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
Can Malaysia’s Capital A live up to its digital ambitions?
There is growing competition from other players providing an array of consumer services.
GGV-backed Yami, an e-commerce store for Asian Americans, raises $50m
Yami will get more vendors from SE Asia on board, said founder Alex Zhou.
Shopee shuts down India operations six months after launch
Shopee had also exited France at the end of February.
SG private exchange ADDX looks to raise fresh funds as it charts Japan, China foray
ADDX had raised $50m in a Series A round in Jan 2021.
AgFunder Asia, SDG Impact Japan makes first close of $10m joint fund
The first close is anchored by Japan's Meiji Holdings and Asahi Group.
Grab to raise ride-hailing fares amid petrol price hike
A 20% increase in fuel cost would translate to a 2-8% ride cost increase.
Una Brands working on new fundraising round, eyes Thailand foray this year
The company launched in South Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia in the past three months.
Razer’s net profit leaps to $43.4m in 2021, but warns of slowdown ahead
The Russia-Ukraine war will hit European business.
‘Funds are willing to extend their life cycles to give clean tech firms time to generate returns’
What panelists said on clean tech investments at the Indonesia PE-VC Summit.
Grab’s top brass extends lock-in period of their shares amid market rout
Grab’s shares are down nearly 8% since March 3.
