anirvan
India Editor. I head the editorial team for coverage of venture capital and private equity deals in the world's third-largest startup ecosystem.
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IFC to extend $50m debt to Chinese animal feed firm Guangxi Yangxiang
IFC has previously invested in similar sectors around the world. In Southeast Asia, it recently invested in Vietnamese animal feed firm Anova, and Bel
Collaboration between fintech startups and traditional banks is surging: Mario Aquino, McKinsey Ventures
Fintech players born to disrupt traditional banking are now more open to partnering with the same banks to benefit from complementary assets, says Aqu
Traditional banks can stave off fintech threat through partnerships: Piyush Gupta, DBS
Fintech companies have brought technology-driven platforms, including big data and analytics, open architecture, and are customer centric, nimble and
Will focus on emerging markets like Indonesia, Vietnam: Jeffrey Perlman, Warburg Pincus
"Given the region’s overall size, attractive demographics and lack of intense competition — at least to the degree we have witnessed in other geog
Exclusive: Our biggest strength is speed, says InstaRem’s Nanu
Singapore-based InstaRem, an Asia-focussed transfer service, recently raised $5 million Series A round led by Vertex Ventures, with participation from
Singapore: EDBI leads $40m investment in Shape Security
EDBI and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have participated in a $40 million Series D investment in Shape Security.
Tech startup Druva lands $51m from Sequoia India, Singapore’s EDBI, others
This round also includes contributions from other existing investors including NTT Finance, the financial arm of Japanese telecommunications company N
Private Equity making a strong comeback in Southeast Asia, says iconic investor Mark Mobius
"We have been putting more and more money in the Southeast Asian nations particularly, Vietnam, Philippines and Singapore those are the three that sta
Startup ecosystem in Southeast Asia is as vibrant as ever: Michael Smith, SeedPlus
"There has been some slowdown in late stage capital but seed and series A capital is pretty much at the same clip as before. The ebb and flow of the c
