Analysis
Regional startups raised a meagre $1 billion in private funding in Q1, the lowest quarterly haul in over five years.
Meituan looking to hire in Saudi Arabia for bigger bite of global market
India Digest: Advent International eyes stake in Apollo 24/7; InCred marks first close of PE fund
Tech exits in Vietnam to improve amid increased M&A appetite, finds report
MatchLog Solutions snags $1.5m funding and India deals worth $113m
GoTo-backed digital lender Bank Jago's profits surge 24% in Q1 2024
More Stories
India-focused private equity giant Kedaara Capital closes fourth fund at $1.73b
Vietnamese edtech startup Prep closes Series A round led by Cercano, Northstar
IFC proposes to invest up to $7m in Philippines fintech startup First Circle
Anaemic Q1 fundraising casts pall over Southeast Asia’s startup landscape
(Updated) Zilingo’s Ankiti Bose files criminal complaint against two co-founders: Report
First Circle provides loans for SMEs.
Deals
Vietnamese food chain Homefarm is backed by Alibaba’s eWTP Technology and Innovation Fund.
Blending digital and physical distribution is vital for SE Asian digital banks, says CEO Coen Jonker.
Biotech startup Peptobiotics has issued new shares to investors, including Hatch Blue, Entrepreneur First and SEEDS Capital.
The investment has been routed through SUSI Asia Energy Transition Fund.
Philippine fintech giant Maya Innovations received fresh capital from PLDT and others as part of a recent funding round.
IPOs & Markets
The merger is likely to result in Hotel101 having an equity value of over $2.3 billion.
Air quality solutions provider uHoo has issued shares to investors, including Wavemaker Partners and SEEDS Capital.
Citicore’s IPO can raise up to $141.25m.