Yimie Yong

‘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.

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.

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.

[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.

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.

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.

SGX-listed iFAST Corp to continue digital bank ambition in Malaysia [Q&A]

It will target B40 segment while eyeing low-cost deposits globally.

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.

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.