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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Victor Cui returns to ONE Championship to drive MMA firm’s US push
Cui left ONE’s board of directors in September 2020 but remains a shareholder of the firm.
MENA region needs more institutional pre-seed capital, says Oraseya partner Julien Plouzeau
Oraseya Capital is a venture capital firm fully backed by the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority
Indonesia’s AC Ventures raises $210m for Fund V and co-investment vehicles
Existing limited partners contributed over 50% of the fund corpus.
LP exposure to Asian VC likely to go down, says StepStone partner Seyonne Kang
India and SE Asia lack depth and track record of quality managers, said Kang.
The Parentinc acquires Motherswork in cash-and-stock deal to launch offline in SE Asia
The deal will see The Parentinc launch new brick-and-mortar stores under the Motherswork brand.
StepStone remains open to M&As to build capabilities, says group CEO Scott Hart
Hart, however, highlighted that M&As can be tedious to execute.
In India and SE Asia, a rising tide doesn’t lift all boats: Blackstone PE Asia head Amit Dixit
It is important to have a micro strategy when entering new markets, he added.
(Updated) Three top executives from ONE Championship said to have quit
ONE's chief commercial officer and head of corporate strategy and tech are learnt to have left the firm.
ONE Championship may have to fight harder for its next cheque from Qatar
In 2021, a tie-up with the MMA promoter made sense for Qatar. The equations are not the same now.
SG’s Novo Tellus closes Fund 3 at $510m, surpasses target
Its third fund signaled an expansion of its geographical mandate to cover the Indo-Pacific region.
