(Bloomberg) -- 500 Global, one of the most active early-stage venture investors in Southeast Asia, raised $143 million to ramp up investments in the region and take advantage of a market rout that’s pummeled tech company valuations.Most Read from BloombergHuawei Teardown Shows Chip Breakthrough in Blow to US SanctionsChina Slowdown Means It May Never Overtake US Economy, Forecast ShowsReturn-to-Office Is a $1.3 Trillion Problem Few Have Figured OutBillion-Dollar Corporate Bond Deals Hit Treasuri
The sum includes a new $100 million venture capital fund focusing on early-stage startups, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The rest will be for a separate growth-stage vehicle. Investors include Malaysia’s pension fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan Diperbadankan and sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd., as well as some of its portfolio companies.
The fundraising shows that some venture firms are still finding capital even as the industry grapples with rising interest rates, elevated inflation and a decline in technology company valuations. Downswing cycles have historically been good opportunities for VC firms, Vishal Harnal, a 500 Global managing partner, said in an interview.
“It’s a great time to be investing, especially if you are able to very properly distinguish signal from noise,” he said. “There are certain undervalued assets that exist in the market now that we should have greater exposure to.” Through 500 Global’s third and largest early-stage fund in Southeast Asia, Harnal and partner Khailee Ng plan to invest in 100 pre-seed to Series A companies over the next few years. They will provide checks of $250,000 to $500,000 across Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia, focusing on areas such as rural digitalization, health care and food security.
500 Global, which launched its first early-stage Southeast Asia fund in 2014, now has more than $2.4 billion in assets under management. It was one of the early backers of companies such as Singapore’s Grab Holdings Ltd., Indonesia’s eFishery and Malaysia’s used-car platform Carsome. The firm has backed more than 340 companies in Southeast Asia over the past nine years.
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