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.
Stories by anirvan
Asia PE-VC Summit Panel: Chasing Unicorns in India’s Heated Market
Fundraising has become more difficult and might lead to further underperformance in the stock market, which could hinder successful initial public of
PE fundraising in Asia falls but venture capital activity retains momentum: Preqin
Although fundraising has fallen, venture capital activity in the region has maintained its momentum. Asia has recorded 2,174 deals so far in 2016, wor
DSA Summit Panel: PE Play in South East Asia – Unravelling the Landscape
Southeast Asia is emerging as a major market for private equity play as mature startups, looking to scale at regional and global levels, catch investo
Asia PE-VC Summit Panel: Venture Capital in ASEAN – Is the region on course to become an innovation hot spot?
From being laggards in Asia, as China and India mopped up most of the PE-VC funding, Southeast Asian nations are reaching a tipping point. With more i
ASX-listed online luxury jewellery seller Plukka follows a model of high margin and no inventory
The company listed on ASX last year, in what Ooi describes as a kind of ‘public VC’ funding round. The money raised - $10 million through KTM Capi
Asia’s real estate PE managers dominate fundraising in 2016 YTD
Asia-based fund managers represent 92% of 2016 YTD fundraising focused on the region, and 17 of the 20 largest deals since 2015.
China: IFC might lend $75m to Baidu’s micro-loan arm
The investment will allow Baidu CQ MCC to expand its lending business, which supports young people in getting vocational training, and expands access
