startups are raising big bucks to fill it | Investors and startups CNBC spoke to said that Indonesia has huge potential for seafood farming, but it’s not realizing its full potential.
“Indonesia’s fisheries industry has a lot of old-style players that have passed on conventional busi... |
| - | Licious Raises $192 Mn in Series F Round Led By Temasek & Others | Bengaluru-based gourmet meat startup Licious has raised $192 Mn in its Series F funding round led by Singapore-headquartered investment company Temasek, and other private equity investors.
Brunei Investment Agency and other existing investo... |
