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.
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Exclusive: Indonesia’s Stoqo raises Series A round from Monk’s Hill, Accel Partners
Stoqo, a marketplace for small restaurant and hotel owners, has secured investments from Alpha JWC and Insignia Ventures Partners in the past.
Alibaba-backed SingPost to deploy LogiNext tech to boost last-mile delivery
LogiNext, which raised its Series A round of $10 million from Alibaba-backed Indian payments major Paytm, is looking to raise its next round of fundin
Indonesia’s Alpha JWC makes maiden Vietnam investment in Base.vn
The round was joined by 500 Startups and Vietnam Innovative Startup Accelerator (VIISA), the two lead investors in the Vietnamese firm's unspecified
Vickers Venture Partners to launch its biggest fund of up to $500m
The firm had last raised $230m, including $190m for its 5th fund and $40m for an RMB-denominated fund, in Oct 2017.
Indonesia’s Snapcart close to raising $15-20 million in Series B round
Snapcart's existing investors include Vickers Ventures, SMDV, Wavemaker, SPH, Social Capital, Kickstart Ventures, Endeavour Catalysts.
Indonesia’s Ekrut bags Series A funding from Venturra, Prasetia Dwidharma
Early last year, Ekrut had raised an undisclosed seed round from Indonesia’s leading early-stage investor, East Ventures.
Exclusive: Go-Jek-backed Halodoc in talks to raise $50m in funding
Last year, Go-Jek integrated its own medicine delivery app Go-MED with Halodoc.
Exclusive: Indonesian investor Prasetia Dwidharma to raise $30m debut fund
Prasetia Dwidharma is planning to raise the fund in partnership with a venture capital firm.
Indonesian fintech Payfazz raises over $21m from Tiger Global, others
Payfazz has been backed by investors including MDI, Insignia Ventures Partners and Magic Fund in the past.
Exclusive: Indonesia’s Target Media Nusantara bags Series A funding from Alpha JWC
The investment in TMN comes after Alpha JWC led a Series A round of funding for another media startup, Nusantara Technology, in October.