DEAL FUEL BY ROCKET EQUITIES — OCTOBER 2022

Shania Coronel
Rocket Equities
4 min readNov 2, 2022

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COMPANIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA RAISED OVER US$1.84 Billion* IN SEPTEMBER 2022

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

September 2022 Highlights

  • Indonesia received the highest amount of funding in SEA
  • Singapore emerged as the second highest SEA country with 1 major transaction — Fazz Financial’s US$ 75M Series C fundraise from Tiger Global and other investors
  • Fintech & Financial Services is the sector that received the highest amount of funding in September 2022 — totaling up to US$ 787.92M

Top Deals of the Month

Bank Jasa Jakarta (US$ 510M, Digital Bank, IDN)

acquired by Astra International and WeLab

Traveloka (US$ 300M, Online Travel Agency, IDN)

by Indonesia Investment Authority, BlackRock, Allianz Global Investors and Orion Capital Asia

Line Man (US$ 265M, E-Commerce Platform, Series B, TH)

by GIC, Line Corporation, BRV Capital Management, PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company, Bualuang Ventures, Taiwan Mobile

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

FUNDRAISING SUMMARY BY SECTORS & COUNTRIES

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

Other or Non-core Sectors along with E-Commerce & Logistics are other popular sectors from the region.

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

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INDONESIA EMERGED ON THE TOP WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST TRANSACTIONS IN SEA IN SEPTEMBER 2022

Indonesia with a total of 16 deals (US$ 934.98M) received the highest amount of fundraise.

Singapore with a total of 30 deals (US$ 429.02M) and Thailand with a total of 5 deals (US$ 290.6M) are both widely popular destinations among tech investors.

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

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DEAL HIGHLIGHTS — Notable transactions in SEA September 2022

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

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Investor Highlights in SEA

Investor Highlights in SEA September 2022

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SECTOR IN FOCUS

DIGITAL LENDING PLATFORMS — GAMECHANGER IN SME & PERSONAL FINANCE

INDONESIA’S STARTUP, IDEAL, TACKLES THE PAIN POINT OF THE MORTGAGE APPLICATION PROCESS

IDEAL Indonesia develops a platform that allows users to compare mortgage products and apply for them through multiple banks simultaneously.

(Taken from Deal Fuel October 2022 by Rocket Equities) Company in Focus: IDEAL Indonesia and its App Features

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SOUTHEAST ASIA LENDING PLATFORMS ARE GETTING FUNDS FROM INVESTORS

Southeast Asia lending platforms received significant funding from investors. Indonesia is leading the region with the most funded startups in this sector.

(Taken from Deal Fuel October 2022 by Rocket Equities) SEA Lending Platform Landscape

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Exclusive Deals from Rocket Equities

  • US$ 100M+ (Series C), E-commerce, Philippines
  • US$ 30M (Series B), Agroforestry & Carbon Project Developer / ESG, Philippines
  • US$ 35M (Series A), Online Hyperlocal Delivery / Logistics, Philippines
  • US$ 30M (Series A), Fintech, Philippines
  • US$ 20M (Series A) + US$ 100M (Debt), Financial Services, Philippines
  • US$ 20M (Series A), Logistics, Philippines
  • US$ 10M (Series A), Outsourcing, Philippines

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