DEAL FUEL BY ROCKET EQUITIES — SEPTEMBER 2022

Shania Coronel
Rocket Equities
4 min readOct 11, 2022

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COMPANIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA RAISED OVER US$2.2 Billion* IN AUGUST 2022

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

August 2022 Highlights

  • Singapore received the highest amount of funding in SEA
  • Lazada’s recent fundraise of US$ 912.5M by Alibaba was the main highlight from the fundraising landscape in SEA
  • E-Commerce & Logistics is the sector that received the highest amount of funding in August 2022 — totaling up to US$ 1.105B

Top Deals of the Month

Lazada (US$ 912.5M, E-Commerce, Southeast Asia)

by Alibaba

DANA (US$ 250M, Digital Wallet, IDN)

by Sinar Mas Group

Atome (US$ 100M, Fintech Firm, SG)

by HSBC Singapore

OATSIDE (US$ 65M, Oat Milk Brand, SG)

by Temasek Holdings, GGV Capital,Arabica International among others

Jet Commerce (US$ 60M, E-Commerce Enabler, IDN)

by Jinqiu Capital, Hidden Hill Capital among others

Featured Deals:

Helicap (US$ 5M, Private Investment Platform, Strategic, SG)

by Tikehawu Capital, PhillipCapital

senangPay (US$ 7.5M, Payments Gateway, Seed, IDN)

acquired by DOKU

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

FUNDRAISING SUMMARY BY SECTORS & COUNTRIES

E-COMMERCE & LOGISTICS EMERGED AS THE TOP FUNDED SECTOR IN AUGUST 2022

Fintech & Financial Services along with Food & AgriTech are other popular sectors from the region.

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

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

Singapore with a total of 45 deals (US$ 600.1M) received the highest amount of fundraise.

Indonesia with a total of 19 deals (US$ 449.4M) and Philippines with a total of 8 deals (US$ 95.6M) are both widely popular destinations among investors.

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

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DEAL HIGHLIGHTS — Notable transactions in SEA August 2022

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

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Investor Highlights in SEA

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

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SECTOR IN FOCUS

HRTECH — EMPOWERING JOB SEEKERS, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES

GLOBAL HRTECH MARKET SIZE TO REACH REACH $35.7 BILLION BY 2028

The HRTech Market is expecting a 5.8 CAGR growth from 2021 to 2028. North America players are dominating the market and expect to reach $35.7 Billion by 2028.

(Taken from Deal Fuel September 2022 by Rocket Equities) Global HRTech Market Size Projection and Global HRTech Market Share Projection by Region

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HRTECH INVESTMENT TRENDS AND TOP FUNDED SEGMENTS

Global funding for HRTech has been fluctuating in recent years and reached a peak in 2021. Employee Benefits, HRMS, and LMS are among the top-funded segments in the HRTech sector in the last two years.

(Taken from Deal Fuel September 2022 by Rocket Equities) Global HRTech Investment Trend and Top Funded HRTech Segments

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SOUTHEAST ASIA HRTECH STARTUPS ARE GETTING FUNDS FROM INVESTORS

Global funding for HRTech has been fluctuating in recent years and reached a peak in 2021. Employee Benefits, HRMS, and LMS are among the top-funded segments in the HRTech sector in the last two years.

(Taken from Deal Fuel September 2022 by Rocket Equities) SEA HRTech Landscape

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Exclusive Deals from Rocket Equities

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

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

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

- US$50M (Series B), E-commerce, 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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