Temasek Holdings

Temasek Holdings is a Singapore-based investment company founded in 1974. The firm specializes in providing debt financing and is dedicated to transforming economies, enhancing middle-income populations, and fostering emerging champions. Temasek operates across various sectors, including financial services, transportation, industrial, consumer goods, real estate, telecommunications, media, technology, and life sciences. Its strategic focus is on developing comparative advantages within these industries to support sustainable growth and innovation.

Pradyumna Agrawal

Director

Soyoun Ahn

Managing Director, Investment (Credit and Hybrid Solutions)

Gary Ang

Managing Director, Macro Strategy

Parimal Aswani

Managing Director, Technology

Ravi Balasubramanian

Managing Director, Portfolio Development, New Energy and Industrials

Siddartha Bhattacharjee

Head of Mobility and Logistics and Managing Director of Portfolio Strategy & Risk Group

Bielke, Eric

Director

Yuliang Chang

Managing Director, Investment (China)

Eu Chua

Managing Director, Institutional Relations and Singapore Market

Ranjit Dandekar

Managing Director, Investment

Reena Kanagasingam

Managing Director, Investment (Public Markets)

Pey, Lim Ming

Chief of Staff, Executive Office, Deputy Chief Corporate Officer and Managing Director, Strategy Office

Paul Liu

Managing Director, Investment (Financial Services), Portfolio Strategy and Risk Group

Anuj Maheshwari

Head, Agri-Food Managing Director, Investment (Middle East and Africa)

Nicolas Meier

Managing Director, Investment (EMEA) and Director

Jingwen Miao

Managing Director, Investment (China)

Suranjan Mukherjee

Managing Director, Cross Asset Macro Portfolio and Joint Head, Public Market Investment Strategies

Ryan Rakestraw

Director

Parangam Ray

Managing Director, Organisation and People

Pierce Scranton

Managing Director, Institutional Relations and Deputy Head, North America

Shaun Seow

Managing Director, Singapore Market and Head, Community Stewardship

Jason Sun

Chief Representative, Beijing and Managing Director, Investment (China)

Belinda Tan

Managing Director, Finance (Financial Management)

Man-Keung Tang

Managing Director, Macro Strategy

Sulian Tay

Operating Partner

Karen Toh

Managing Director, Finance (Treasury)

Damien Vacherot

Director

Benoit Valentin

Senior Managing Director EMEA and Head of Private Equity Fund Investments

Rob Williams

Managing Director, Investment (EMEA)

Past deals in Series E

Shiprocket

Series E in 2022
Shiprocket is an eCommerce shipping platform based in New Delhi, India, founded in 2017. It provides direct-to-consumer retailers with a cost-effective solution for shipping by utilizing a machine-learning-based data engine. This technology helps businesses select the most suitable courier service, generate shipping labels, and track orders from a centralized dashboard. In addition to its shipping services, Shiprocket also offers high-quality packaging materials through Shiprocket Packaging, ensuring brands and businesses of all sizes have access to necessary resources for their operations. With a focus on efficient and reliable service, Shiprocket aims to simplify the shipping and returns management process for its users across India.

Alan

Series E in 2022
Alan provides online digital insurance services focusing on health and wellness. The company offers health insurance services, providing solutions tailored to the needs of different types of businesses. It provides simple and seamless insurance coverage and easy claim handling. It gives access to medical professionals for users to easily and conveniently get medical advice and manage claims and reimbursements.

Shiprocket

Series E in 2021
Shiprocket is an eCommerce shipping platform based in New Delhi, India, founded in 2017. It provides direct-to-consumer retailers with a cost-effective solution for shipping by utilizing a machine-learning-based data engine. This technology helps businesses select the most suitable courier service, generate shipping labels, and track orders from a centralized dashboard. In addition to its shipping services, Shiprocket also offers high-quality packaging materials through Shiprocket Packaging, ensuring brands and businesses of all sizes have access to necessary resources for their operations. With a focus on efficient and reliable service, Shiprocket aims to simplify the shipping and returns management process for its users across India.

General Fusion

Series E in 2021
General Fusion develops utility-scale fusion power using a new, patent-pending concept based on recent developments in Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF). MTF has been relatively unexplored by the fusion community since the 1970s, but if proven it would provide a practical near-term path to fusion energy. It is the goal of General Fusion to demonstrate and commercialize this new clean, safe, and economical concept by the end of the decade. General Fusion is supported by a global syndicate of energy venture capital funds, industry leaders, & technology pioneers.

