“Unless we see meaningful improvements from the exit market we’re expecting fundraising difficulties to linger and that will put downward pressure on dealmaking,” said Kaidi Gao, a venture capital analyst at PitchBook.Read the full story. Here’s what else I’m keeping tabs on today: US-...
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Singapore is popular among foreign technology companies seeking a base in the region, with its large multilingual tech workforce and strong government support. It is the Asia-Pacific home toAlphabetInc. ’s Google and Facebook, and Chinese technology giantAlibaba Group HoldingLtd. has a large pres...
A well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firmcrunched some datafrom its last 10 years. The conclusion: female founders outperform their male peers. First Round Capital took a look at 300 of its portfolio companies and almost 600 founders, and found that the teams with at least one female ...
The article discusses Riverside Co.'s project of raising the first Asia fund. It notes that the company has able to raised 30 million U.S. dollar, from its planned 100 million U.S. dollar range. ow operating in Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong, Riverside intends to add offices in Melbourne...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- QED Investors, a leading global venture capital firm focused on investing in disruptive financial services companies, today announced its first investment in Southeast Asia. QED led a $5 million pre-Series B round in Pashouses, a fintech company that sits at the intersection...
After the launch of offices in Amsterdam, London, Madrid, Milan and Prague, the Singapore expansion underscores Garbe’s commitment to international growth, said Thomas Kallenbrunnen, managing director of Garbe Institutional Capital. “The Asia Pacific region is a key market for us, and establis...
After 40 minutes, the crimson and silver adorned train steadily came to rest at Tegalluar Station in Bandung, the capital of West Java Province, marking the successful launch of the first high-speed railway in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. At a ceremony on Monday, Indonesian President Joko Wido...
3. Fundraising by US venture capital firms hit a six-year low last year,dropping 60 per cent to $67bn. The sharp decline from 2022 ratchets up pressure on start-ups, which have endured a funding drought over the past 18 months.Here’s why VCs have struggled to raise new funds. ...