Headline Asia closes $145M fund to fuel investments in Asia-Pacific

With existing economic uncertainty and geopolitical problems, To ensure financing for starting in Asia It has been more recently hard. Venture Capital firms The crisis caused the decrease in the number of indoors was also affected.

VC market “passes [one of its] Cyclic Wigs, marked with high interest rates, compressed liquidity and careful LP, Akio Tanaka, Tokyo and Taipei’s founder in both FC company Akio Tanaka, said in an interview.

However, the funds are still closed. Title Asia On Tuesday, one of the largest funds so far is $ 145 million to invest in technological beginnings along the Asia-Pacific. (Title It was said before He said he targeted $ 180 million for the fund.)

The latest Foundation of Headline is designed for construction companies in Japan, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, which target the digital transformation and border transactions in South Korea. The title invests in the early stage – a series of a series – $ 1 million to $ 5 million, logistics, Fintech, IP and AI.

The head of Asia’s fifth fund, the Japan Investment Corporation (NDF), the Korean Venture Investment Corporation (KVIC), includes a mixture of social and private organizations, including the National Development Fund (KVIC) and COPs.

The new fund of the title has already made 17 companies, including investments Newmo, Japanese taxi and walking sharing start; JenfiA Singapore-based company that provides income-based financing for digital enterprises and beginners in Southeast Asia; and Pi-XcelsA Tokyo and Singapore based start of Tokyo and Singapore, which provide NFC effective technology to send access to customers for merchants.

Certain investors in Southeast Asia Prefer to create safe investments that make a profit Instead of investing in high growth in a difficult financing climate, invest in high-risk technological beginnings. The title aims to invest in these investors.

“Early staged estimates are still the largest income,” he said.

In a statement to Tanaka Techcrunch, the company said that the opportunities in Japan are particularly excited. In the past, according to Tanakan, most Japanese beginnings have been focused on work in the local market. There were many IPO deals, although it was relatively small.

“Many startups in Japan have found fruit hanging down to the public with a relatively small victim.” “We are very interested in global beginnings from Asia, these Japanese beginnings bring international or perhaps Southeast Asia or North Asia beginners globally.”

The title is part of Asia Headline global networkWith regional offices in the United States, Europe and Latin America. The VC has an asset about $ 4 billion under management.

In 2008, Asia, which has more than 100 beginnings, is managed by an asset of about $ 420 million in five funds. The company works in Tokyo, Taipei and 10 investment specialists in Singapore.

The closure of the newest fund of the title is coming to the heels of other Asian oriented VC FundReats.

The ant tied US $ 72 million Southeast Asian Foundation In August and the Mindworks Capital, a VC company based on Hong Kong, The fourth Pan-Asia Foundation completed $ 220 million in October. Indonesia VC firm in November IndDudo provided $ 125 million along the two stock$ 50 million, including $ 50 million to invest in low flow and restored energy.