Abhishek Chatterjee
Stories by Abhishek Chatterjee
TikTok APAC posts first gross profit as ad, live streaming revenue surge in 2023
Net loss, however, widened to $3.55b last year, compared with $2.65b in 2022.
Charticle: M&A deal volume in Software & IT sector in SE Asia scales new peak
The Software & IT sector witnessed 14 M&A deals in 2023, next only to fintech.
Charticle: M&A deal volume of most active sector in SE Asia halved in 2023
The drop in fintech M&A in 2023 mirrored the slump in fintech funding in the region.
Data Vantage: BIOBOT Surgical, Sirion, ESQA, Tyme and GDMC in focus
Surgical robotics firm BIOBOT received capital last week from Tony Tan, ZIG Ventures and other investors.
Charticle: Share of domestic acquisitions in SE Asia’s tech M&A deals plunges to five-year low in 2023
Foreign acquisitions continued to dominate the tech M&A landscape in SE Asia.
Data Vantage: Oatside, SAVii, Dekoruma, Silicon Box and Shein in focus
Singapore-based oat milk startup Oatside received a fresh capital infusion last week.
Charticle: SE Asia’s Software & IT startups raised $99m in Q1—all of it by blockchain firms
Singapore-based Morph, which raised $20m, sealed the biggest deal.
Data Vantage: Initia Labs, Paper.id, StealthMole, Charge+ and WYZauto in focus
Blockchain startup Initia Labs has issued fresh shares to investors, including Theory Ventures and Ader Group.
Charticle: E-commerce funding in Southeast Asia dives to a new low in Q1
E-commerce startups in the region could garner only $18m in Q1, down by a steep 97.2% from the previous quarter.
Data Vantage: McEasy, banco, Botsync, SingleInterface, CardUp and Helicap in focus
IoT and SaaS firm McEasy secured funding from Granite Asia and East Ventures last week.
