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.
Sterling Paper acquires Philippines’ AI-powered chatbot startup ChatbotPH
ChatbotPH is the third tech acquisition Sterling Paper has made in the last six months.
Exclusive: Malaysia’s A-Bio invests $1.8m in pathology service provider Clinipath
Clinipath said the investment by A-Bio will help it improve its IT infrastructure, expand laboratories in key locations, and develop new clinical test
Sequoia sets $250m minimum LP commitment for $8b global fund – Report
Sequoia is aiming to raise a total of up to $12 billion, including the $8-billion global growth fund and funds in the US, China and India.
Temasek leads $250m Series E round in Chinese edtech startup 17ZUOYE
The round was joined by return backer CITICPE and new investor Shunwei Capital.
Taiwan’s Ruentex commits $100m to Hopu’s $2.5b fundraising: Report
Hopu's new fund seeks to raise up to $2.5 billion and is expected to make a final close this year.
PH Digest: LBC to pick 30% in Orient Freight; Philab gets nod to buy Sydenham Labs
LBC said the acquisition will diversify its businesses and realize returns on investments.
Singapore’s doctor discovery startup DocDoc raises $5.45m
Operating in eight countries with over 23,000 doctors, DocDoc connects patients to the most suitable doctor for their health needs.
ANZ considering IPO of asset finance unit after sale to HNA blocked
New Zealand regulators blocked China HNA's NZ$660-million bid to acquire UDC Finance in December.
Malaysian food delivery startup dahmakan acquires Thai competitor Polpa
This will be the first of dahmakan's three-city expansion plan in Southeast Asia in 2018, with Jakarta and Hong Kong slated for Q3 and Q4.
SoftBank Ventures leads $10m Series A in AI biopharma startup twoXAR
The latest fundraising follows a $4.3-million seed round twoXAR raised from investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, CLI Ventures and Stanford-StartX