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With currently over $21bn of AUM, Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) was started in Hong Kong in 1997 by Jean Eric Salata, as the regional Asian PE investment arm of UK-based Baring Private Equity Partners. With $300m in its first fund, it focused on riding China’s economic rise spurred by the country’s market liberalization. In 2000, Salata led a management buyout of BPEA and continues to head the firm today as CEO and Founding Partner. BPEA has invested in more than 100 companies, across healthcare, logistics, IT services, media, education, financial services and retail. It is one of the largest independent PE firms in Asia and has eight offices across the continent.With offices in China, India, Japan, Australia, and Singapore, it currently has around 43 portfolio companies, almost all Asia-based, across multiple business segments in tech and non-tech startups, especially in bricks-and-mortar education establishments. It also makes acquisitions, including most recently of US outsourcing services company Virtusa in February 2021.Other recent investments include in the June 2021 $85m Series C round of Portuguese home physiotherapy tech solution SWORD Health, the world’s fastest-growing musculoskeletal solution, and in the November 2020 $198m Series D round of Chinese computer coding for kids edtech Codemao.
With currently over $21bn of AUM, Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) was started in Hong Kong in 1997 by Jean Eric Salata, as the regional Asian PE investment arm of UK-based Baring Private Equity Partners. With $300m in its first fund, it focused on riding China’s economic rise spurred by the country’s market liberalization. In 2000, Salata led a management buyout of BPEA and continues to head the firm today as CEO and Founding Partner. BPEA has invested in more than 100 companies, across healthcare, logistics, IT services, media, education, financial services and retail. It is one of the largest independent PE firms in Asia and has eight offices across the continent.With offices in China, India, Japan, Australia, and Singapore, it currently has around 43 portfolio companies, almost all Asia-based, across multiple business segments in tech and non-tech startups, especially in bricks-and-mortar education establishments. It also makes acquisitions, including most recently of US outsourcing services company Virtusa in February 2021.Other recent investments include in the June 2021 $85m Series C round of Portuguese home physiotherapy tech solution SWORD Health, the world’s fastest-growing musculoskeletal solution, and in the November 2020 $198m Series D round of Chinese computer coding for kids edtech Codemao.
An affordable Software as a Service (SaaS) application that helps small and medium-sized enterprises manage their most valuable asset: their workforce.
An affordable Software as a Service (SaaS) application that helps small and medium-sized enterprises manage their most valuable asset: their workforce.
Cleantech to remove and convert biomass into stable, sustainable biochar, drawing down carbon for thousands of years.
Cleantech to remove and convert biomass into stable, sustainable biochar, drawing down carbon for thousands of years.
Riding on the growth of halal tourism, Halal Local conveniently offers directions and access to Muslim-friendly facilities and information for travellers on the road.
Riding on the growth of halal tourism, Halal Local conveniently offers directions and access to Muslim-friendly facilities and information for travellers on the road.
Screening video interviews will boost recruitment productivity by 80%, according to Astronaut Technologies whose multiformat digital platform enables employers to assess applicants via video-selfies.
Screening video interviews will boost recruitment productivity by 80%, according to Astronaut Technologies whose multiformat digital platform enables employers to assess applicants via video-selfies.
The first equity crowdfunding company to be licensed in Indonesia, Santara started locally in Yogyakarta to help SMEs in Indonesia, attract investors and raise capital.
The first equity crowdfunding company to be licensed in Indonesia, Santara started locally in Yogyakarta to help SMEs in Indonesia, attract investors and raise capital.
Logistics “Uber” startup Kargo.co.id makes shipping easy and safe by offering on-demand logistics services to optimize productivity for transport operators.
Logistics “Uber” startup Kargo.co.id makes shipping easy and safe by offering on-demand logistics services to optimize productivity for transport operators.
Warung Pintar brings traditional roadside retailing into the digital age with its smart kiosks, lifting incomes and improving business knowledge of traditional stall owners.
Warung Pintar brings traditional roadside retailing into the digital age with its smart kiosks, lifting incomes and improving business knowledge of traditional stall owners.
Designed as an integral part of smart cities, Eliport's robots deliver goods door-to-door 24/7 cheaply and successfully, reducing last-mile congestion in an environmentally sustainable setup.
