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.
SGInnovate invests in Singapore medtech startup NDR Medical
The medtech firm combines artificial intelligence, robotics, and computer vision for surgical procedures.
Grab Philippines says can keep Uber app running only until April 15
Grab has clarified that although the Uber app continues to operate, it has limited functionality and little or no support
Temasek-backed Red Dot leads $30m Series B in US IoT security firm Armis
The latest investment brings Armis' total funding to $47 million.
Shanghai big data, AI-based risk management startup IceKredit raises $25m
IceKredit applies machine learning algorithms and big data to make credit evaluations for individuals and SMEs in China.
Datamatics unit acquires Philippine BPO firm RJ Globus Solutions
Datamatics will acquire the remaining 25 per cent shares in 2019 and 2020 based on the financial performance of RJ Globus.
Ballarpur Industries to sell Malaysian arm Sabah Forest for $310m
The buyer is Malaysia's Pelangi Prestasi, a unit of Albukhary Group, owned by billionaire Syed Mokhtar Albukhary.
SoftBank Ventures invests $23.5m in Singapore’s IYUNO Media Group
The Singaporean startup provides localization and post-production services to the mainstream media industry.
KPCB China partners-backed Panacea to raise $150m healthcare fund
The fund, Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund I, is expected to back early-stage healthcare investments in China.
South Korea’s Mirae Asset said to be raising $265m to invest in China’s Didi
Mirae Asset Financial Group seeks to acquire a 0.5 per cent stake in Didi Chuxing, according to Korean media reports.
Vinci Energies buys Singapore’s Wah Loon Engineering; Dymon Asia PE Fund exits
Vince Energies has picked up the stake of Singaporean firm's management and Dymon Asia Private Equity Fund.
