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.

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 ...

Private equity major Warburg Pincus and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will invest Rs 7,500 crore (around $877 million) in IDFC First Bank through a preferential allotment of equity shares, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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AnyMind Group has announced the appointment of five senior executives, while law firm Cooley has hired a capital markets partner in Singapore. Tokyo-listed commerce enablement company AnyMind Group ...