Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc
Ngoc is a Hanoi-based correspondent covering Vietnam and private equity at DealStreetAsia. She previously worked in the communications team at Vietnam-focused private equity firm Mekong Capital. She was chosen Vietnam's Startup Journalist of the Year 2016 at the ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards.
Stories by Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc
Vietnam’s VNPAY seeks alliances with local banks to ride digital payments wave
The startup sees a large opportunity in partnering with local banks in their digital transformation.
Vietnam’s e-payment startup GPAY gets licence to start operations
The new licence brings the total number of authorised e-payment firms in Vietnam to 33.
PE firm Chartered Group, Israeli defence ministry launch $500m tech fund
Chartered Group and MAFAT will allocate $50 million to Japan Israel High Tech Ventures 2 LP.
COVID-19 could be an inflexion point for many businesses to scale up: Anthem Asia’s Heng
Investment opportunities will rise as valuation expectations are tempered, co-founder Genevieve Heng said.
Vingroup develops masked facial recognition tech for smartphones in virus fight
VinAI Research is currently working with VinSmart to apply this technology on its devices.
Early-stage VC firm 500 Startups gathers $66.5m for fifth global fund
500 Startups’s fourth fund was closed at $62.2 million in 2017, falling significantly short of its original target of $200 million.
Singapore-based Novade bags Series B funding led by SIG, Vulcan Capital
The firm’s existing backer, Wavemaker Partners, also participated in this round.
KKR warns of impact on fundraising, portfolio due to COVID-19
LPs may become constrained by their asset allocation policies to invest in alternatives due to a decline in public markets.
Japan’s Coral Capital launches $25m growth fund to double down on portfolio
Coral Growth will back three to five companies out of the firm’s core fund over the next two years.
IFC plans $12m local currency loan to Mongolia’s Transcapital
The proposed financing will mark IFC's first engagement with a non-banking finance institution in Mongolia.
