2025 began on a disappointing note for startups in the Greater China region as geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic ...

The firm will continue to look at the US market, but in a selective manner.

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

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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 ...

Venture capital funding in Southeast Asia showed no surprises in the first quarter of 2025. Deal momentum continued to decline, hitting new historic lows and reinforcing the view that the market ...

Zelos Technology, which develops unmanned logistics vehicles, has pocketed a total of $100 million in its Series B3 financing round, as the firm ramps up overseas expansion. The capital infusion has ...

Fore Coffee’s initial public offering (IPO) has drawn strong retail investor interest, with the Indonesian coffee chain’s shares oversubscribed by 200 times and attracting 114,873 investors, according ...

Indonesian agritech startup Semaai has closed a bridge round from new and existing investors, over a year after its last fundraising in January 2024, which was led by Tokyo-based CyberAgent Capital.

Japanese startup A Cabin Company said it has secured funding from Seveno Capital, while IQ-EQ announced the acquisition of AMAL Group. Japan’s A Cabin Company raises pre-seed funding Japanese wellness ...

Chinese artificial intelligence startup Zhipu AI has commenced the so-called “tutoring process” with an investment bank, a process mandatory for IPO applicants in China, the China Securities ...