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.
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Dymon Asia Ventures hits final close of $50m maiden fund, embarks on second vehicle
The final close, which took place in May this year, comes nearly two years after the firm kicked off its fundraising process.
Tin Men Capital secures first close of $100m B2B tech fund
Founded by Murli Ravi, Jeremy Tan and Benjamin Tan in March this year, Tin Men targets post-series A investments in the B2B technology space.
Grab partners Ping An Good Doctor, adds healthcare to its pack of services
Hong Kong-listed Ping An Good Doctor is affiliated to Ping An Capital, one of Grab's investors in its most recent round of fundraising.
Zilingo in talks with existing investors to raise $80m Series D funding
The latest deal could value the three-year-old e-commerce startup at over $500 million.
China’s co-working major Ucommune seeks $200m in fresh funding, eyes 2019 IPO
The co-working space operator just announced a $43-million funding round that raises its valuation to $1.8 billion.
Chinese co-working space unicorn Ucommune raises $43.5m, hits $1.8b valuation
Ucommune's latest financing comes weeks after rival WeWork China announced raising $500 million in fresh funding from investors including Singapore's
We’re actively scouting for companies in Asia, says Simin Zhou of UL Ventures
UL Ventures targets investments in digital manufacturing, autonomous systems, smart cities, digital health and cyber security.
China’s New Oriental sets up $220m fund to invest in education firms
The fund will target to invest in about 30 early-growth Chinese educational startups.
No better time to start a crypto fund, says Kenrick Drijkoningen of LuneX Ventures
Unlike most blockchain funds in the market, LuneX is backed by a traditional venture capitalist, instead of a cryptocurrency exchange or blockchain se
Lack of competing small buyout funds helps pick underpriced deals, says Altair’s Gary Ng
Polaris Capital Group-backed Altair Capital, which recently hit the first close for its $150 million maiden ASEAN fund, remains confident that the low