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 ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bang Jamin, an Indonesian digital insurance platform, is closing a $4-million pre-Series A funding round led by Singapore-based investment firms SBI Ventures and Braxton Capital, DealStreetAsia has ...

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 ...