Xiaohongshu

Series E in 2021
Xiaohongshu, founded in 2013 and based in Shanghai, is a lifestyle sharing platform that facilitates the exchange of experiences through text, images, and videos. Initially created to assist overseas travelers with shopping, it has transformed into a vibrant community focused on various lifestyle topics, including cosmetics, fashion, food, travel, entertainment, reading, fitness, and childcare. The platform allows users to post their favorite products, share shopping experiences, and discover global merchandise, particularly in the luxury and fashion sectors. It serves as both a social network and a social e-commerce platform, enabling users to review and purchase products from abroad.

ShopBack

Series E in 2021
ShopBack offers a one-stop lifestyle portal that powers smarter purchase decisions for consumers. Today, ShopBack is the dominant player in Southeast Asia’s e-commerce Cashback market, with an established presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Taiwan, powering over 1,000 orders per hour. ShopBack enhances shopping by providing up to 30% Cashback for consumers to boost their purchasing power while providing cost-effective marketing solutions for merchant partners. With over 1,300 merchant partners, including Uber, Expedia, and Lazada, ShopBack constantly strives to bring a smarter shopping experience to the consumers. In October 2015, ShopBack was awarded the winner of the Gold award in the Best Start-up (Growth Stage) category and a Silver award in the Best Innovative Infocomm Products (Consumers) category at the 7th Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) Awards. This is the local start-up’s maiden voyage in industry awards, pitting against more than 300 nominations for the esteemed titles. The company was recently awarded the Emerging Enterprise Award in September 2016, jointly organized by The Business Times (Singapore) and OCBC Bank, which recognizes outstanding small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore.

Apeel Sciences

Series E in 2021
Apeel Sciences produces products including avocados, apples, mangos, cucumbers, and citrus protected by plants. They support the plant’s natural ability to protect against environmental stress by maintaining moisture and reducing oxidation.

Zipline

Series E in 2021
Zipline is a California-based automated logistics company that designs, manufactures, and operates drones to deliver vital medical products. Zipline's mission is to provide every human on Earth with instant access to vital medical supplies. In 2014, Zipline was created to deliver medicine to those who needed it. Since then, the company has built a quick delivery drone and an autonomous logistics network. Zipline designs and tests its technology in Half Moon Bay, California. The company assembles the drones and the technology that powers their distribution.

Arrail Dental

Series E in 2021
Arrail Dental International Group Co. Ltd. is a prominent dental services provider based in Beijing, China, specializing in a wide range of oral health care services. Established in 1998, the company operates numerous clinics across major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou, among others. Arrail Dental offers comprehensive services such as endodontics, general dentistry, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, and periodontics, as well as specialized treatments like implants and tooth whitening. In addition to in-person consultations, the company facilitates online appointment scheduling to enhance accessibility for its clients. Arrail Dental aims to provide high-quality dental care and has developed a network of elite dentists to support its operations.

PharmEasy

Series E in 2021
PharmEasy is a health tech startup founded in 2015 by Dharmil Sheth, Mikhil Innani, and Dhaval Shah, operating as a subsidiary of Ascent Health. The company offers an online platform that streamlines the supply chain of pharmaceuticals by digitizing the process of medicine delivery. It provides services such as teleconsultation, medicine deliveries, and diagnostic test sample collections, facilitating connections between patients and local pharmacy stores and diagnostic centers. By improving accessibility and affordability, PharmEasy aims to meet extensive medical needs and enhance the overall healthcare experience for its users. The startup is backed by several prominent investors, including Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Temasek Holdings.

Snyk

Series E in 2021
Snyk empowers the world’s developers to build secure applications and equip security teams to meet the demands of the digital world. Its developer-first approach ensures organizations can secure all of the critical components of their applications from code to cloud, increase developer productivity, revenue growth, customer satisfaction, cost savings, and an overall improved security posture. Snyk’s Developer Security Platform automatically integrates with a developer’s workflow and is purpose-built for security teams to collaborate with their development teams. Snyk is used by 1,200 customers worldwide today, including industry leaders such as Asurion, Google, Intuit, MongoDB, New Relic, Revolut, and Salesforce. Snyk is recognized on the Forbes Cloud 100 2021.

Sociolla

Series E in 2020
Sociolla was established with the aim of providing comfort for women in Indonesia to shop for makeup/cosmetics, skincare, haircare, beauty equipment, and perfume. Sociolla only works with authorized distributors and brand holders to ensure product authenticity. We understand that quality is the main aspect; especially for beauty products that we apply to the skin.

