Alta Partners with BRI Ventures (BVI) to Launch a SEA & Indonesian Secondaries Fund
Fund Overview
The corporate venture capital arm of Bank BRI, Indonesia’s 2nd largest bank with total assets of USD1.68B and over 150m clients, BRI Ventures (BVI) manages 3 multi-stage funds with AUM of US$320M using the first Indonesian-licensed OJK Venture Fund. BVI’s portfolio consists of 30+ total companies, consisting of 3 unicorns, 9 centaurs and has managed 2 IPO exits and 1 secondary exit
BVIs’ notable investments within the portfolio include Grab, Modalku, Bukalapak, PayFazz, Investree, and Ayoconnect.
BVI and Alta formed a strategic partnership to launch a new secondaries fund targeting late and venture growth stage Indonesian and Southeast Asian companies. The new Fund will allow global investors to invest directly in Indonesian growth-stage startups, giving existing investors the chance to reinvest capital in other opportunities.
BVI and Alta aim to raise US$50M and become the largest secondaries fund in Southeast Asia, while at the same time increasing access to smaller ticket sizes through its structure. At least 70% of the total capital commitments will go in Indonesian companies or with majority business in Indonesia, with the remaining 30% being invested in SEA companies.
The Fund has a 4+1+1 term and will target to achieve an IRR of 20% by leveraging Alta’s strong deal flow of top Indonesian growth-stage companies and Alta as a platform for price discovery and market-making. The Fund will structure itself directly on the cap table or via SPV/VCC and will invest in 10-15 tech focused companies situated within equity rounds of series B/C and the pre-IPO stage.
Significance of the Fund
This strategic partnership brings together BVI's extensive network and FAlta’s digital marketplace, making them well-placed to assist startups in achieving their growth trajectory and potential.
The Fund aims to build a portfolio of high-growth Indonesian companies through a non-traditional route of investment which will directly support founders, employees and early-backers.
Being aligned to our adjective of bringing “Alternative assets for All”, this strategic partnership increases access and liquidity for a wider range of investors to invest directly into the high-growth Indonesian start-up ecosystem.
Based on actual transacted blocks through Alta, investors could have potentially yielded returns in excess of 100% by investing in selected unicorn secondaries.
Alta's Role
Actively involved in the end-to-end investment process, Alta’s proprietary platform and extensive network brings access to deal flow and market intelligence in the secondary market to the partnership.
Alta established a VCC structure for the Fund, increasing access to smaller ticket sizes and creating possible additional avenues for liquidity, pricing discovery and market making opportunities through the blockchain powered Exchange platform.
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