SEA
News,eCommerce,Mergers and Acquisitions,SEA,Malaysia
Carsome partners Catcha to create SEA’s largest digital automotive marketplace via $200M acquisition of iCar Asia
Catcha Group will become a shareholder of the Carsome Group in exchange for the sale of its shares in iCar Asia to Carsome.
July 13, 2021
Singapore,SEA,TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews
Gender diversity gap is ‘definitely stark’ in VC industry, says Quest Ventures’ Goh Yiping [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
Goh said she enjoys setting an example that a female VC can be as logical, as non-emotional, as strong in dealmaking, as battle-tested, if not more than her male counterparts.
July 12, 2021
News,eCommerce,Indonesia,Mergers and Acquisitions,SEA,Malaysia
Malaysia’s Carsome announces strategic investment in Indonesia’s car auction firm PT Universal Collection
The development came after the startup is said to be weighing going public with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) as option.
July 6, 2021
Fave offers ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ service in Singapore and Malaysia
Eligible users will be able to split purchases over three equal, interest-free installments. Repayments will be automatically drawn every month, with no fees charged for on-time payments. In addition, customers will earn up to 10 percent cashback with every purchase.
June 28, 2021
Innovating for the future: Meet the engineers, developers, and product managers of e27 Luminaries
In this first coverage of e27 Luminaries, we are putting the spotlight on the first two kinds: engineers, developers, and product managers.
May 4, 2021
News,Asia,Venture Capital,SEA,Malaysia
Malaysia private equity firm Creador plans $650M fifth fund by March 2021
Malaysian private equity firm Creador is reportedly planning to launch its fifth fund by March 2021 and is targeting a fund size of $650 million. Focusing on growth capital investments, Creador primarily targets companies in Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Philippines.
January 22, 2021
News,Asia,SEA,Investments,HRTech
Salesforce leads HRTech platform Darwinbox’s $15M Series C for Southeast Asia expansion
Darwinbox plans to use this fresh capital to scale its operations within India and Southeast Asian markets, as well as expand in other emerging markets in the Middle East and Africa.
January 19, 2021
AppWorks closes Fund IV to lift total funds raised to $386M
January 7, 2026
AppWorks closes Fund IV to lift total funds raised to $386M
January 7, 2026












