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
There’s still a case for successful fintech unicorn exits in SE Asia, says 01Fintech’s Kenny Man
"M&As are more likely to drive exit opportunities in SE Asia over the medium term than IPOs."
In-Q-Tel opens first APAC office in Singapore to invest in deeptech startups
IQT has already made two investments in APAC so far—SG-based Transcelestial and Atomionics.
Former Ant exec’s PE fund 01Fintech invests $20m in SG’s Validus Capital
Validus marks 01Fintech's second investment since its inception in 2022.
The LP View: Oman Investment Authority bullish on SE Asia as it seeks to expand APAC footprint
The sovereign wealth fund has backed both pan-Asian and country-focused GPs.
We’re starting to see first-in-class IP coming out of Singapore, says ClavystBio’s Khoo Shih
The city-state still needs to address the commercialisation gap in life sciences, said Shih.
SG insurtech Igloo closes $36m pre-Series C to drive M&A expansion in SE Asia
The funding round was led by Eurazeo's insurtech fund.
The LP View: Flexstone bets on Asia, secondaries as global outlook towards PE shifts
Global investors have been reallocating from PE to private debt recently, said Flexstone's Eric Deram.
One of the biggest constraints for Asia’s private credit sector is talent: Elham Credit’s Siddhartha Hari
The firm has so far brought in two veterans to oversee Greater China and Australia respectively.
US-based Carta brings captable software to Middle East, eyes first UAE office in 2024
The software unicorn has onboarded over 100 venture capitalists and startups from the region on its platform.
Valuations between seed and Series A/B stages have compressed: Picus Capital’s Florian Reichert
Picus plans to deploy another $200m over the next 2-3 years, of which around 30% will go to Asia.