MiningLamp

Series E in 2020
MiningLamp is a rapidly growing startup based in Beijing, China, established in 2014, specializing in big data solutions for enterprises. The company focuses on advanced applications of artificial intelligence in industries characterized by high knowledge and management complexity. MiningLamp assists clients in building their own knowledge graphs and leveraging artificial intelligence to transform data into actionable insights. By integrating perceptual and cognitive intelligence, it facilitates collaboration among people, machines, and organizations through multi-modal artificial intelligence and big data technologies. Its offerings include a self-developed big data platform that provides tools for data insight, business intelligence discovery, and data association analysis, enabling clients to effectively analyze and utilize both structured and unstructured data. Notable clients include China UnionPay, CCTV, and China Postal Savings Bank, showcasing MiningLamp's capability to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency, ultimately supporting digital transformation initiatives.

Flywire

Series E in 2020
Flywire is a payments enablement and software company that specializes in providing secure and efficient payment solutions for international students and educational institutions. The company offers a streamlined platform that integrates a proprietary global payment network with vertical-specific software, enabling clients to process reconciled domestic and international payments effectively. Flywire serves over 4,000 clients across various sectors, supporting diverse payment methods in more than 140 currencies worldwide. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Flywire operates globally, with significant revenue contributions from the Americas.

ManoMano

Series E in 2020
ManoMano is an online marketplace specializing in DIY, home improvement, and gardening products. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Paris, France, the platform serves a community of DIY enthusiasts, providing not only a wide range of products but also expert advice and tips for various projects. Customers can connect with merchants to purchase items directly at competitive prices, enhancing their gardening and home improvement endeavors. ManoMano's data-driven approach enables efficient product offerings, making it a valuable resource for individuals looking to undertake DIY projects.

ClassPass

Series E in 2020
ClassPass is a membership program for fitness classes across multiple gyms and studios, making working out more accessible. With over 25,000 studio, gym, and wellness partners across the globe, ClassPass connects members to a variety of classes and appointments including yoga, cycling, Pilates, boxing, massage, acupuncture, and more. It facilitates the discovery process, using machine learning to surface the most relevant recommendations to its members from a catalog of more than 5 million classes a month. In addition, ClassPass helps to lift the fitness industry daily, working directly with studio partners around the globe to merchandise their excess inventory, find new customers, and generate new streams of revenue.

General Fusion

Series E in 2019
General Fusion develops utility-scale fusion power using a new, patent-pending concept based on recent developments in Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF). MTF has been relatively unexplored by the fusion community since the 1970s, but if proven it would provide a practical near-term path to fusion energy. It is the goal of General Fusion to demonstrate and commercialize this new clean, safe, and economical concept by the end of the decade. General Fusion is supported by a global syndicate of energy venture capital funds, industry leaders, & technology pioneers.

Calysta

Series E in 2019
Calysta, Inc. is a biotechnology company specializing in the development and manufacturing of sustainable protein ingredients derived from innovative sources. The company focuses on producing nutritional feeds and health products for fish and livestock, while also supplying chemicals for various applications, including fibers, plastics, and biofuels. Utilizing a patented fermentation platform powered by renewable energy, Calysta creates protein products such as FeedKind and Positive Protein, which address the increasing global demand for sustainably produced food. With a commitment to food security, the company aims to enhance biodiversity and improve the interconnection between water, energy, and food systems. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Calysta has additional locations in Houston, Texas; London, United Kingdom; Stavanger, Norway; and Singapore.

Carbon

Series E in 2019
Carbon, Inc. designs and manufactures advanced printing solutions that enhance product performance and accelerate market delivery. The company utilizes its proprietary Digital Light Synthesis technology, which combines digital light projection, oxygen-permeable optics, and programmable liquid resins to create parts with superior mechanical properties and surface finishes. Its SpeedCell system integrates various manufacturing processes for consistent production of end-use parts across different scales. Carbon's offerings include a range of printers and the automated Smart Part Washer, enabling streamlined workflows for industries such as automotive, consumer products, dental, industrial, and life sciences. Additionally, Carbon produces various polyurethane materials, including rigid and flexible options, as well as other advanced resins. Founded in 2013 and based in Redwood City, California, Carbon supports its clients with consulting services, helping them leverage its technologies for mass customization, on-demand inventory, and innovative product development.

Blend

Series E in 2019
Blend is a digital lending platform that simplifies the application process for mortgages, consumer loans, and deposit accounts. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company serves over 285 financial institutions, including major players like Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank, by enhancing the customer journey from application to closing. Blend's cloud-based technology streamlines the entire origination process, encompassing back-end workflows and consumer interfaces, while its Title segment facilitates efficient title, settlement, and closing processes for various mortgage products. The platform enables the processing of more than $4 billion in loans daily, significantly aiding consumers in accessing capital and achieving homeownership. Blend primarily generates its revenue from its comprehensive platform, which is designed to improve productivity and foster deeper customer relationships within the financial services sector.