Designed as an integral part of smart cities, Eliport's robots deliver goods door-to-door 24/7 cheaply and successfully, reducing last-mile congestion in an environmentally sustainable setup.
Indonesia's first crowdfunding platform for musicians of all genres, where the artist-fan relationship can flourish in creative, exciting and mutually beneficial ways.
Indonesia's first crowdfunding platform for musicians of all genres, where the artist-fan relationship can flourish in creative, exciting and mutually beneficial ways.
Detecting 500,000 online piracy infringements monthly through AI, specifically image recognition, Red Points offers a speedy alternative to traditional legal action against counterfeiters across sectors.
Detecting 500,000 online piracy infringements monthly through AI, specifically image recognition, Red Points offers a speedy alternative to traditional legal action against counterfeiters across sectors.
Through a flexible leasing model, Xurya is making the economic case for factories and building operators to harness solar power and save electricity costs.
Through a flexible leasing model, Xurya is making the economic case for factories and building operators to harness solar power and save electricity costs.
Indexa Capital is fast becoming Spain’s leading automated investment platform, managing funds worth €92 million in just over two years since its launch.
Indexa Capital is fast becoming Spain’s leading automated investment platform, managing funds worth €92 million in just over two years since its launch.
“Don’t be a tourist. Be a Wayner.” For €150, travelers get to play the Waynabox holiday game of lastminute surprise destinations selected by computers.
“Don’t be a tourist. Be a Wayner.” For €150, travelers get to play the Waynabox holiday game of lastminute surprise destinations selected by computers.
No bank account? In Indonesia, you can still shop online
Indonesian startups are racing to serve the millions of consumers that banks haven’t reached. Here’s a look at some of the leading players, their innovations and how they have redefined the market
China new retail: A blend of the best of online and offline shopping
Players big and small are contributing to China’s new retail revolution
This startup aims to be the DocuSign of China
Having captured a third of a largely untapped domestic e-contracting market, Shangshangqian looks to gain a greater foothold at home and abroad
NANOxARCH: Pioneering awareness and use of sustainable materials in China
Founder Lei Yuxi reckons Covid-19 could usher China into a new era of sustainability, as her startup seeks to make sustainable materials more affordable
CraiditX gives banks and insurers AI tools for assessing consumer credit risk
Used by big lenders like Bank of China and Minsheng Bank, CraiditX's solutions can gauge consumer default risk even if a user has no credit history
Sequoia China Seed Fund: Growing an era of deep-tech startups
Managing Partner Neil Shen wants to help deep-tech and enterprise tech startups get investments more easily, across quantum computing, semiconductors, synthetic biology and more
With universal QR code, Indonesia achieves e-payment harmony
The move to standardize Indonesia's QR code is expected to unify the country's cashless payments system and lift tens of thousands of small merchants into the payments mainstream
China a “positive environment” for uptake of cultured meat, researcher tells Future Food Asia
But for interested cultured meat companies, China-based Chloe Dempsey suggests it would be better to wait, observe and learn more about the market before trying to tap its massive potential
More than desire: When resale sneakers become objects of speculation
Sneaker resale platforms like Poizon and Nice feel the heat as China regulators panned such trading for getting out of control
Have you ever bought expensive equipment but seldom used it? Do you want to try the latest electronic gadgets at low cost? Try this online sharing and rental platform
Once the darling of investors, unmanned shelf startups are going through a hard time in China
Startups are being forced to transform their business models to survive
China bets on road-vehicle coordination for the mass adoption of autonomous driving cars by 2025
Money pours in as China pushes sector to be the next growth engine, and both self-driving startups and their investors are optimistic about their commercialization attempts
Exclusive: Patamar Capital to raise US$150 million, eyes Series B investments
The impact investment VC recently scored an exit at Indonesian online-to-offline group buying startup Mapan, when it was bought over by Go-Jek
Covid-19: A closer look at how China's businesses and consumer behavior have changed
The lockdown in China has reshaped how people work and live. Some of the changes may be short-term, but others probably have become a part of life
China's Yuanfudao now the world's most valuable edtech with $2.2bn new funding
Yuanfudao’s second tranche of its Series G funding follows the $1bn it raised in March, bringing its valuation to $15.5bn
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