Meet The Team

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DEALSTREETASIA gets its unique edge from a young and motivated team. 
We believe in the future of Asia and want to play witness and contribute to the region’s growth story.

Editorial & Research

Aastha Maheshwari

Senior Reporter, Indonesia

Abhishek Chatterjee

Senior Research Analyst

Andi Haswidi

Head of Data Research

Angus Whistler Mackintosh

Consulting Editor

Eudora Wang

Deputy Editor, Greater China

Joji Thomas Philip

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Marsya Nabila

Senior Correspondent, Indonesia

Corry Anestia

Senior Research Analyst, Indonesia

Gita Rossiana

Correspondent, Indonesia

Kavitha Nair

Senior Reporter

Mars W. Mosqueda Jr.

Senior Correspondent

Deepshikha Monga

Senior Editor

Ngoc Nguyen

Deputy Editor, Vietnam

Joymitra Rai

Editor

Michelle Teo

Managing Editor, Southeast Asia

Padmapriya J

Senior Editor

Paramita Chatterjee

Editor, India

Pimfha Chan

Correspondent, Singapore

Pramod Mathew

Editor

Pramugdha Mamgain

Correspondent & Content Specialist, India

Quynh Nguyen

Senior Reporter, Vietnam

Simran Vaswani

Reporter, Hong Kong

Stephanie Li

Reporter, Hong Kong

Vibhuti Sharma

Correspondent, India

Operations, Sales & Marketing

Adele Ku

Events Lead

Atmaj S

Account Manager

Harnain Thapar

Subscriptions Lead

Jay Jega

Business Development and Sales Lead

Julia Zhou

Events Assistant

Lydia Napitupulu

Marketing Associate

Rebekah Priya

Office Manager

Shradha Jain

Account & Business Development Manager

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Aastha Maheshwari

Senior Reporter, Indonesia

Aastha is a senior correspondent in DealstreetAsia for Indonesia-covering deals, M&A, investment news in indonesia mainly and Southeast Asia. 

Aastha started her career as a Television journalist with NDTV, one of India’s oldest broadcast media houses, where she covered banking and finance, after which she joined CNBC TV 18 in India in 2013. During her stint at CNBC, she extensively covered the 5600 cr National Spot Exchange Scam (financial scam). She also covered corporate sectors like power, infrastructure, deals, M&A, regulatory stories and tax during her CNBC stint. Her inclination towards learning new things has brought her close to business feature writing as well. After she moved to Indonesia in 2015, she started working as a contributing writer with the magazine, Forbes Indonesia featuring important businesses of Indonesia, including many global players making a mark here. She has also written opinion articles in the Jakarta Post.
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Abhishek Chatterjee

Senior Research Analyst

Abhishek is a senior research analyst with DealStreetAsia. He is a versatile thinker, avid storyteller with a love for analytics & research, and is currently based in West Bengal, India. Before this, he was associated with The Hindu covering Technology for around 3 years.

Although having worked across multiple organisations like Cadbury, Cars24, as a sales & marketing professional, Abhishek, an MBA in marketing turned to be a journalist after pursuing business journalism from ACJ-Bloomberg. Abhishek is a music and cricket enthusiast. He loves watching and playing cricket and recording his own songs when not crafting stories.

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Andi Haswidi

Head of Data Research

Based in Jakarta, Andi Haswidi is an accomplished researcher, journalist and author. Prior to his current role with DEALSTREETASIA, he was the head of Asean research for FT Confidential, a research unit of the Financial Times. He started his career as a journalist in 2005 when he joined Indonesia’s leading English newspaper, The Jakarta Post, where he later became a business editor. He also had a brief stint as a business editor for Tempo weekly magazine before switching to the field of research for the FT in 2013. Andi is a recipient of the British Chevening Scholarship, with a master’s degree in public policy from University of Bristol. His first book, KOPI: Indonesian Coffee Craft & Culture, was published in 2018 by Afterhours Books, with foreword by President Joko Widodo.