GetYourGuide

Series E in 2019
GetYourGuide operates an online platform for booking tours, attractions, and activities worldwide. It offers tourist services online via the Internet and mobile applications. The platform sells tours and excursions, activities including cooking classes, and tickets to many tourist attractions. GetYourGuide runs a thriving and viral business curating, and selling tickets for running walks and other exploration experiences for people touring different parts of the world. The business model for GetYourGuide stipulates that it does not offer its tours or activities, but rather, acts as a mediator between customers and providers. The service is free for customers, but the provider of the tour has to pay GetYourGuide a percentage of its revenue. GetYourGuide, an online customer review system, enables potential customers to assess the quality of tour providers. Additionally, the platform removes providers who consistently get bad reviews from its inventory. Jochen Mattes, Johannes Reck, Martin Sieber, Pascal Mathis, Tao Tao, and Tobias Rein founded GetYourGuide on June 1, 2009.

Impossible Foods

Series E in 2019
Impossible Foods Inc. develops and produces plant-based substitutes for meat, dairy, and fish products, utilizing ingredients such as greens, seeds, and grains. Founded in 2011 by Patrick Brown and Monte Casino, the company is headquartered in Redwood City, California. Impossible Foods focuses on recreating the texture and taste of conventional meat and dairy by selecting specific proteins and nutrients, offering a healthier alternative to traditional animal products. Its offerings include items like plant-based burgers and cheeses, which are sold through restaurants and online in the United States.

Iora Health

Series E in 2018
Iora Health is dedicated to providing possible service and care for each patient without any of the barriers or excuses that plague the current system. They’ve completely redesigned Primary Care to help patients better manage their health and navigate the health care system. Every patient gets a personal physician as well as a personal health coach who stays in close contact during and between office visits, both of whom are available by email, text, or video in addition to in-person visits. In addition, they provide educational offerings, including group visits, to help patients stay on track with their health goals.

Innovent Biologics

Series E in 2018
Innovent Biologics, Inc. is a privately held biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and manufacturing monoclonal antibodies to be marketed in China and elsewhere around the world. Innovent is funded by Fidelity's venture arm, a prominent investment firm in the US, Lilly Ventures, and Suzhou bioBay. The registered capital is 30 million US Dollars. The founders and senior management team of Innovent have over 70 years of combined work experience in the discovery, development, and manufacture of biologics in the US, Europe, and worldwide and were involved in the launch of such products as Bexxar, Conbercept, Natrecor, Oncorine, Recombivax HB, and others.

17zuoye

Series E in 2018
17zuoye is an online learning platform for K-12 students as well as teachers and parents. The name means “homework together” in Chinese, and the site aims to serve as a nexus for all three groups to facilitate the educational experience, focusing on English and Math classes. 17zuoye offers a multi-platform homework solution that is in sync with the textbook curriculum and enhanced by big data analytics. 17zuoye provides the teachers with good teaching tools and comprehensive statistics, the students with interesting learning apps and individualized adaptive learning content, and the parents with immediate study reports. 17zuoye also acts as a social network for these users, having the largest real-name-based online teachers’ forum and Wechat parent community in the country.

Gojek

Series E in 2018
Gojek is an app that providing a variety of services from payments, food delivery, transportation, and logistics. The app is used for food ordering, commuting, digital payments, shopping, hyper-local delivery, getting a massage, and other services. It aims to create a positive socio-economic impact on customers, driver-partners, business, and MSMEs. Gojek is backed by investors including Google, Facebook, PayPal, Sequoia Capital, and Tencent Holdings. The company was founded in 2009 in Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia by Kevin Aluwi, Nadiem Makarim, and Michaelangelo Moran.

Poshmark

Series E in 2017
Poshmark is a social marketplace for new and secondhand styles for women, men, kids, pets, homes, and more. By combining the human connection of physical shopping with the scale, ease, and selection benefits of ecommerce, Poshmark makes buying and selling simple, social, and sustainable. Its community of more than 80 million registered users across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and India, is driving the future of commerce while promoting more sustainable consumption.

