Top ten highlights from the APAC PE, VC, and startup ecosystem this week:
- LeapFrog Investments secures commitments from Temasek and the European Investment Bank (EIB) for its $500 million climate strategy targeting Asia and Africa.
- Temasek, LeapFrog, and CGAP report that new green investments could potentially reach $330 billion per year over the next decade in emerging markets.
- Investcorp launches a $750 million climate fund anchored by Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat.
- Edelweiss Capital Group launches a $150 million PE fund to invest in the climate theme in Asia, focusing on agritech, aquatech, and food tech.
- responsAbility Investments announces a $500 million climate investment strategy to combat rising CO2 emissions in Asia.
- Sanjay Nayar backs a VC firm seeking to raise up to $250 million to invest in climate tech startups.
- Brookfield Asset Management deploys its third global infrastructure debt fund to meet the growing capital needs of renewable energy and data infrastructure.
- Investors show interest in three early-stage climate startups in Indonesia, including Bioniqa, Sampangan, and BANiQL.
- NirogStreet, an Ayurveda startup in Delhi, raises $3 million via a convertible note from existing investor Jungle Ventures.
- Gokomodo, an Indonesian agriculture supply chain startup, is in talks to raise up to $10 million for expansion.
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