aastha
Aastha is an Indonesia correspondent at DealStreetAsia, covering startup funding, deals, M&A and public listings in Indonesia as well as Singapore. Her previous stints include roles at NDTV, CNBC TV 18 in India and Forbes Indonesia.
Stories by aastha
GoTo Financial may be spun off in potential Grab-GoTo merger
GoTo is said to be in advanced talks with a Japanese investor to sell the fintech division.
Indonesia’s Beleaf, AgriAku said to have reduced up to 30% staff
Beleaf has reportedly reduced its workforce from 125 to 85 across all departments.
Elevarm bags $4.25m, Eratani nears funding, defying Indonesia’s agritech challenges
Elevarm sealed a pre-Series A round led by Intudo Ventures.
MDI’s portfolio sale said to have drawn three new potential buyers
Talks with Beta Lab are said to be progressing faster than discussions with other firms.
Lamudi’s parent DCG enters into ‘External Administration’
The Australian company is in financial distress.
Indonesian startups Qoala, Julo, Arkademi slash headcount
Qoala confirmed that it has let go of around 10% of its employees.
Indonesian aquatech Aruna said to have laid off at least one-third staff
The layoffs were carried out in phases, from December 2024 to January 2025, sources said.
Argor Capital terminates eFishery continuation vehicle
Argor was looking to increase its stake in the startup to 9-10% from 6-7% currently.
[Updated] Indonesia’s Kredivo acquires EWA startup GajiGesa in a distress sale
Deal value is a fraction of GajiGesa's last valuation of $30 million
Ex-Partners Group exec to tap SE Asia’s mid-market bets with debut fund
The fund, which is targeting to raise $250m, has hit the first close.