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Angus Mackintosh

Consulting Editor, DealStreetAsia & Founder, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh is a consulting editor with DealStreetAsia responsible for the monthly research reports on Southeast Asia’s (SEA) digital economy. Angus is also the Founder of CrossASEAN Research and publishes research on Smartkarma. With more than 30 years of covering Asian markets in Equity Sales and Research, he possesses in-depth knowledge of a wide range of companies, economies, and markets in Asia. For the last 10 years has mainly focused on South-East Asia, and more recently included the digital economy in his coverage. Over his career, he specialised in HK/China and ASEAN markets at various different Investment Banks, laterally heading equities in Indonesia for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Jakarta before becoming an Independent analyst in 2016.

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Eudora Wang

Deputy Editor, Greater China

Eudora Wang is a Senior Reporter with DealStreetAsia, primarily tracking and covering the venture capital, private equity and the start-up ecosystem in Hong Kong and China.  

Eudora previously served as the Chief Reporter at Hong Kong-based online media outlet China Money Network, where she focused on technology innovation, smart investments and special situations in Greater China. Prior to China Money Network, Wang worked with Bloomberg Businessweek (Beijing) and Hunan TV Station, China.

She has a Master’s degree in International Journalism Studies from Hong Kong Baptist University and a Bachelor’s degree in Radio & Television from Xi’an International Studies University, China.

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Joji Thomas Philip

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Joji Philip is the founder & editor-in-chief of DealStreetAsia, now a Nikkei Group-owned company. He is a 24×7 information enthusiast and leads a pan-Asia team of reporters, editors and executives in marketing, sales, events and subscriptions. Joji moved to Singapore in 2013 to launch the international edition of Indian business daily Mint (owned by Hindustan Times), and founded DealStreetAsia a year later, as he saw a gap in the coverage of alternate assets space and funded startups in SEA. Over the years, the publication expanded its presence to India and the greater China region. DealStreetAsia is a subscription platform, and its ocus on editorial and data, exclusive deal breaks and big-picture coverage has helped it offer a differentiated product for its niche readers. During the last decade, the publication has been at the interaction of new economy and tech in Asia, thus making the deal ecosystem more visible and providing a competitive advantage to investors, founders and other players.

Prior to that, he was among the most prolific journalists in India, and chronicled the communications/telecoms segment, breaking some of the biggest stories in these sectors, during his tenure at The Economic Times and Business Standard. Joji has won the Business Standard-Seema Nazareth Award for Excellence in Journalism in March 2006. He is a twitterholic and a sports fan across soccer, F1, tennis and rugby.

Marsya Nabila

Senior Correspondent, Indonesia

With 9 years of experience in journalism, Marsya specializes in technology, digital trends, startups, venture capital, and finance.  Marsya’s career includes a notable tenure of nearly 8 years at DailySocial.id, a leading media startup in Indonesia, where she covered the startup ecosystem as a tech journalist. Known for her ambition, passion, and perseverance, she is always eager to embrace new challenges and opportunities for growth. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, reading manga, and watching horror movies.

Corry Anestia

Senior Research Analyst, Indonesia

Corry is a Jakarta-based business journalist with 13 years of experience covering technology and telecommunications sector. In 2018, she shifted her coverage to startups and digital when she joined DailySocial.id. The shift led her to gain new experience in research, particularly in supporting report writing, such as startup funding and thematic papers. She has also worked for various news outlets, including Liputan6.com and Indonesia Finance Today Newspaper, covering business activities and corporate actions.

Though her writing is mostly on serious topics, Corry is a big music and art fan. Lately, she’s been collecting vinyl records from place to place.

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Gita Rossiana

Correspondent, Indonesia

 
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Kavitha Nair

Senior Reporter

Kavitha, based in Singapore, worked as a journalist for over a decade writing on technology and the business of technology for reputable publications before taking a career break to take care of her family. with an extensive career spanning over 16 years, she has contributed to renowned publications in India – Financial Express and Business Standard, the UK – The Times UK and CIO UK, and the US.

