Debt financing also lost momentum in Q1 2025, with Southeast Asian startups securing just seven deals worth $154 million.

Limited partners (LPs) are betting big on India’s long-term growth story amid the global economic uncertainty, funnelling capital into private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) firms in the hope of ...

Moom Health, a Singapore-based women’s health supplement brand, has announced raising S$3.5 million (about $2.7 million) in a pre-Series A funding round anchored by Wipro Consumer Care Ventures.

The tariffs imposed last week by the Donald Trump administration on exports to the US will inflict yet another blow to private equity investments in Southeast Asia, where exits have already been hard ...

Bangladesh’s biggest full-stack B2B commerce platform ShopUp and Sary, a B2B marketplace and services platform in the Gulf, have merged to form SILQ Group, creating the largest B2B commerce platform ...

Even with limited direct ties to the US supply chain, Southeast Asia’s Nasdaq-listed superapp Grab Holdings and NYSE-listed consumer Internet firm Sea Ltd were not spared from the market rout ...

Indonesian research startup Populix announced raising $4.3 million in the first close of its Series B funding round, which was anchored by MSW Ventures through MWS V Asia Fund X. The initial close of ...

Singapore-headquartered B2B fintech firm Aspire is shifting its strategic focus from regional markets towards a more global expansion, triggering an organisational restructuring that includes ...

Southeast Asia’s oldest private equity firms may be edging towards consolidation, as pressure from a tough fundraising environment pushes local GPs to consider mergers with global investment platforms ...

Axera Semiconductor, which makes edge computing chips for the likes of terminal device computing and smart driving, has secured 1 billion yuan ($136.3 million) in a Series C funding round. The round ...

The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, has proposed an investment of up to $25 million in Trifecta Capital’s fourth venture debt fund to increase access to credit and ...

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