PolicyBazaar

Series E in 2017
Policybazaar Insurance Brokers Private Limited is an online platform based in Gurugram, India, that specializes in offering a wide range of insurance services, including life, health, car, two-wheeler, travel, and home insurance. Founded in 2014, the company operates an insurance comparison portal and mobile application that allows consumers to compare various financial products effectively. By analyzing options such as medical, term life, and motor insurance, Policybazaar helps clients make informed decisions, often resulting in lower premiums due to competitive pricing. The company derives most of its revenue from its insurance services segment, aiming to raise awareness in India about the financial implications of unforeseen events like death and disease.

Guardant Health

Series E in 2017
Guardant Health is committed to positively and significantly impacting patient health through technology breakthroughs that address long-standing unmet needs in oncology. Guardant is backed by Sequoia Capital, led by a seasoned management team comprising thought leaders and successful serial entrepreneurs in next-generation sequencing and rare-cell diagnostics, and is closely advised by an oncologist-led medical steering committee from leading cancer centers across North America and abroad.

CarTrade

Series E in 2016
CarTrade.com is India’s leading online automotive market for buyers and sellers of new and used vehicles. Our car auctions take place across more than 80 cities with over 1200 dealers participating in these auctions. This enables us to empower the buyers and the seller to choose the most suitable vehicles at the most affordable prices.

Iwjw

Series E in 2015
Iwjw operates an online platform offering online to offline house rental services. The platform accepts bookings of prospective clients to make ocular visits to houses. Iwjw began operation on March 17, 2014. Its headquarters is in Shanghai in China.

C2FO

Series E in 2015
C2FO is a global on-demand working capital platform that offers fast and flexible access to low-cost capital for nearly 2 million businesses. Utilizing its patented Name Your Rate® technology, C2FO enables companies to receive payments sooner from major enterprises, unlocking significant amounts of risk-free capital. The platform assists clients in optimizing cash flow by collaborating with suppliers and customers to establish more favorable payment terms, thereby allowing businesses of all sizes to manage their working capital effectively. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Kansas City, C2FO aims to create a more inclusive financial system and has facilitated over $275 billion in funding worldwide.

Airbnb

Series E in 2015
Airbnb operates an online platform that connects hosts with guests seeking short-term accommodations. The company facilitates bookings and provides tools for both parties to manage their transactions. Airbnb focuses on various types of lodging, including homes and unique stays.

Funding Circle

Series E in 2015
Funding Circle Limited operates an online marketplace that connects small and medium-sized businesses seeking loans with individual and institutional investors. Founded in 2009 and based in London, the platform allows various lenders, including individuals, banks, local councils, and financial organizations, to provide unsecured and secured loans for various business needs, such as working capital, asset purchases, and property development. By facilitating direct lending, Funding Circle offers businesses fast access to financing while providing investors with the opportunity to earn attractive returns. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including software, retail, energy, healthcare, construction, e-commerce, and industrial sectors, aiming to foster growth, create jobs, and support local communities.

Dazhong Dianping

Series E in 2015
Dazhong Dianping focuses on the "retail + technology" approach and collaborates with merchants and other partners to give consumers a better life while also promoting goods retailing and services. retail's digital transformation on both the demand and supply sides. Meituan will always prioritise customer satisfaction, boost investment in scientific and technical research and development, better fulfill social obligations, generate more social value, and work with partners to achieve win-win outcomes.

Snapdeal

Series E in 2014
Jasper Infotech Private Limited owns and operates an online shopping site for Internet users in India. It provides an assortment of products across various categories, including mobiles and tablets; computers, and office and gaming products; televisions, audio and video equipment, appliances, grooming products, and cameras; men's and women's fashion products; kids' toys and fashion products; home and kitchen furnishings/appliances; beauty and personal care products, and food and household essentials; sports, fitness, and outdoor equipment; books, musical instruments, and gift cards; motors and accessories; and real estate and financial services. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in New Delhi, India with regional offices including Bangalore, Mumbai, Calcutta, and Hyderabad.

Jasper Technologies

Series E in 2012
Jasper Technologies provides a cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) platform that enables various companies to launch, manage, and monetize IoT services on a global scale. It offers Control Center, an automated connectivity management platform that enables users to manage their connected devices, manage low power and low usage connected devices and launch, manage, and monetize connected car services. Jasper Technologies also provides Control Center for Mobile Enterprise that automates mobility management for employee business mobile phones and tablets. It serves agriculture, connected cars, connected homes and buildings, healthcare, industrial equipment, retail and payment solutions, smart cities, and transportation and logistics customers. Amit Gupta, Daniel Collins, and Jahangir Mohammed founded Jasper Wireless in 2004 that became Jasper Technologies in May 2014, with headquarters in Santa Clara in California with operations in Alpharetta in Georgia. Jasper Technologies operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems as of March 18, 2016.
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