Rachel Phua
Rachel Phua is a reporter with DealStreetAsia based in Singapore and covers startups and venture capital. She was previously a reporter at Channel NewsAsia with both the digital and broadcast teams, covering labour and property news.
Stories by Rachel Phua
Lab-grown breast milk maker TurtleTree raises $30m led by VERSO Capital
VERSO Capital had participated in TurtleTree’s pre-Series A round in December 2020.
SG-based HR startup Multiplier raises $13.2m in Sequoia-led round
Sequoia India invested nearly $10 million in the round.
Indonesian cosmetic brand NAMA Beauty raises $5m led by AC Ventures
Other investors that participated were SiCepat and NFC Indonesia's arm DMMX.
DeHaat to expand into South, West India; up fintech play with $115m funding
The startup plans to add micro-financing and crop insurance to its portfolio.
Indonesian fintech Brankas raises $16m from Insignia, BEENEXT, others
Brankas provides financial institutions and digital businesses with tools to run online services.
SG Digest: PolicyPal buys Value Champion; Singtel acquires Eighty20 Solutions
Eighty20 will continue to run independently under NCS.
Singapore fashion brand Love, Bonito raises $50m from Primavera Capital, others
The deal marks the first Southeast Asia investment by Alibaba and ByteDance-backer Primavera.
Hatcher+ partners Australia’s Tiverton, SG’s First Degree for agritech fund
The fund will invest in profitable, carbon-credit producing, sustainable farming properties.
Bullish investors spot big promise in South and SE Asia’s MSME enablers
So far, the largest investor in this field is Sequoia Capital India.
Streaming site Viki’s founders launch venture builder in Singapore
TheVentures Singapore aims to invest in over 100 Southeast Asian startups over five years.
