SOUTHEAST ASIA Volanews

CHINA GIANT PChome Online

Taiwan E-Commerce Group PChome Launches Service in Southeast Asia This alliance will boost the visibility of Taiwanese products, further differentiate our partners in the respective local markets, and create a mutually-benefiting Southeast Asian e-commerce ecology.

by KrAsia

2020-09-25

THAILAND IPO Market REPORT

Thailand Poised to Become Biggest IPO Market in Southeast Asia This Year Almost $3 billion has been raised from Thai IPOs so far in 2020, most of it from Central Retail Corp.’s $2.5 billion IPO in February before global markets saw the worst of the impact from the pandemic.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-09-23

SOUTHEAST ASIA Digital Consumers INDUSTRY REPORT

Southeast Asia to See 310m Digital Consumers by End-2020 That means almost 70% of the region's population that are 15 years old and older will go digital by end-2020, and the average online spending per person will triple from 2019 to $429 in 2025.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-08-07

SOUTHEAST ASIA VC East Ventures

East Ventures Forms New US$88M Seed Fund for Startups Weathering COVID-19, Announces First Close The sector-agnostic fund is designed for digital companies emerging in the post-lockdown aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

by e27

2020-06-28

SOUTHEAST ASIA INDIA Startups

Sequoia India & SEA Announces Its Third Cohort of Early Stage Startups The programme combines $1 million to $2 million of capital for each startup, with company-building workshops and support from a community of exceptional mentors and founders from companies like Gojek, ONE Championship and Tokopedia.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-04-28

SOUTHEAST ASIA INDIA EVENT

【EVENT】India-Southeast Asia Investment Venture Summit Connecting innovators across the world.

by volanews

2020-04-22

SOUTHEAST ASIA Industry Healthcare

Coronavirus could wipe off $211b from Asia-Pacific economies: S&P S&P cut its 2020 growth forecast for China to 4.8% from previous estimate of 5.7%.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-03-09

SOUTHEAST ASIA SINGAPORE EVENT

Get Your Tickets Now: PingWest to Host SYNC SEA 2019 Summit in Singapore PingWest will be hosting its flagship tech summit SYNC in Singapore on Dec. 6, 2019 as part of its Southeast Asia expansion plan.

by Pingwest

2019-11-25

CHINA SOUTHEAST ASIA THAILAND

China Japan Korea—ASEAN Bank Alliance Was Set up in Thailand China Japan Korea—ASEN Bank Alliance was set up in Thailand. The set-up ceremony was co-hosted by the chairing banks of the Alliance—Kasikorn Bank and China Development Bank.

by Carol

2019-11-06

SOUTHEAST ASIA Industry FINTECH

3 promising fintech verticals in Southeast Asia Depending on where you are in the world, the term ‘fintech’ can conjure up lots of different mental images.

by e27

2019-10-29

US INVESTMENT Capria Ventures

Impact investor Capria Ventures to invest $20m in Southeast Asia US-based global impact investment firm Capria Ventures is investing up to $20 million in Southeast Asia in 2020 to further expand its emerging markets investment and network building footprint.

by DealStreetAsia

2019-10-25

SOUTHEAST ASIA INDONESIA STARTUP

【Exclusive】CoHive | Indonesia’s Intensely Contested Shared Workspace Market CoHive focuses on the Indonesian market, covering 31 regions in the country with over 9,000 members.

by Rachel

2019-10-15

Startups Finmas SOUTHEAST ASIA

Indonesian P2P lender Finmas secures fintech license Finmas is a collaborative venture by local conglomerate Sinar Mas and Hong Kong-based financial services provider Oriente, which also operates Philippine fintech firm Cashalo.

by techinasia

2019-10-15

Startups INVESTMENT SOUTHEAST ASIA

Yoma Strategic, Ayala unit AC Energy set up JV to invest in Myanmar power sector Singapore-listed, Myanmar-based diversified group Yoma Strategic Holdings and Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corporation’s energy platform, AC Energy, have entered an agreement to establish a 50:50 joint venture that will see an investment of at least $30 million into Myanmar-based Yoma Micro Power.

by DealStreetAsia

2019-10-15

Ride-hailling Unicorn SOUTHEAST ASIA

Grab locked in legal battle with Indonesian competition watchdog over alleged driver discrimination The Indonesian arm of Southeast Asian ride-hailing major Grab has found itself locked in a legal battle with the local competition watchdog over allegations of driver discrimination.

by DealStreetAsia

2019-10-15

Startups INVESTMENT SOUTHEAST ASIA

Thai PE firm Lakeshore Capital exits steakhouse chain Santa Fe for $50m Thailand-based private equity firm Lakeshore Capital has offloaded its entire stake in local steakhouse chain Santa Fe to Singha Corporation for $50 million, generating a 2.75x return.

by DealStreetAsia

2019-10-15

Startups INVESTMENT SOUTHEAST ASIA

Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways eyes $1b market cap with listing next year Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways expects a market capitalization of as much as $1 billion at its planned listing in the first quarter next year.

by DealStreetAsia

2019-10-15

Startups INVESTMENT SOUTHEAST ASIA

Vietnam-based cricket protein startup Cricket One secures funding from 500 Startups, Masik Enterprises, bringing sustainable alternative to beef, chicken Cricket One was founded by Nam Dang and Bicky Nguyen in 2017 to promote one of the world’s most environmentally friendly food sources beyond the East and Southeast Asian countries.

by e27.co

2019-10-15

Startups INVESTMENT SINGAPORE

Shopmatic acquires SaaS multi-channel e-commerce platform CombineSell, rounding out its seller management offers Singapore-based Shopmatic seeks to assist individuals and small firms to kickstart an e-commerce business, from setting up a website to managing cross-border transactions and customer engagement across different social media platforms.

by e27

2019-10-15

Startups INVESTMENT SOUTHEAST ASIA

HR startup Sprout raises US$6M from American billionaire Steve Cohen’s VC NY-based Point72 Ventures, American billionaire Steve Cohen’s early-stage VC, has invested a US$6 million into Sprout, a payroll and human resources platform from Manila, Philippines. The Series A round of funding marks Point72’s first foray into Southeast Asia, Tech in Asia reported.

by e27.co

2019-10-15