When not catching up on the news she is chasing her spirited son, taking long walks and planning holidays.

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Mars W. Mosqueda Jr.

Senior Correspondent

Mars W. Mosqueda Jr. is a Philippines-based correspondent at DealStreetAsia, where he focuses on business, finance, and investment trends across Southeast Asia. His coverage spans key areas including venture capital, private equity, startup funding, mergers and acquisitions, and IPOs. Before joining DealStreetAsia, Mars served as the Cebu bureau chief for a national newspaper in the Philippines and contributed to prominent publications like Reader’s Digest and various trade magazines across Asia

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Deepshikha Monga

Senior Editor

Deepshikha has over 19 years of experience in media and communication. She started her career as a business journalist with Business Standard and The Economic Times where she reported on information technology, retail and consumer goods. Prior to joining DealStreetAsia, she was a digital marketer at Honeywell, a Fortune 100 technology firm.

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Ngoc Nguyen

Deputy Editor, Vietnam

Ngoc has over a decade of experience working in media and communication. She was DEALSTREETASIA’s Vietnam-based reporter during the 2015-2017 period, when she was a frequent moderator for local startup events. Ngoc also worked for Mekong Capital, Vietnam’s earliest private equity firm, as the company’s corporate communications officer, before she joined DEALSTREETASIA again in September 2018. Prior to DEALSTREETASIA and Mekong Capital, Ngoc was a financial markets reporter at Vietnam News, the first English-language publication in Vietnam. She was awarded Vietnam Startup Journalist of the Year 2016 by the ASEAN Ricebowl Startup Awards.

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Joymitra Rai

Editor

Joymitra worked as a journalist for 13 years (2001-2014) before taking a career break to be with her family. She started her career as a sub-editor at Business Standard and then moved to The Economic Times in 2004. She also handled the national edition front page at ET.

While being a full-time mother, Joymitra took up freelance editing assignments and wrote on travel and lifestyle. Most recently, Joymitra worked as an Editor in Business and Finance at Cactus Communications, editing high-value research papers in economics, statistics, health, and sociology.

Joymitra enjoys travelling to discover new places and meeting new people.

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Michelle Teo

Managing Editor, Southeast Asia

Michelle is a journalist with nearly two decades of experience covering business and international affairs. 

She is deeply concerned about the growing gaps in the global economy and believes there is a need to reform capitalism for a more equitable and sustainable system.

She was part of Al Jazeera English’s global launch team in Kuala Lumpur, and her last role was Chief Editor at The Edge Singapore. Michelle obtained her Master of Science in International Relations at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

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Padmapriya J

Senior Editor

J Padmapriya is the news editor for DEALSTREETASIA. A business journalist with 15 years of experience in newsroom operations, she has spent close to a decade in India’s Economic Times and has served stints at VCCircle.com, Financial Express and Asian Age. As deputy editor of VCCircle.com in 2009-2011, she was responsible for the overall production of the website. She was among 12 journalists selected from India for the British Chevening scholarship (2005). She holds a PG degree in English literature from Delhi University and a PG diploma in journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.
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Paramita Chatterjee

Editor, India

Based in Delhi, Paramita is a business journalist with over 16 years of experience. Over the years, she has reported on Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Venture Capital. Prior to joining DEALSTREETASIA, she was with The Economic Times, Businessworld and Forbes India. She has also had a brief stint at the Confederation of Indian Industry wherein she undertook policy advocacy work to facilitate growth in the infrastructure sector. Paramita is a guest faculty at The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (Dhenkenal).
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Pimfha Chan

Correspondent, Singapore

Pimfha Chan is a Singapore-based reporter covering alternative assets in Asia, including private equity, private credit, and venture capital investments. With years of professional experience in fast-paced newsrooms, Chan has covered high-impact stories focusing on Asia Pacific’s real assets as well as M&A deals, and IPOs in the region.

