Food & Beverage
Zomato invests $125m in Indian tech startups amid widening loss
Company aspires to reign over hyperlocal segment, take on Swiggy and Dunzo
Startups
IPO
Paytm's IPO ends oversubscribed 1.89 times after a bumpy start
India's largest offering pales next to ebullience generated by Zomato and others
SoftBank
SoftBank makes fresh bet on Chinese robotics startup
Vision Fund 2 joins $188m investment in Gaussian Robotics
Technology
Indonesian VC closes 'largest' early stage Southeast Asia fund
Alpha JWC Ventures raises $433 million as it cultivates more unicorns
Startups
Alibaba-backed financing platform Qupital raises $150m for growth
Hong Kong startup 'on path to becoming a unicorn,' says 30-year-old founder
Technology
He sold a startup to Panasonic. Now he puts AI in Vietnam's shops
Thong Do applies computer vision and online-style analytics to brick-and-mortar retail
Startups
Singapore's high tide of tech startups surf digitalization boom
Fintech and edtech companies flock to Asia's welcoming Silicon Island
Startups
Philippine fintech Mynt hits $2bn valuation after fundraising
$300m funding round is company's largest ever, underscores its unicorn status
DealStreetAsia
SoftBank leads $312m funding for Chinese smart retail provider
Cloud startup Huice to expand services for order management, AI-enabled delivery
Business Spotlight
What Singapore's Grab brings to global investors with U.S. listing
Superapp emerges as alternative investment vehicle amid China tech crackdown
Startups
China ride-hailer T3 raises $1.2bn as rivals pounce on Didi's woes
2-year-old startup joins race to snag market share from embattled company
Technology
Japan drone maker's flying motorcycle to hit the skies next year
A.L.I. Technologies starts taking orders for $682,000 Xturismo
DealStreetAsia
Temasek-backed venture readies for SPAC IPO in Singapore
Vertex Holdings looks to list $150m blank-check company by year-end
Startups
Indian edtech battle heats up as Vedantu joins unicorn club
CEO aims for 'at minimum' double revenue growth despite COVID cooldown
Startups
Japan companies go virtual to boost real-world profits
VR startup attracts big brands looking to pull through COVID fallout
Finance
Japan's digital banks emerge as regulatory easing gains momentum
New measures raise hopes of catching up with global funding boom
Startups
Grab touts food and grocery deliveries as ride-hailing slows
Singapore company hopes sales promotion app helps corral new partners
IPO
Indonesia's GoTo bags $400 million from Abu Dhabi ahead of IPO
Investment part of fundraising round said to be targeting total of $1.5bn
DealStreetAsia
Singapore edtech startup Geniebook raises $16.6m
Firm to innovate on AI-personalized learning materials using fresh funds
COVID vaccines
Japan startup VLP begins trial of new COVID vaccine
Shot requires smaller dose, allows faster production, CEO says