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
Indonesian conglomerate Emtek picks up stake in payments unicorn Nium
Temasek and GIC picked up additional shares in Nium through secondary market transactions in Sept.
Falcon Edge ups stake in Indonesia’s B2B e-commerce platform GudangAda
Falcon Edge had earlier co-led an over $100 million Series B round for GudangAda in July.
Startups in SE Asia are on track to raise $20b from venture investors in 2021
Given the dealmaking momentum, many unicorns will be minted.
[Updated] Data Vantage: Gaming, ride-hailing and e-commerce firms snag funding
Vietnamese retail firm Ficus Asia was among the companies that secured new funding recently.
SE Asia-focused PE funds rebound from weak 2020 to raise $1b in H1 2021
Southeast Asia-focused PE firms had raised $1 billion in 2020 and $1.3 billion in 2019.
Data Vantage: Capital-rich Singapore continues to lure startup funding
More than $150 million in equity investment was secured last week by SG-registered startups.
Data Vantage: Cross-pollination of healthcare and fintech continues to lure capital
Four tech startups raised $168 million in total proceeds last week alone.
Southeast Asia’s VCs report lacklustre fundraising performance in Q2
VC fundraising in the first half of the year stayed below pre-pandemic levels as well as the first half of 2020.
Data Vantage: Startups secure growth-stage funding, new financial updates and more
Honest Bank, Doctor Anywhere and Evermos are among the startups that secured new funding last week.
Data Vantage: Secondaries afoot, Ant Group sells stake in M-DAQ and other deals
It's been a busy period for secondary transactions.
