Asia Partners
March 3, 2021
Singapore-headquartered Asia Partners, launched by former Sea Ltd president Nick Nash and Naspers B2C e-commerce division’s former CEO Oliver Rippel, announced the final close of its inaugural private equity (PE) fund at $384 million.
The fund – Asia Partners I – is the largest debut technology fund that is focused specifically on Southeast Asia. The PE vehicle seeks to make investments starting from $20 million across Southeast Asian tech startups.
The closing commitment of $384 million signals a strong investor appetite for the region’s burgeoning market for e-commerce, payments, mobile apps, and other tech and internet startups.
The fund made a $78 million first close in November 2019 and another close at $117.85 million in January 2020. The firm’s filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2021 showed that the fund was able to secure $282 million in commitments at that time.