Mars Mosqueda Jr.
Mars is the Cebu-based Philippine correspondent at DealStreetAsia, covering startup funding, deals, and public listings across Southeast Asia. He was earlier the Cebu news bureau chief for Manila Bulletin and worked at Rappler, Business Mirror, and Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Stories by Mars Mosqueda Jr.
SG’s Cocoon Capital makes $30m first close of latest VC fund
The fund has a target corpus of $50 million.
Grab reports 18% revenue growth, $10m profit in Q1
Its revenue hit $773 million in Q1 2025 but profit dipped marginally from Q4 2024.
SG robotics firm LionsBot raises $20.6m from existing investors
The latest round valued the company at $165.9 million, per DealStreetAsia's calculations.
Japanese cancer detection startup Craif raises $22m, eyes US expansion
The round was anchored by existing investor X&KSK.
Mongolian fintech LendMN raises $20m from Lendable to expand MSME loan book
Lendable is a London- and Singapore-based lending platform, which has backed several fintech firms in the region.
SG’s Thunes raises $150m to expand cross-border payments network
The round was co-anchored by PE firms Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners.
SG cybersecurity startup SquareX raises $20m, plans US expansion
The round was anchored by SYN Ventures and backed by Peak XV Partners.
AnyMind Group acquiring Vietnam’s Vibula to expand live commerce services
The deal is AnyMind's 11th acquisition globally.
PH fintech startup LenderLink bags $1.25m and other SE Asia deals
The round was co-led by Kaya Founders and Iterative.
