Yimie Yong
News,Indonesia,SEA,Investments,Venture Capital
‘Indonesia-only’ VC firm Intudo Ventures closes $115M Fund III
Intudo Ventures Fund III will seek out opportunities in agriculture, B2B & enterprise, education, finance & insurance, healthcare, logistics, and new retail & entertainment, constructing a concentrated portfolio of 12-14 Indonesian homegrown companies.
September 8, 2021
News,Asia,Investments,Singapore,eCommerce
Singapore e-commerce startup Rainforest raises $20M pre-Series A funding round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures
Funds will be used to drive Rainforest’s growth strategy, including expanding its portfolio of e-commerce brands in the home goods, mother & kids, personal care and pet categories by three times and growing its leadership team.
September 8, 2021
News,Investments,Asia,Venture Capital,Logistics
Pakistan logistics startup Truck It In extends pre-seed round to $4.5M
The extended round was again led by Global Founders Capital and Fatima Gobi Ventures. They have been joined by early-stage technology investment firm Picus Capital and Zayn Capital.
September 7, 2021
News,Investments,Singapore,Venture Capital
Global SWF: Temasek becomes Singapore ‘super-incubator’ with a suite of in-house startups
Global SWF takes a closer look into Temasek's in-house startups.
September 7, 2021
News,Indonesia,Mergers and Acquisitions
[Updated] Indonesia unicorn Traveloka said to halt talks with Bridgetown SPAC – report
The Southeast Asian online travel company will likely explore going public via a traditional initial public offering (IPO) in the US market, according to the report.
September 7, 2021
Hong Kong’s Pickupp expands Malaysian footprint with first regional hub in Penang
The announcement follows its parent company, Pickupp Ltd’s recent $15 million Series A and Series A+ financing.
September 6, 2021
News,SEA,HealthTech,Singapore,Investments
Singapore caregiving platform Homage raises $20M Series C round led by Sheares Healthcare Group
The oversubscribed round makes it one of the largest financing rounds raised by an on-demand care platform in Southeast Asia and the Oceania region and brings Homage’s total funding to exceed $45 million.
September 6, 2021
FinTech,TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews,Singapore,Malaysia
SGX-listed iFAST Corp to continue digital bank ambition in Malaysia [Q&A]
It will target B40 segment while eyeing low-cost deposits globally.
September 6, 2021
Grab-Euromonitor report: Southeast Asia online food delivery spend to hit $28B in 2025
Growth is expected to be fastest in emerging markets such as Myanmar, Vietnam and the Philippines, with the total regional online food delivery Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) to more than triple from $9 billion in 2020 to $28 billion in 2025.
September 6, 2021
News,Investments,HealthTech,eCommerce,Vietnam,Venture Capital
Vietnam healthcare marketplace Thuocsi.vn raises $9M in Series A funding round led by Smilegate Investment
The fresh funds will be used to grow its distribution network both in Vietnam and in other parts of Southeast Asia.
September 3, 2021












