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 Digest: Borneo bags $15.5m; Neuroglee Therapeutics raises $10m
The Series A brings Borneo's total funding to date to $18 million.
Bangladesh’s B2B commerce startup ShopUp announces $75m round led by Valar Ventures
The round marks the largest Series B funding for a B2B commerce platform in South Asia.
Data security startup Borneo raises $15m from Vulcan Capital, Wavemaker, others
Vulcan Capital led the round with a $5m investment.
Homage to spruce up B2B operations, overseas footprint with new $30m funding
Apart from Singapore, Homage also has operations in Australia and Malaysia.
Gig workers seek benefits, social security protection as pandemic bites hard
The issue has caught the attention of policymakers across the region.
Bangladeshi retail tech startup ShopUp raises $74.4m from Valar Ventures and others
Valar Ventures committed $45m and is now ShopUp’s largest investor with a 19.1% stake.
Indonesian social commerce startup Chilibeli in talks to raise $20m
Chilibeli had last raised $10m in March 2020 in a Series A round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Singapore-based VC True Global Ventures closes fourth fund at over $100m
TGV 4 Plus will make Series B and C investments in blockchain companies.
[Updated] Lightspeed plans to double down on its investments in SE Asia, says Akshay Bhushan
Apart from Singapore and Indonesia, the VC is also scouting for opportunities in the Philippines.
Sea Ltd co-founder Forrest Li is now Singapore’s richest man: Report
The second-richest person in the city-state is Nippon Paint founder Cheng Liang Goh.
