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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Indonesian online rental platform Jendela raises money from EverHaus
The online rental startup is also looking to raise its next funding round by early next year.
Exclusive: Grab acquires stake in Vietnamese mobile payment firm Moca
Founded in 2013, Moca provides a free payment application on iOS and Android platforms for Vietnamese consumers.
SE Asia-focused Access Ventures closes $15m fund, invests in four regional startups
The fund will continue to invest in early-stage tech companies in Vietnam, Indonesia, and S Korea.
Go-Jek said to be in talks to buy JD Indonesia’s finance, e-commerce ops
The contours of the partnership are currently being worked out and a deal is expected to be announced soon.
Startup incubator EFI Hub in talks to sell majority stake to UK-based PE firm
Co-founded by Anu Shah at Harvard University, EFI Hub started 1.5 years ago with an initial corpus of more than $300,000 raised from angel investors.
Indonesia’s Venturra Capital said to have launched offshoot for seed, pre-seed deals
Venturra Seed, the offshoot, is close to sealing its first investment.
Indonesian remittance startup ZendMoney in talks with VCs to raise $3-5m
Initial discussions are said to have taken place with Singapore-based Insignia Ventures Partners, early stage fintech investor Finch Capital and Monk'
Indonesian production firm MD Pictures eyes strategic investors after IPO
The company is even planning to set up a $5-million fund from the IPO proceeds to finance its Hollywood projects.
Indonesian P2P lending startup Koinworks in talks to raise up to $5m
Koinworks, which started operating in the P2P lending space in 2016, raised an angel funding round in 2017.
Indonesian B2B e-commerce startup Ralali to raise $5-10m Series B in Q3
The company, which connects sellers and buyers looking for deals at wholesale prices, is close to finalising the round.
