GPC Conference 2025 in NYC 7-9 April; Temasek and Fidelity Invest USD200m in India’s Lenskart

12 June 2024
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Save the Date: GPC Conference 2025

7-9 April | New York

Save the date for the annual Global Private Capital Conference in partnership with IFC, which will convene on 7-9 April in New York City.

This flagship meeting brings together member investors, limited partners, special guests and keynotes representing private equity, venture capital, impact, infrastructure, credit, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and family offices.

Other Upcoming GPCA Global Programs

23 September 2024 - Asia Members Meeting & Singapura Sundown Reception: GPCA will host its annual Asia Members Meeting followed by a reception at CÉ LA VI, Marina Bay Sands Singapore.

For questions, please contact Felicia Chia, Asia Director at fchia@gpcapital.org.

19 November 2024 - Investors Meeting in London: The annual GPCA Investors Meeting at Café Royal in London is a highly curated, private meeting of fund and institutional investors focused on small group discussions and peer-to-peer conversations.

For questions, please contact Megan Smith, Director of Programs, at msmith@gpcapital.org.

INVESTMENTS

► Temasek and Fidelity invested USD200m in Lenskart, an India-based eyewear retailer. #Asia

► TR Capital, Trifecta Capital and Amara Partners led a USD90m Series E for India-based consumer lending platform Fibe, with follow-on from TPG Rise Fund, Norwest Venture Partners, Eight Roads Ventures and Chiratae Ventures. #Asia

► Prosperity7 Ventures invested USD400m in China-based AI developer Zhipu AI. #Asia

► China-based commercial rocket developer Space Pioneer raised a CNY1.5b (~USD208m) Series C+ from Broad Vision Funds, Wuxi Industry Development Group, Jundu Investment, Hongfu Asset Management and others. #Asia

► Spear Capital invested in Efoods, a Zimbabwe-based producer of packed foods and spices for retail, wholesale and catering services. #Africa

► Appian Capital Advisory agreed to invest ~USD65m in a plant to process ore from a Brazil-based graphite mine. #LatinAmerica

► Monk's Hill Ventures led a USD5.3m pre-Series A for Singapore-based global payments platform iPiD, with participation from Quona Capital and QED Investors, as well as follow-on from Jungle Ventures, 1982 Ventures, Saison Capital and Resolution Ventures. #Asia

► Nium, a Singapore-based real-time cross-border payments platform, raised a USD50m Series E from BOND, NewView Capital, Tribe Capital and others. #Asia

► KASZEK led a BRL110m (~USD21m) Series A for Kanastra, a Brazil-based capital markets infrastructure startup, with participation from Atlantico, Valor Capital, Quona Capital, QED Investors and Actyus. #LatinAmerica

► Patria Investments acquired Nexus Capital, a Colombia-based real estate investment firm. #LatinAmerica

► Sanabil Investments and RAED Ventures led a USD10m seed round for SiFi, a Saudi Arabia-based finance management platform for businesses. #MiddleEast