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
Intel Capital leads Series B round in Chinese AI startup ICE TECH
Green Pine Capital Partners and Frees Fund also co-invested in the round.
Meet the latest unicorn from SG that has not had a single client in the city-state
It all began with a chance meeting between its two co-founders, Joel Bar-El and Dror Feldheim, at a kindergarten in Singapore attended by their daught
Wavemaker Partners said to plan $80-100m third Southeast Asia fund
B2B and deep tech-focused Wavemaker Partners had last raised $66 million for its second Southeast Asia vehicle in October 2017, exceeding its $50-mill
Korean fund manager, SG’s Temasek said to partner for $213m startup fund
The size of the fund may expand depending on Temasek's investment, while KVIC's investment is fixed at 95 billion won and will not exceed 40 per cent
SGX partners Third500 to court US late-stage, venture-backed listings
SGX is partnering Third500 to court US venture-backed companies looking to list in Singapore.
Grab invests in electric vehicle fleet, branches into advertising with GrabAds
The ride-hailing unicorn has been swift to announce partnerships to extend its gamut of services in its quest to become the everyday super app for use
Lots of white spaces in SE Asia e-commerce beyond horizontal plays, says Burda’s Shyy
Instead of doing multiple deals, Burda has participated in subsequent financing rounds for Singapore-headquartered fashion marketplace Zilingo and rec
China’s Tongshifu raises $44m Series B round led by Cathay Capital
The other investors in the latest round include GX Capital, Yunmu Capital, Shunwei Capital and Xiaomi Ventures.
Singapore’s Qualgro marks first close of $100m second ASEAN fund
According to Qualgro managing partner Heang Chhor, 60% of the fund has been committed and it is on track to hit its final close in 6-9 months.
TPG Capital Asia completes $203m acquisition of Healthscope’s pathology business
The purchase will cover 39 pathology labs in Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam under the Gribbles and Quest brands.