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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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 ...

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 ...

Singapore-headquartered investment firm Conifer Capital has invested $7 million in Nephro Plus Consultancy Inc (Nephro Plus), a dialysis provider in the Philippines, according to an announcement.

Southeast Asia’s private equity scene is entering choppier waters as the turbulence caused by Trump’s tariffs injects fresh volatility into global markets, shrouding the exit landscape, which was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...