India
Ola is exiting the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
Bahrain's Investcorp to buy NSE's IT arm for $120m in India push
Indonesia's Bukalapak hits positive adjusted EBITDA for first time in Q1
Indonesian tech giant GoTo's losses narrow as revenue jumps in Q1 2024
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IFC, KB Kookmin Card launch $150m financing initiative in Indonesia, Thailand
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Editor’s take: The week that was — April 22-27
Greater China
The Group has plans to seek regulatory approval in Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Africa.
Ola Electric has filed its draft red herring prospectus for an IPO to raise $660 million.
Indonesia
HSBC will back companies from its $1b ASEAN Growth Fund.
Sharechat’s valuation had reportedly shrunk to $1.5b in end-2023 from $5b in 2022.
The country added just two unicorns in 2023.
Perfios has a presence in India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
Singapore
The startup will produce in Italy “chiplets”, which can be the size of a grain of sand.
The payments unicorn was last week reported to be under investigation by India’s ED.
Investors including Prosus, General Atlantic, Peak XV say they are “deeply concerned about the stability of the company”.