August 22, 2017
From small-town boy to co-owner of Next Education, Beas Ralhan built a startup before the internet was popular in India
Next Education claims its services are used by over 150,000 teachers,...
August 21, 2017
Capital Float raises US$45M to dominate the fast-growing SME lending market in India
Capital Float is mainly competing with VCs-backed Lendingkart, which claims...
August 21, 2017
(Exclusive) Lenovo’s VC arm entering India with an investment in micro delivery grocery service Milkbasket
A few of Milkbasket’s existing backers, in addition to new...
August 18, 2017
Captain’s log, August 18: High-end co-working spaces in Thailand set to grow
Also, Grab drivers in Indonesia can now cash out instantly, Japanese software...
August 17, 2017
Captain’s Log, Aug 17: Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu buying US$11.7B stake in China Unicom
Also in the news are Singaporean blockchain startup Indorse’s funding...
August 17, 2017
Breaking: Tokopedia confirms US$1.1B investment led by Alibaba
Although the firm refused to disclose the exact valuation, this injection...
August 17, 2017
Mekong Capital invests US$4.9M in Vietnamese education company YOLA
YOLA has expertise on overseas test preparation programs,...
August 16, 2017
oBike raises US$45M in Series B to catch up with the speeding Mobike and Ofo
Since its launch in Singapore in January this year, oBike has rolled...
August 16, 2017
Gobi Partners closes US$50M of new US$200M fund; will target muslim-focused tech, cloud, e-commerce, fintech
The Meranti ASEAN Growth Fund has already made its first investment — in...
August 16, 2017
Indonesian fashion e-commerce startup SaleStock raises US$27M Series B+ round
Gobi Partners, Alpha JWC Ventures, Convergence Ventures, KIP, MNC, and SMDV have...