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
SG-based doc verifier Accredify raises $2m from Qualgro and Temasek’s Pavilion Capital
The company is also planning to raise a bridge round to support its entry into Australia.
Alibaba-backed Ninja Van to expand B2B offerings, deploy capital for automation
The B2B segment, a new revenue stream, taps on the firm's network of merchants.
Singapore’s neobank Aspire raises $158m from DST, others
With the current round, the total amount raised by Aspire stands at about $200 million.
SG logistics firm Ninja Van valued at $1.85b after raising $578m in Series E from Alibaba, others
Alibaba has committed to invest $200m in the round. Geopost is the largest shareholder with 44.7% stake.
Why Alibaba-owned Lazada is doubling down on payments in Southeast Asia
“It’s better late than never” as the region's nascent payments space has room for growth.
SG-based crypto asset management startup Cobo raises $40m from DST Global, others
Cobo last raised $13m in a Series A round in October 2018 led by DHVC and Wu Capital.
[Updated] SG’s Advance.AI closes $400m Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Warburg Pincus
With this round, the valuation of the tech firm has reached over $2 billion.
SoftBank Ventures Asia leads $30m round in fintech OY! Indonesia
MDI, Pavilion Capital, AC Ventures, CCV, Wavemaker Partners, PT SAT, and Saison Capital joined the round.
SoftBank Vision Fund leads $210m round in luxury resale site Vestiaire Collective
The company last raised $216 million in March 2021.
SG’s Vulpes launches new SE Asia & Australia-focused fund, seeks to raise $50m
The fund, which is targeting to raise $50 million, hit the first close this week.
