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.
Indonesia: Student-based platform Cetaku raises seed fund from IDN Media
Cetaku allows students to upload their lecture notes and then receive printed copies for free.
Taiwanese SaaS provider Kdan Mobile raises $5m in Series A
Kdan Mobile said its mobile software applications have been downloaded more than 120 million times.
Singapore: Asia Gardens’ property collective sale fetches $262m
The consortium of buyers includes Ho Lee Group, a Singapore builder and an investment company owned by Loi Pok Yen.
Singapore’s Faber Garden property asset put on sale for $900m
Completed in 1984, Faber Garde comprises of 233 units.
Singapore: EDBI, Credence lead $30m Series C in Rotimatic maker Zimplistic
The funding round, which was also joined by existing investors, comes right after Zimplistic announced garnering $20 million in revenues in 2017, the
Philippines: PLDT to sell part of its Rocket Internet stake for $202m
PLDT, through PLDT Online, currently owns about 6.1 per cent of Rocket Internet.
Asia Digest: Jollibee closes Smashburger deal; Singapore family fund backs LimFlow
Philippine fast-food giant Jollibee has completed its acquisition of additional 45 per cent stake in American burger chain Smashburger.
Morgan Stanley PE Asia co-leads $100m Series C in Chinese apartment rental firm QingKe
The Morgan Stanley fund joined consumer sector-focused PE Crescent Point in leading the round
China’s Qiming Venture raises $1.39b for three new VC funds
The three new funds bring Qiming’s total funds under management to over $4 billion across 12 funds.
SE Asia to embrace agritech first, foodtech later, says Sirius Venture’s Eugene Wong
SE Asia can also tap into the clean food space by exploring opportunities in agritech.
