Tuya Announces Anchor Investment by 65 Equity Partners By Investing.com

SANTA CLARA, Calif.  , Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Tuya  Inc. (“Tuya”)  (NYSE: TUYA; HKEX: 2391), a global leading cloud platform service provider, today announced that a definitive agreement has been entered into in respect of a strategic investment by 65 Equity Partners through its purchase of an approximate 13% of Tuya’s total issued shares from New Enterprise Associates (“NEA”).

65 Equity Partners is an independently managed wholly-owned investment platform of Temasek dedicated to supporting founders in their growth journey. The firm focuses on investing in family-owned and entrepreneur-led businesses in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States across the technology, business services, consumer, industrials and healthcare sectors.

Tan Chong Lee, CEO of 65 Equity Partners said: “This investment via the Anchor Fund aligns strategically with our mandate of supporting high quality businesses seeking a listing on the SGX. We are pleased to support Tuya in its next phase of growth.” Karan Saraf of 65 Equity Partners added: “Tuya is the global leader in the smart solution developer ecosystem, with a highly differentiated competitive positioning across smart cloud-based software and device solutions. We are thrilled to be part of Tuya’s exciting journey where its strong leadership, brand and ethos of innovation have attracted a highly diverse global customer base.”

Jerry Wang, Founder and CEO of Tuya, stated: “We are delighted  to welcome 65 Equity Partners  as a significant shareholder of Tuya. This investment reflects their confidence in our vision to capture growing international markets as the key enabler of global AIoT, intelligent devices, commercial and industry applications, by empowering over one million developers worldwide with our unique cloud platform. The Asia-Pacific region, particularly Southeast Asia,  represents an enormous opportunity for us as it is a fast-growing emerging market. We believe the investment from 65 Equity Partners aligns seamlessly with our international expansion strategy and offers possibilities for a future additional listing on the SGX, which  will further enhance Tuya’s presence in the global capital markets. We also deeply appreciate NEA’s support throughout our journey and value their continued role as an important shareholder of Tuya.”

“NEA is proud to have been a key stakeholder in Tuya since its founding in 2014”, said Carmen Chang, Partner and Head of Asia at NEA. “We are pleased to remain a…