SMBC Asia Rising Fund pairs a 400-year-old bank with deep balance sheet and regional banking presence in Indonesia, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam together with Incubate Fund's seed-stage venture experience in India and Southeast Asia, so it can connect startups to actual banking channels rather than just offering advice. The fund focuses on the core systems behind finance—like lending, payments, supply-chain finance, and banking infrastructure—with a strong concentration in India, and its team openly describes the fund as an attempt to help Japanese companies catch up in partnering with Indian and Southeast Asian startups, an area where they've historically lagged behind US, European, Korean, and Chinese firms.
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