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
How publicly-listed tech giants will upend SE Asia’s startup ecosystem
Publicly-listed tech firms will increase the liquidity in the market and bring talent to the region.
SG biotech firm Austrianova secures $100m commitment from GEM
Austrianova can draw down funds by issuing shares of common stock to PE firm GEM Global Yield.
Singapore crypto copy-trading platform Alpha Impact raises $3.1m ahead of launch
Alpha Impact raised the fund through a private sale of its tokens, at $20m valuation.
Startups brace for competition amid SEA’s used-car marketplace boom
Carousell, Carro and Carsome line up aggressive expansion plans with sale of used cars going up.
SG Digest: Razer invests in Bambooloo from green fund; ComfortDelGro, Lazada team up
Razer Green Fund seeks to support and invest in environmental and sustainability startups.
SG Digest: Eat Just, Foodpanda team up; Big Idea Ventures announces third cohort
BIV's cohort includes 15 early-stage startups working in the plant- and cell-based meat industries.
SG’s fintech startup STACS raises $3.6m in pre-Series A round
This brings the total amount raised by the tartup to $6 million since it was founded in 2019.
Everstone-backed healthcare platform Everlife to ramp up investments in SE Asia
Everlife, which typically makes two investments annually, operates on a buy-and-build model.
HR tech startup Glints raises $22.5m led by Tokyo-listed PERSOL Holdings
The round was backed by Monk’s Hill Ventures, Fresco Capital, Mindworks Ventures and Wavemaker Partners.
SG wealthtech startup Endowus bags $17m in Lightspeed-led round
SoftBank Ventures Asia also participated in the round.
