Daiwa PI Partners

Daiwa PI Partners, established in 1998 and based in Tokyo, Japan, operates as a private equity firm and investment bank within the Daiwa Securities Group. The firm specializes in a diverse range of financial services, focusing on international venture capital and private equity investments, as well as debt, real estate, non-performing loans, domestic private equity, and energy investments. With a strong emphasis on the Asia and Oceania regions, Daiwa PI Partners aims to provide strategic financial solutions and support to its clients, leveraging its extensive expertise and network in the investment landscape.

Hideki Araki

President and Representative Director

Kazuyoshi Mizukoshi

Managing Director, International Investment Department

Yusuke Takahashi

Assistant Director

14 past transactions

Quantifeed

Series C in 2022
Quantifeed HK Limited is a financial technology company based in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, that specializes in providing digital investment solutions tailored for financial institutions. Founded in 2013 by former investment banking executives, the company offers an automated investment platform that allows banks, brokers, and wealth planners to deliver a branded digital investing experience to their clients. The platform features a library of portfolios for asset allocation, thematic investments, and various trading strategies, supporting investments across major global markets. By offering configurable options, Quantifeed enables institutions to effectively meet their wealth management objectives and reach a broad consumer base efficiently. Its clients include online brokers, consumer banks, wealth advisors, and private banks in regions such as Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and China.

Carsome

Series D in 2021
Carsome Sdn Bhd operates an online platform that connects customers with used car dealers across Malaysia and has expanded its services to Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Petaling Jaya, the company streamlines the car-selling process by offering services that encompass inspection, valuation, bidding, payment, and logistics. This comprehensive approach allows individuals and entities to efficiently sell their vehicles directly to dealers through an online bidding portal. By facilitating each step of the transaction, Carsome aims to enhance the overall experience for customers looking to sell their cars.

Beta Media

Venture Round in 2020
Beta Media is a cinema chain in vietnam.

iPrice Group

Series B in 2020
iPrice Group Sdn Bhd operates an e-commerce platform. The company offers electronics, clothing, shoes, bags, watches, jeweler, kids and toys, sports and outdoors, and home and living products. The company also provides products in various categories, such as kitchen and dining, cooling, women’s ethnic wear, skin care, men’s sneakers, strollers and carriers, makeup, backpacks, women’s dresses, accessories, food supplements, hair care, smartphones, LED, cases and covers, men’s shoes, gadgets, women’s heels, sport, fashion watches, travel, headphones, bedroom, casual, beauty and health, medical equipment, and cycling products. It serves clients in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Vietnam. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Carsome

Series C in 2019
Carsome Sdn Bhd operates an online platform that connects customers with used car dealers across Malaysia and has expanded its services to Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Petaling Jaya, the company streamlines the car-selling process by offering services that encompass inspection, valuation, bidding, payment, and logistics. This comprehensive approach allows individuals and entities to efficiently sell their vehicles directly to dealers through an online bidding portal. By facilitating each step of the transaction, Carsome aims to enhance the overall experience for customers looking to sell their cars.

Sendo

Series C in 2019
Sendo.vn is a Vietnamese e-commerce site that offers clothing, homeware, cosmetics, tech accessories, and more. Sendo helps online shoppers find daily deals, promotions, and handbooks with product listings in the categories of women’s fashion, men’s fashion, mother and baby, homeware, food, cosmetics, tech accessories, and sports and entertainment. Sendo’s product delivery network spreads across 64 cities where users can choose to make payments through credit cards, ATM cards or by a bank transfer. Sendo.vn was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Royal Golden Owls

Venture Round in 2019
Royal Golden Owls Company Ltd., an affiliate of Daw Win Garment Center and ADMA Media, an official sponsor of the 27th SEA Games.

Rent 2 Own(Myanmar)

Series A in 2018
Rent 2 Own (Myanmar) Ltd provides motorcycle rental services. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Yangon, Myanmar.

Sendo

Series B in 2018
Sendo.vn is a Vietnamese e-commerce site that offers clothing, homeware, cosmetics, tech accessories, and more. Sendo helps online shoppers find daily deals, promotions, and handbooks with product listings in the categories of women’s fashion, men’s fashion, mother and baby, homeware, food, cosmetics, tech accessories, and sports and entertainment. Sendo’s product delivery network spreads across 64 cities where users can choose to make payments through credit cards, ATM cards or by a bank transfer. Sendo.vn was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Oway

Venture Round in 2018
Oway, Inc., a travel agency, offers an online platform to book hotels and flights in Myanmar. It provides a range of travel booking services, including flights, visas, hotels, car rentals, activities, and tours; corporate travel management services; conferences and events; and international study tours. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Yangon, Myanmar.

Frontiir

Venture Round in 2017
Frontiir provides affordable digital access and useful information services to people and helps overcome the global digital divide. The company also provides services to a wide variety of enterprise clients all over the country, ranging from ready to install business solutions packages to customized packages tailored to meet the clients’ unique business needs. It innovates and designs its own network infrastructure solutions including its unique wireless last-mile solutions. It was founded by three co-founders who have world-class expertise in information and communication technologies (ICT) with 30 years of combined industry experience in the US. Two co-founders are MIT Ph.D. graduates who published several technical papers in the areas of wireless networking and IT and hold several patents.

Pathee

Seed Round in 2014
Pathee is a search engine that finds specific information for people starting from their current location. The next-generation search engine to find information of close ones starting from the current location.

Quan

Seed Round in 2013
Quan Inc. develops content for smartphone applications and web. The company develops characters contents such as Betakkuma, Sugar Cubs, Business Fish, Piyomaru, sticker shop for au Smartpass, Mr.Egg, Elice, Kawaii Kaomoji Book, handwritten stickers, AIS MystickerShop and game contents that includes emotipon. The company offers characters for mobile carriers, chatting applications and platforms of Japan and Southeast Asian nations. Quan Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Arara

Venture Round in 2013
Arara Inc. is a technology solutions provider based in Tokyo, Japan, established in 2006. The company specializes in a range of services including customer relationship management (CRM) solutions that incorporate reward points and e-money functions to enhance consumer engagement. Arara also develops data security solutions, augmented reality services like ARAPPLI and ARAPPLI SIGNAGE, and QR code services, including QRQR - QR Code Reader and QRQR Manager. Additionally, the company offers blockchain solutions and manages high-speed email delivery services through its Arara messaging solutions. With a focus on innovation, Arara aims to deliver enjoyable and convenient services that enhance user experiences globally.