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.
Singapore’s Agros, PvX Partners raise funds and other SE Asia deals
PvX Partners is a financing platform for scaling consumer apps.
Salesforce to invest $1b in Singapore to advance AI, digital workforce
Singapore is a key growth market for Salesforce.
SE Asia Deal Review: Startup funding jumps 81.6% MoM in Feb
Vietnam secured the lion’s share of the month's funding.
Singapore startup Chitose Bio Evolution raises $49m from Japanese investors
Investors included major Japanese banks SMBC and Mizuho Bank.
SG fintech Chocolate Finance halts instant withdrawals
Instant withdrawal services will be reinstated when requests slow down.
UK’s BII commits $75m to Pakistani bank HBL for agri financing
Half of the funds will be dedicated to smallholder farmers.
Real estate investment manager PATRIZIA bullish on APAC opportunities
PATRIZIA-Mitsui JV invested $250m in PH parking infra firm Parkwise last month.
FMO mulls investment in Ace International; backs Caspian-BlackSoil merger
The proposed investment is part of the Indian dairy firm's broader funding round.
Sea Ltd. posts second straight annual profit, Shopee’s GMV tops $100b
In Q4 2024, net income stood at $237.6m, reversing a net loss of $111.6m a year ago.
