5/2/2018 – Lotte Accelerator, a startup booster from South Korea is looking to expand and diversify its investment capital in the Vietnam ecosystem this year. Jin Sung Rhee, the CEO of Lotte Accelerator said, “We have completed our commitment to invest US$1 million in Vietnam’s startup ecosystem through a partnership with VSV called Vietnam Silicon … Read more
8/2/2018 – Creador-owned Malaysian retail pharmacy chain RedCap Pharmacy has on Tuesday announced that it is merging with local pharma retailer BIG Pharmacy. Creador’s founder and chief executive Brahmal Vasudevan confirmed the deal and noted that the PE firm has a significant minority position in the combined entity. He, however, did not disclose the financial … Read more
9/2/2018 – Etobee, a logistics solutions provider based in Jakarta has completed the bridge round of its Series A funding round up to US$3.5 million. Etobee Holdings Group CEO Sven Milder confirmed the latest funding, but did not disclosed the name of participating investors and other details of the transaction. The Indonesian firm’s last publicly … Read more
12/2/2018 – Masii, a dot-com startup that provides an online comparison platform for financial products has today completed its series A round raising 77 million baht, that translates to about US$2.43 million. According to Masii’s co-founder and CEO Max Meyer, this funding round is led by Thai conglomerate B. Grimm, alongside the participation of new … Read more
12/2/2018 – Indonesian retail tech startup Warung Pintar announced that it has secured a US$4 million seed funding from SMDV, East Ventures, Insignia Ventures Partner, Digital Garage, Triputra Group and various angel investors. Apart from fundings, Warung Pintar will also receive technological assistance by East Ventures’ portfolio companies including Moka POS, Jurnal, Kudo, Do-Cart, and … Read more
13/2/12018 – HRnetGroup Limited, a publicly-listed traditional recruitment company based in Singapore has made its first investment in a technology startup Glints, a job platform that is focused on young professionals and graduates. The investment is worth S$500 000, in which Glints will use to grow its networks of professionals across Asia. This also brings … Read more
20/2/2018 – Creador, a private equity firm with investments in the South and Southeast Asia region is looking to invest up to 20 percent of its upcoming fund in Vietnam over the next 3 years, in addition to opening its first office in the country by June this year. “We are impressed by the strong, … Read more
