Valerie Law
Valerie is the research team lead at DealStreetAsia. She is a former investment analyst largely focusing on transport/logistics, food and grocery delivery, fintech and industrial companies across Southeast Asia.
Stories by Valerie Law
Data Vantage: Nansen, Carro, InterviewBit raise funding and other updates
Accel invested $37.5 million in Nansen's latest round, per regulatory filings.
Data Vantage: Pintek, Food Market Hub and others secure fresh funding
Pintek bagged $5.7 million in equity funding this week as part of its $7 million Series A round.
PE-VC fundraising by Greater China startups returns to growth lane in Q3
Startups raised $23b from 551 deals in the period.
Data Vantage: AscendX, UNObank, Healthifyme and Soho raise funding
Cryptocurrency platform AscendX pocketed $50.5 million this week.
Data Vantage: Investors partake in food-related investments in SE Asia
Startups seeking to minimise food waste and offer healthy alternatives have raised new funding.
Data Vantage: Alexis Ohanian, former Disney chairman pick up Sky Mavis secondaries
Sky Mavis has recorded a slew of secondary transactions.
Data Vantage: Southeast Asia’s startups entice US tech investors
NextBillion.ai received $6.25 million from Microsoft this week as part of an extended Series A round.
Data Vantage: Megatrends fuels IoT startups’ growth in the region
Asia Pacific’s Internet of Things (IoT) market is projected to hit $436.8 billion by 2026.
Startups in SE Asia are on track to raise $20b from venture investors in 2021
Given the dealmaking momentum, many unicorns will be minted.
Data Vantage: E-commerce companies’ revenue growth reflects region’s trajectory
Digital retail growth in SE Asia outpaces that in China (5%) and India (10%).
