Kristie Neo
Kristie is based in Singapore and covers venture capital and unicorns at DealStreetAsia. Her previous stints include roles at CNBC International and Channel NewsAsia. When not reporting, Kristie gives walking tours at the Asian Civilisation Museum.
Stories by Kristie Neo
Go-Jek said to launch ride-hailing services in Singapore this month
The arrival of Go-Jek in Singapore is highly anticipated as it is expected to revive competition in a market where rival Grab currently holds an 80% m
SG’s AI Grid Foundation secures $20m from blockchain VCs
The investors include OK Blockchain Capital, Krypital Group, Starwin Capital, Fenbushi Capital, LD Capital, Horman Capital, Collinstar Capital, Inter
Red Dot Capital, Singtel Innov8 co-lead $30m funding round for CTERA
Other investors in this round include Benchmark Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco, Venrock, Vintage Investment Partners and Viola Group.
Singapore’s LTA to grant licences to 6 dockless bike-sharing operators
Singapore's LTA will grant licences to Chinese players, Mobike and ofo, and SG Bike among others.
Didn’t have to raise the latest $245m round, says Stripe CEO Patrick Collison
The San Francisco-based company's latest funding round catapulted its valuation to $20 billion, making it the ninth most valuable startup in the world
The future of SEA fintech is peer-to-bank (P2B), says C88’s John Patrick Ellis
Ellis said that the currency volatility and low household savings in SEA will push P2P lenders to collaborate with players with bigger pools of cash.
Singapore tech investor Basil Partners closes third fund; NewQuest, Committed Advisors are anchor LPs
The anchor investors are Committed Advisors and NewQuest Capital, an APAC-focused secondaries platform.
Australia & Singapore-based Gilmour Space raises $13.7m Series B led by Main Sequence, Blackbird
The Australian space technology company intends to use the funds to launch its first commercial hybrid rocket to space in 2020.
Grab in talks to sell minority stake in Thai entity to Central Group
Grab is also said to be interested in partnering with JD Central, a $500-million e-commerce joint venture between Central and JD.com.
