Startups

Founded in 2015, Blackpanda has offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Manila and San Francisco, and plans to deepen its presence across Asia. (Source photos by Reuters and screenshot from Blackpanda's website) 
DealStreetAsia

Singapore cybersecurity firm Blackpanda bags $15m in funding

Startup plans to use capital to expand in Asia, boost its services

19 January 2023
Creative Gorilla Capital wants to help startups tap Indonesia's growing digital business ecosystem. (Source images from Reuters and Creative Gorilla Capital website)
DealStreetAsia

Creative Gorilla launches $20m fund to back Indonesian startups

Debut fund is looking to invest in consumer-focused companies

18 January 2023
Tuk-tuk taxis are parked in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. (Photo by Florian Wehde on Unsplash)
Startups

In Thailand, tuk-tuk apps spare tourists the hassle of haggling

MuvMi app makes rides more accessible to foreigners by setting prices

18 January 2023
Indian startup Byju's advertises at a World Cup match in 2022.
Startups

Asian startups under pressure to cut costs after funding drops

India's Byju's shows how founders face tough choices to ensure profitability

18 January 2023
Chinese startup Meta-Bounds has made lightweight smart glasses using resin lenses. (Photo courtesy of the company)
36Kr/KrASIA

Oppo makes lighter smart glasses with help from Chinese startup

Meta-Bounds uses resin lenses that weigh less and are more durable

17 January 2023
Fubon Financial says its insurance unit is taking up to 20% of the final fund size of AppWorks Fund IV, which will invest in Taiwan and Southeast Asia. (Source photos by screenshot from Fubon Financial and AppWorks websites) 
DealStreetAsia

Taiwan's Fubon Life commits $39.5m to latest AppWorks fund

Fund expected to invest in 50 to 60 deals, if it reaches target size of $360m

17 January 2023
Ankit Agrawal, left, is director of venture debt at Lighthouse Canton, while Sanket Sinha, right, is head of asset management. (Photo courtesy of Lighthouse Canton)
Finance

Singapore's Lighthouse Canton launches venture debt fund in India

Plans to raise as much as $135m as startups hunt for financing

16 January 2023
Headquartered in California, Structure Therapeuticshas has research and development operations in China. (Source image from Structure Therapeutics website)
DealStreetAsia

Sequoia China-backed biopharma company files for $100m U.S. IPO

Structure Therapeutics developing drugs targeting a wide range of chronic diseases

16 January 2023
Yunchuang Zhixing specializes in self-driving technology in the sanitation industry and has developed operational solutions for driverless sweepers. (Photo courtesy of the company)
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Baidu-backed Chinese startup to push self-driving sweeping vehicles

Yunchuang Zhixing's driverless sweepers upgraded for cities, factories

15 January 2023
Toru Nishikawa, co-founder and CEO of Preferred Networks, at the company's lab in 2018: Japan's valuable startups tend to be capital-intensive companies that benefit from research and development rather than blitz marketing. (Photo by Maho Obata)
Opinion

Japan's entrepreneurial model builds long-term value

Nation may be short of flashy startups, but that should not be only yardstick

15 January 2023
Founded in 2020, Jumppoint offers a one-stop platform for warehousing, order fulfillment and cross-border logistics services. (Source image from Jumppoint website)
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Mindworks Capital leads Hong Kong-based Jumppoint's $6.5m funding

Logistics provider sets sights on Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia expansion

13 January 2023
Nasdaq-listed Veradigm has invested in Singapore- and New York-headquartered data analytics startup Holmusk. (Source photos from Holmusk and Veradigm websites)
DealStreetAsia

Singapore health tech startup Holmusk raises $45m

Plans to use funds to expand database for behavioral health industry

12 January 2023
Twelve Ukrainian companies participated in the most recent CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ryotaro Sato)
CES 2023

Ukrainian startups make pitches at CES, eyeing postwar demand

Companies seek to cash in on demand to repair war-damaged infrastructure

11 January 2023
Singapore-based Welovesupermom has a presence in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand. (Source photo from Supermom website)
DealStreetAsia

Singapore parenting platform Welovesupermom bags $6m in funding

Company offers price comparisons and hosts parent communities

11 January 2023
LionsBot's robots can clean large public areas and can be controlled remotely. (Source photo from LionsBot Facebook page)
DealStreetAsia

Singapore robotics company LionsBot lands $17m in Series A round

Startup develops cleaning robots for commercial applications

10 January 2023
Grab Vietnam now allows payments via VNG's ZaloPay, posing the possibility of more concentration among popular smartphone apps in the Southeast Asian market of 100 million people. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Technology

Grab adds pay feature from Vietnam tech unicorn VNG

ZaloPay used for rides, delivery in deal linking country's most popular apps

9 January 2023
Customers shop at a Musinsa store in Seoul. The unicorn integrates brick-and-mortar shops with its mostly digital operation. (Photo by Kotaro Hosokawa)
Startups

K-fashion startup Musinsa goes global, starting with Japan

CEO Han Mun-il looks to ride next cultural wave after K-pop and K-dramas

9 January 2023
Indonesia's Bank Aladin listed on the IDX in February 2021. (Source image from Aladin website)
DealStreetAsia

Indonesia's BNC Ventures takes 5.8% stake in Bank Aladin for $77m

Company will use new funding to meet regulatory capital requirements

5 January 2023
Vietnam has recently emerged from strict COVID-19 lockdowns in the wake of the pandemic.
DealStreetAsia

Vietnam private equity company ABB seeks $100m for 2nd fund

Plans to back small and midsize enterprises in nation's growing economy

4 January 2023
Analysts and investors predict 2023 will offer more opportunities in Asia, though shaking off the challenges of last year may take time.
Market Spotlight

Why 2023 could be the best -- and worst -- year for VCs in Asia

Venture capitalists see pickup in deal activity, but expect difficulties in fundraising

2 January 2023
Space One will use its Space Port Kii launch pad, seen here in Japan's Wakayama prefecture, for the February launch. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)
Startups

Japanese startup Space One plans first rocket launch in February

Smaller, low-cost delivery vehicles expected to ignite satellite industry

30 December 2022
Freetech Intelligent System CEO CEO Zhang Lin has vowed to mass produce autonomous driving systems using its "first-mover advantage." (Photo courtesy of the company)
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Chinese self-driving startup Freetech raises nearly $100m

Company to use money to develop more all-in-one self-driving systems

28 December 2022
India's Money View is an online financial services platform offering credit products and personal financial management solutions. (Source photos by screenshot from Moneyview website) 
DealStreetAsia

Indian fintech startup Money View raises $75m

Financial services company working toward unicorn valuation of $1bn

28 December 2022
Private equity firm Advent International has signed an agreement to buy a majority stake in India's Suven Pharmaceuticals. (Source photos from AP and Suven Pharma website)
27 December 2022
Indian startup Tredence intends to provide customers with more insight from data and analytics. (Source photos by Reuters and Tredence Facebook page)
DealStreetAsia

Indian AI company Tredence raises $175m

Private equity firm Advent International to be represented on startup's board

26 December 2022