Analysis
Regional startups raised a meagre $1 billion in private funding in Q1, the lowest quarterly haul in over five years.
As new regulations take shape, will Indonesian investors' interest in crypto hold?
PE firm L Catterton buys into Italy's affordable cosmetics brand KIKO in $1.5b deal
Apple renews talks with OpenAI for iPhone generative AI features: report
Alphabet, Microsoft earnings show hefty AI bets are driving growth
Shanghai presses ahead into secondary market with new 10b yuan fund
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Decarbonization Partners hits final close of debut fund at $1.4b, surpasses target
Singapore’s Keppel set to raise over $2.7b across three funds this year
Schroders Capital’s $12.3b renewables arm to make next move in Asia
After blistering growth, Indonesia’s data centre firms shift focus to stability, margins
Vietnam-based Masan’s FMCG unit weighs IPO among fundraising options
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.