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Pramod Mathew

Editor

Pramod began his journalism career as a copy editor for The Economic Times in 2010. After a five-year stint at the paper, he joined Forbes India as its deputy head of desk, where he was trusted with data visualisation projects including for proprietary specials such as The Forbes India Rich List. 
 
Before joining DealStreetAsia, Pramod had a two-year stint with Quartz India as its desk editor. He contributed to the website’s coverage of the Indian economy and the country’s corporate sector.
 
He is an alumnus of the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai.
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Pramugdha Mamgain

Correspondent & Content Specialist, India

Pramugdha is the correspondent and content specialist for DEALSTREETASIA in India. She has over five years of experience in reporting and tracking financial news at the Economic Times, a stint as a writer for a travel portal and has also taught economics, marketing, journalism at an MBA programme faculty at Amity University, New Delhi. Pramugdha is a BA (Hons) in Economics from Delhi University. She did her post-graduate studies in economics and then in journalism (Times Centre of Media Studies, New Delhi) and also holds an MBA in finance from Symbiosis, Pune.
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Quynh Nguyen

Senior Reporter, Vietnam

Quynh Nguyen is the Vietnamese consultant for DEALSTREETASIA. She is an enthusiastic journalist with a nose for news. She brings over three years of journalism experience to the team and has written hundreds of stories on Vietnam’s economy. Graduating from Vietnam’s Academy of Journalism and Communications, she joined Vietnam Economic Times as an economic reporter specializing in business, agriculture, startups and real estate. She also collaborated with several private companies in Vietnam as an interpreter. As a journalist, she is convinced that acumen and prudence are the two most important factors for a writer.
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Simran Vaswani

Reporter, Hong Kong

Simran Vaswani is a Hong Kong-based reporter with DealStreetAsia, primarily tracking the private equity space across Asia. She previously worked with Bloomberg, where she focused on investing and real estate and other broader finance topics in Hong Kong. Simran has also worked with Forbes Asia and CNN. She has a bachelor’s degree in International Journalism from Hong Kong Baptist University.

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Stephanie Li

Reporter, Hong Kong

Stephanie is a Hong Kong-based reporter with DealStreetAsia, who covers the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, as well as the equity market and startup ecosystem in Hong Kong and China.

She is passionate to delve into the intertwining relationship of geopolitics and technology, and how innovations shape culture or rewire the ways people connect with each other.

Prior to joining DealStreetAsia, She was among the very last foreign journalist covering the world-watching changes within Myanmar after the 2021 military coup for KrASIA, including the junta’s digital surveillance, the implications of internet shutdown to individuals and businesses. She also reported extensively on Southeast Asia’s burgeoning tech scene.

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Vibhuti Sharma

Correspondent, India

Vibhuti started her journalism career as a business correspondent with Reuters in Bangalore, India. During her 4-year long stint with Reuters, she extensively covered the U.S. technology sector including writing exclusives, interviews and breaking some of the biggest news in the sector. Prior to joining DealStreet Asia as a correspondent, Vibhuti briefly worked as a content specialist with investment advisory firm SA Global Advisors, where she learned more about the nitty-gritty of the world of deal-making. She holds a bachelor’s in Journalism & Mass Communication from Manipal University. Apart from watching TV and reading non-fiction, Vibhuti likes painting and singing in her free time.

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Adele Ku

Campaign Associate

Adele is a Campaign Associate in DealStreetAsia. She is a fresh graduate from the National University of Singapore with a background in Policy and Quantitative Economics. Her previous experience at a FinTech start-up has sparked her passion in working in a fast growing and dynamic start-up environment. She is excited to bring new ideas and solve challenges on a day to day basis with innovative solutions. 

