DealStreetAsia
Taiwan's Fubon Life commits $39.5m to latest AppWorks fund
Fund expected to invest in 50 to 60 deals, if it reaches target size of $360m
Startups
Finance
Singapore's Lighthouse Canton launches venture debt fund in India
Plans to raise as much as $135m as startups hunt for financing
DealStreetAsia
Sequoia China-backed biopharma company files for $100m U.S. IPO
Structure Therapeutics developing drugs targeting a wide range of chronic diseases
36Kr/KrASIA
Baidu-backed Chinese startup to push self-driving sweeping vehicles
Yunchuang Zhixing's driverless sweepers upgraded for cities, factories
Opinion
Japan's entrepreneurial model builds long-term value
Nation may be short of flashy startups, but that should not be only yardstick
DealStreetAsia
Mindworks Capital leads Hong Kong-based Jumppoint's $6.5m funding
Logistics provider sets sights on Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia expansion
DealStreetAsia
Singapore health tech startup Holmusk raises $45m
Plans to use funds to expand database for behavioral health industry
CES 2023
Ukrainian startups make pitches at CES, eyeing postwar demand
Companies seek to cash in on demand to repair war-damaged infrastructure
DealStreetAsia
Singapore parenting platform Welovesupermom bags $6m in funding
Company offers price comparisons and hosts parent communities
DealStreetAsia
Singapore robotics company LionsBot lands $17m in Series A round
Startup develops cleaning robots for commercial applications
Technology
Grab adds pay feature from Vietnam tech unicorn VNG
ZaloPay used for rides, delivery in deal linking country's most popular apps
Startups
K-fashion startup Musinsa goes global, starting with Japan
CEO Han Mun-il looks to ride next cultural wave after K-pop and K-dramas
DealStreetAsia
Indonesia's BNC Ventures takes 5.8% stake in Bank Aladin for $77m
Company will use new funding to meet regulatory capital requirements
DealStreetAsia
Vietnam private equity company ABB seeks $100m for 2nd fund
Plans to back small and midsize enterprises in nation's growing economy
Market Spotlight
Why 2023 could be the best -- and worst -- year for VCs in Asia
Venture capitalists see pickup in deal activity, but expect difficulties in fundraising
Startups
Japanese startup Space One plans first rocket launch in February
Smaller, low-cost delivery vehicles expected to ignite satellite industry
36Kr/KrASIA
Chinese self-driving startup Freetech raises nearly $100m
Company to use money to develop more all-in-one self-driving systems
DealStreetAsia
Indian fintech startup Money View raises $75m
Financial services company working toward unicorn valuation of $1bn
DealStreetAsia
Private equity company to buy majority stake in India's Suven Pharma
Advent actively investing in Indian companies
DealStreetAsia
Indian AI company Tredence raises $175m
Private equity firm Advent International to be represented on startup's board
