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.
India: IFC likely to invest $15m in Faering Capital’s new $200m vehicle
Faering Capital Evolving Fund III is focused on providing growth capital to mid-market companies in India across consumption themes.
Hong Kong’s Fabrica Fund bullish on investing in ‘techstyle’ startups
The fund is structured as an evergreen VC fund with financial backing from the Nan Fung Group and will target early-stage investments from seed to Ser
US-based Moonrise Capital eyes $100m China-focused VC fund
Moonrise Capital is managed by Donald Pascal, formerly of Commonfund Capital Inc (CCI).
China Digest: Farasis Energy raises $790m, Codoon secures $20m
Farasis Energy (Ganzhou), a lithium-ion battery company, has raised $790 million in a Series C funding round backed by China Venture Capital.
Healthcare investment firm Vivo Capital leads $55m round in Beijing Innocare
The lead investor in the funding round, Vivo Capital, is a global healthcare investment firm with presence in Palo Alto in California, Beijing, Shangh
Games developer Starbreeze in talks with Taiwan’s Acer for StarVR IPO
Starbreeze owns 33.3 per cent while Acer holds 66.6 per cent of joint venture StarVR.
Canva’s only getting started, says CEO of Australia’s tech unicorn
Canva has a second office in the Philippines, which was established in 2014 and continues to grow.
Singapore’s Ezion bags $1.5b refinancing package from secured lenders
A group of banks - DBS, OCBC, UOB, Maybank, and CIMB - and Caterpillar Financial agreed to provide Ezion with the refinancing package.
China’s Cosmo Lady, JD.com to launch $159m M&A fund
The fund will primarily target companies involved in the business of intimate wear brands, its upstream and downstream businesses, and relevant indust
Philippine Digest: Ayala to buy college; San Miguel earmarks $13.6b for expansion
San Miguel allocates $13.6bn capital expenditure while Ayala Corp is acquiring National Teachers College for an undisclosed amount.
