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.
China’s used car financing startup Meiliche secures $92m led by New Hope Group
Meilichi is a three-year-old automotive financing platform that provides financial services for used cars.
Spiral Ventures closes debut Japan fund at $64m
Spiral Ventures, formerly IMJ Investment Partners, said the fundraising surpassed its initial target of ¥6 billion.
Telkom Indonesia acquires stake in European mobile wallet provider Cellum
Under the agreement, Telkom will invest in Cellum in two tranches for a 30.4 percent stake. The Southeast Asian telecommunications giant will also fac
CK Hutchison, Telstra Ventures back Matrixx Software’s $40m funding round
The round was led by Sutter Hill Ventures and joined by existing backers Greylock Partners, Adams Street Partners and the venture capital arms of Swis
TPG Capital Asia partners China Lodging to acquire Beijing hotel properties
The acquisition is TPG's first foray into China's commercial property investment market.
Philippine Digest: SEC to draft ICO rules; RCBC eyes $291m rights offer
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission said it is drafting the guidelines for initial coin offerings in the country instead of totally bann
China’s Ping An fund leads $25m round in US telehealth firm Tyto Care
Tyto Care said it will use the additional funding to continue its expansion in the US market.
Canada pension board injects $662m more into Chinese developer Longfor Properties
The latest investment marks the extension of the two firms' partnership, which started in 2014, and the third deal between CPPIB and Longfor.
China Digest: Sequoia Capital backs LeapMotor, FinTell; Kingsoft Cloud raises $200m
Sequoia Capital China invests in LeapMotor and FinTell while Kingsoft Cloud secured $200 million Series D+ from FutureX Capital and Kingsoft Corporati
