2025 and Beyond: DealStreetAsia’s Journey Continues

By Joji Philip

January 7, 2025

On behalf of the DealStreetAsia team, I wish you a joyful and fulfilling 2025 ahead.

This year marks our 10th anniversary, a decade of delivering high-quality journalism, actionable insights, and robust data to help our readers navigate the opaque alternative assets landscape and entrepreneurial ecosystems across Asia.

I’m now excited to share our plans for the year ahead and to invite your invaluable support and feedback as we shape our future together.

Subscribers have described our reporting as a ‘valuable service that helps readers make informed decisions’. In our core market – Southeast Asia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem – one standout moment in 2024 was our recent newsbreak on the unravelling of Indonesian unicorn eFishery.

Revisit our top stories from 2024 and insights from the top trends in Asia’s PE-VC markets. Over the past decade, DealStreetAsia has been a trusted source of news, intelligence, and data.

Since late 2018, we’ve operated as a subscription-driven media business and our journalism is primarily funded by our readers. In 2019, we reached a significant milestone when Japan’s Nikkei Group acquired a controlling stake in our company.

Our flagship Asia PE-VC Summit, launched in 2016, has evolved into one of Asia’s most prominent editorially-led and sector-agnostic private equity and venture capital conferences. Held every September in Singapore, it is now a multi-day experience with dedicated tracks for private equity and venture capital, as well as the popular Limited Partners (LP) Summit and ESG and Climate-Tech Summit tracks.

With in-depth sessions covering Southeast Asia, India, China, and the Middle East, the summit has become a trusted platform for investment professionals from around the globe to share insights and build lasting connections.

Over the past three years, our data offering DATA VANTAGE has redefined how the PE and VC sectors are covered. With research reports, deal developments sourced from regulatory filings, and insights into fundraises and closures, it has become an indispensable resource for industry professionals.

Of course, we’ve encountered our share of challenges along the way, particularly in a dynamic region like Southeast Asia. At a time when media organisations everywhere face existential challenges, we’ve persevered against the odds.

The foundation of our success is rooted in the often unseen and unacknowledged dedication of our team. Day after day, we have channelled every ounce of energy and passion into our work and built DealStreetAsia from the ground up together.

Looking Ahead to 2025:

This year, we aim to raise the bar even higher:

1. Expanding Private Equity Coverage: Over the past 18 months, we’ve invested significant time and resources to strengthen our private equity coverage. Our five reporters, who track the PE beat, have done a stellar job, delivering breaking news, insightful analyses, and well-read LP View columns. Building on this, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of a weekly PE newsletter in January, designed to keep you informed with cutting-edge insights.

2. Climate-Tech and ESG Focus: Recognising the transformative potential of climate tech and ESG practices, we are expanding our editorial focus on these critical areas. We’ll be launching a dedicated Climate-Tech and ESG newsletter in February to cover this dynamic sector shaping the future.

3. Indonesia PE-VC Summit: Our 6th annual Indonesia PE-VC Summit is set to take place on January 16 in Jakarta, featuring an exceptional lineup of speakers, including Patrick Walujo (CEO of GoTo & Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Northstar Group) and leaders from the country’s sovereign wealth funds – Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (BPI Danatara) and Indonesia Investment Authority. This event promises to be the perfect start to 2025, offering unparalleled networking and insights.

Haven’t secured your ticket yet? Get your ticket now.

LPs attend free: If you’re a fund-of-funds, pension fund, sovereign wealth fund, development finance institution, multilateral organization, foundation, family office, insurance major, or corporate supporting PE and VC funds, fill out this form to claim your pass.

4. Pre-Summit Networking Night – January 15 @ Bimasena Club, Jakarta: Exclusively for our Indonesia summit attendees, we are pleased to invite you to a pre-summit networking evening on January 15 at Bimasena Club, Jakarta. This special event celebrates Indonesia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem while marking DealStreetAsia’s 10th Anniversary—a decade dedicated to chronicling the pivotal moments, challenges, and triumphs of the region’s PE, VC, and startup ecosystem.

5. Asia PE-VC Summit – September 10-11: Save the date for our flagship Asia PE-VC Summit in Singapore. Our flagship event will bring more than 400 LPs and 800 GPs together for impactful networking and knowledge-sharing.

Take advantage of our combined ticket offer for both the Indonesia PE-VC Summit and the Asia PE-VC Summit—an unmissable opportunity to access two world-class events. Get bundle tickets now.

We’re not an events company; our summits are an extension of the editorial themes we explore daily. Every panel, fireside chat and keynote is rooted in the expertise and insights of industry insiders.

As we work toward building a pan-Asian media and data company with a presence across key geographies, we’re keen to hear from you. What regions should we cover next? Japan? The Middle East? Should we bring our Asia PE-VC Summit to a new destination?

If you’d like to partner with us—be it bespoke events, research reports, commissioned content, or advertising—please drop me a line [jojiphilip@dealstreetasia.com]

If you haven’t already, we invite you to subscribe to DealStreetAsia and be part of our mission to champion subscriber-led journalism. Your support enables us to continue delivering high-quality, in-depth coverage of Asia’s startups and the PE-VC ecosystem. For a limited time, enjoy 40% off your first year of our premium subscription for just US$199—a significant savings of US$339. Use code NY25PREM and click here to redeem this special offer today.

Thank you for being with us over the past decade. We’re excited to continue this journey together, building a sustainable, subscriber-centric media platform that serves as a trusted resource for our community.

Best Regards,

Joji Thomas Philip,
Founder & Editor-in-Chief 

Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
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Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
APPLY NOW