DEAL FUEL BY ROCKET EQUITIES — AUGUST 2022

Arushi Chauhan
Rocket Equities
4 min readSep 16, 2022

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COMPANIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA RAISED OVER US$1.868 Billion* IN JULY 2022

(Taken from Deal Fuel August 2022 by Rocket Equities) Fundraising across sectors in Southeast Asian countries

JULY 2022 Highlights

  • Singapore received the highest amount of funding in SEA
  • Indonesia emerged as the second highest SEA country with 1 major transaction — Astra International’s acquisition of Bank Jasa Jakarta (US$ 258.56M)
  • FinTech & Financial Services is the sector that received the highest amount of funding in July 2022 — totaling up to US$ 644.16M

Top Deals of the Month

Intrepid (US$ 250M, E-commerce Services Platform, SG)

acquired by Ascential plc

Acronis (US$ 250M, Cybersecurity, SG)

by Blackrock & undisclosed institutional Investors

TNG Digital (US$ 168M, E-wallet, MY)

by Lazada Group, Touch n’ Go

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(Taken from Deal Fuel August 2022 by Rocket Equities) Deals Update for 2022

FUNDRAISING SUMMARY BY SECTORS & COUNTRIES

FINTECH & FINANCIAL SERVICES EMERGED AS THE TOP FUNDED SECTOR IN JULY 2022

E-commerce & Logistics along with IT, SaaS & Enterprise Solutions are other popular sectors from the region.

(Taken from Deal Fuel August 2022 by Rocket Equities) Fundraising across sectors from SEA July 2022
(Taken from Deal Fuel August 2022 by Rocket Equities) Fundraising across sectors from SEA July 2022

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SINGAPORE EMERGED ON THE TOP WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST TRANSACTIONS IN SEA IN JULY 2022

Singapore with a total of 26 deals (US$ 988M) received the highest amount of fundraise.

Indonesia with a total of 15 deals (US$ 458.3M) and Malaysia with a total of 2 deals (US$ 175.5M) are both widely popular destinations among tech investors.

(Taken from Deal Fuel August 2022 by Rocket Equities) Fundraising summary in SEA July 2022

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DEAL HIGHLIGHTS — Notable transactions in SEA July 2022

(Taken from Deal Fuel August 2022 by Rocket Equities) Fundraising Summary in SEA July 2022

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Investor Highlights in SEA

(Taken from Deal Fuel August 2022 by Rocket Equities) Investor Highlights in SEA July 2022

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FLASH COFFEE: ONE OF ASIA’S FASTEST-GROWING TECH-ENABLED COFFEE CHAINS

COMPANY IN FOCUS

Flash Coffee is listed as centaur after closing the Series B funding round. Launched in 2020, it has since opened close to 250 stores and employs an army of 1,400 employees.

(Taken from Deal Fuel August 2022 by Rocket Equities) Company in Focus: FLASH COFFEE

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THE RISE OF COFFEE STARTUPS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Southeast Asia’s coffee business is unique, with respect to both customer habits as well as its business model.

(Taken from Deal Fuel August 2022 by Rocket Equities) Coffee Startup Landscape in SEA

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Exclusive Deals from Rocket Equities

- US$100M+ (Series C), Ecommerce, Philippines

- US$100M+ (Series B), Software & IT Services, Philippines

- US$50M (Series B), Agriculture, Philippines

- US$50M (Series B), Ecommerce, Vietnam

- US$40M (Series B), Fintech, Philippines

- US$20M (Series A), Financial Services, Philippines

Rocket Equities is a Southeast Asia-focused financial advisory firm. We work with market leaders in tech/tech-enabled industries to raise capital via debt & equity markets, enable regional market expansion through M&A, and create a lucrative exit for founders by leveraging our network of 300+ professional investors composed of Venture Capital, Private Equity, Corporates, and Sovereign Wealth Funds in APAC.

For More — Connect with us at deals@rocketequities.com.

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