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Quest Ventures looks to bridge S-E Asia and Central Asia with second fund

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Sharanya Pillai

Sharanya Pillai

Published Thu, Apr 16, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    LOCAL venture firm Quest Ventures is vying to strengthen startup collaborations between Central Asia and South-east Asia, having clinched the support of Kazakhstan's QazTech Ventures to hit the first close of its latest fund.

    On Friday, Quest announced that it has achieved a US$26 million first close for its US$50 million second fund.

    Venture capitalKazakhstanTemasek

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