Andi Haswidi
As the head of ASEAN Research, Andi focuses on anchoring research reports and writing data-led stories at DealStreetAsia. He is an accomplished researcher, journalist and author. His first book, KOPI: Indonesian Coffee Craft & Culture, was published in 2018.
Stories by Andi Haswidi
Data Vantage: Tech firms inject capital in SE Asian units, DCM invests in CriAT
Several tech companies have recently injected additional capital into their Southeast Asian subsidiaries.
SE Asia’s deep tech sector sails through market stress but not entirely unscathed
While resilient, deep tech is not immune to asset price adjustments.
Indonesia’s fintech sector holds promise beyond P2P lending, say investors
Experts see potential in B2B fintech payments, BNPL, and virtual credit cards.
Data Vantage: GoTo joins Carousell’s cap table, REDEX bags capital and more
Carousell added Indonesia’s tech company GoTo to its cap table this week.
Data Vantage: ION Mobility, Xfers, Hello Health and Noviscient report updates
Singapore-based electric vehicle startup ION Mobility allotted new shares last week.
SE Asia-focused PE funds’ H1 performance marred by fewer final closes, missed targets
H1 saw three SE Asia-focused PE funds reach a final close after securing $452 million in total proceeds.
Data Vantage: Coins.ph, Finquest in the red; Atlan secures funding
Crypto wallet Coins.ph suffered a blow to its financial performance last year.
Data Vantage: Walmart ups stake in Flipkart, Bobobox’s revenue jump and other updates
Walmart has increased its stake in Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart to 84.3%.
SE Asian startups record 56% decline in funding in the first half of 2023
Privately-held companies in the region clocked 208 equity funding deals in Q2 to raise $2.13 billion.
Data Vantage: eFishery, Blue Planet raise more capital; Lucence shares change hands
Indonesia's eFishery completed its Series D round at $199.8m.