In her free time, Adele enjoys watching movies, dancing and spending quality time with her friends and family. She also loves to travel and aspires to immerse herself in the different cultures all around the world. 



Atmaj S

Account Manager

Atmaj is a business enthusiast who has worked with multiple online businesses & has great success stories. He has worked closely with 40+ Youtube/Instagram creators of India before joining DSA. Atmaj loves networking, brainstorming & building relations with enterprise accounts which makes him his client’s favorite Account Manager. Since College days, Atmaj has actively contributed to social work which eventually led him to starting an NGO “Ilamkurudhi ” that is doing multiple social upliftment & service activities around Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Atmaj loves listening to podcasts and learning new skills during his leisure time

Harnain Thapar

Subscriptions Lead

Harnain is the Subscription Lead at Deal Street Asia. She has worked with global publishers like The Economist and The Drum while also nurturing startups in Singapore to foster business growth. Her deep respect for knowledge underscores her approach to life and work. Beyond her career, she’s a dedicated dog mom, a trained dancer, and a firm believer in the power of family and friends. Harnain finds balance in these pursuits, cherishing moments spent with loved ones as a constant source of inspiration and joy.

Jay Jega

Business Development and Sales Lead

With over 15 years of experience in the media entertainment and technology industries, Jay have excelled as a business leader and media specialist. Her career spans content creation, business development, and strategic partnerships, including leading regional BD and sales teams, negotiating with major studios, and launching successful marketing programs. At Warner Bros Discovery and CNN International, she managed complex deals and developed
sales pipelines, while at Amazon Global 3P DP, she drove revenue growth and onboarded new platforms for Prime Video. Her skills in strategic planning, partnership management, and client relations have consistently delivered results in dynamic environments. Jay is passionate about creating value and impact through innovative and collaborative partnerships that leverage the power of media and entertainment to inform, inspire, and entertain audiences worldwide.

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Julia Zhou

Events Assistant

Julia assists with events and marketing at DealStreetAsia.

She is currently a Macquarie University student undertaking a double degree in law and professional accounting. Apart from being an active member of a number of societies at her university, Julia has successfully started her own society which she is currently presiding over.

Outside of her university commitments, Julia has had experience working in the food, hospitality, finance and administration.

In her spare time, she enjoys trying new foods, travelling and attending concerts.

Lydia Napitupulu

Marketing Associate

Lydia is a music, food, and, social media enthusiast. Graduated from Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines with Bachelor of Arts in Communication Convergent Media Track, she is fluent in Bahasa Indonesia, English, and Tagalog. 

Having worked as social media marketer for several brands in Indonesia, she has a brain and a heart for writing as well as creating meaningful social media contents. She spend most of her leisure time doing music with her friends, tasting new food, and spending time in her home garden with her family.

Rebekah Priya

Office Manager, Singapore

Rebekah is a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience in the HR, operations, and finance industries. Before joining us, she was an office manager with Go Impact Capital Partners. She has also worked with Ai Palette and Seimpi School of Music. She is well-versed with a slew of software and products, including Monday.com, Xero, Volopay, Adobe, and Canva, and has done market research and handled Hubspot Marketing, data analytics and Mailchimp. She has also handled project management and financial reports and also managed corporate events. Rebekah played hockey for Singapore. She holds a Bachelor of Communications (major in marketing and media) from Murdoch University and a Diploma in Communications Management from Kaplan. 

Shradha Jain

Account and Business Development Manager

Shradha, hailing from Assam, India, is a budding Account and Business Development Manager at DealStreetAsia. She holds a master’s degree in management with a major in Marketing from Singapore Management University. Prior to joining Deal Street Asia, Shradha served as an APAC Channel Marketing Intern at Formlabs, a leading 3D Printing developer and manufacturer. Shradha loves drinking tea, enjoys listening to techno music, and is a major travelling enthusiast. Her unwavering optimism contributes to her well-rounded approach in the professional sphere.
 

Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
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Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
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