Shirley Zhao, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shingâs private investment firm Horizons Ventures Ltd. will make Southeast Asia a priority, with the regionâs digital economy booming as the pandemic drives more people to use the internet.
Horizons Ventures will focus in particular on Southeast Asiaâs biggest market, Indonesia, co-founder Solina Chau, Liâs long-time confidante, told Bloomberg News in a statement sent by text message.
The firm, whose early bet on Zoom Video Communications Inc. contributed to a surge in Liâs wealth during the pandemic, has over the past year invested in three Indonesia-based startups in funding rounds that have raised more than $210 million. Partnering up with Jakartaâs Alpha JWC Ventures, one of Southeast Asiaâs largest venture capitalists, Horizons seeks to identify young companies that could be the regionâs next most popular.