Ravi Balakrishnan
Ravi leads advertising and branded content efforts at DealStreetAsia. He has over two decades of experience as a business journalist, working across print, TV and digital at The Economic Times, CNBC-TV18 and Mumbrella Asia.
Stories by Ravi Balakrishnan
Access and community are key to improving funding for women-founded startups
Panelists at the Asia PE-VC Summit suggested ways to increase funding to women-led startups.
We try to distinguish between data and data intelligence: Near co-founder Shobhit Shukla
"Data is increasingly a commodity. What really matters is the value you realise from it," he added.
Our mission is to make every person an AI native, says Mad Street Den’s Asokan
AI will have a big role to play in categories like education, finance, healthcare and retail, among others.
DSA webinar transcript: How financial inclusion can promote healthcare inclusion
Healthcare and insurance solutions in Asia are being driven by increasing penetration of fintech.
Mindset’s the biggest challenge for digital health in the region: HealthXCapital’s Jauhari
The risk in early-stage investments is prompting fund managers to look at later-stage deals.
DSA webinar transcript: Time for investors to break out of the ‘boys’ club’
PE-VC deals involving women founders in SE Asia accounted for 17.1% of the total in 2020.
DSA webinar transcript: Big ideas, funds and confidence power Indonesia’s digital economy
DealStreetAsia's latest webinar examined several aspects of Indonesia's digital landscape.
How financial services is at the core of Indonesia’s digital economy play
Financial services has emerged as a common thread among many firms in the region seeking an IPO.
DSA webinar transcript: The important metric to track is actually de-SPACing
Nearly $59 billion have been raised via SPACs in the US so far this year.
Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma on Alibaba, Google, Reliance Jio and more
Sharma talks about his clash with Google and accusations of Paytm being controlled by Chinese investors.
