Singapore, __ January 2018:- Innoven Capital's Southeast Asia office announces that it has closed over 20 transactions in FY2017, including 18 new additions to its portfolio and 4 cross-border deals in collaboration with Innoven Capital's global network spanning offices in China and India.

Innoven Capital Southeast Asia's transactions over the past year have expanded its geographical footprint, completing investments across Myanmar, Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia and more. Most notably, it closed the region's largest venture debt deal to date with a US$15.4 million investment into online travel agent Yatra in collaboration with Innoven Capital India. Other noteworthy investments include travel-booking services company Oway, live-streaming platform M17 Entertainment, online Korean-beauty store Althea and fintech services provider Akulaku.

Commenting on the firm's performance, CEO of Innoven Capital Southeast Asia Mr. Chin Chao said,“We had the opportunity in 2017 to work with some fantastic founders and investors throughout the region. As the ecosystem continues to mature, we see strong demand for Innoven's flavor of venture debt from companies across all industry sectors at all stages of growth. Companies are constantly looking for venture loans to accelerate growth and increase valuation while minimizing equity dilution, so we are off to a strong start in 2018.”

Commenting on Innoven as a venture debt partner, Co-founder and CEO of Carsome Mr. Eric Cheng said,“It was a joy working with the Innoven team. They have demonstrated a strong understanding of the whole startup ecosystem, as well as dynamic responses to the ever-changing business environment. Innoven provided Carsome with strong suite of customised financing solutions that catered to our funding and operational requirements and also achieved the best value proposition for both parties.”

Commenting on the Innoven as a venture debt partner, Gobi Ventures Partner Mr. Kay-Mok Ku said,“We have enjoyed a great partnership with Innoven. In fact, three of our portfolio companies have received venture debt funding from Innoven in 2017. With the launch of our new Meranti ASEAN Growth Fund, we look forward to increase our collaboration with Innoven in the coming years”

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Innoven is a pan-Asian venture debt provider with offices in Singapore, Mumbai and Beijing. Innoven extends venture debt financing to high-growth and innovative startups, and has since supported and provided over 180 loans to more than 130 companies across Southeast Asia, India and China.

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