Finance
Tiger Global races ahead of SoftBank, Tencent in VC deals
Hedge funds overheat unlisted stocks like 'tourist investors,' market watchers say
Startups
Startups
Sumitomo wins big with early bet on EV startup Rivian
Once-secretive automaker now worth almost 100 times its original value
DealStreetAsia
Chinese self-driving startup hits $1bn valuation
Haomo.AI gets fresh money from Meituan and Qualcomm's VC arm
Companies
Germany's Delivery Hero to ditch Foodpanda in Japan
Labor crunch, fierce competition push company into regions with more 'potential'
Agriculture
Cut out the middleman: Ninjacart revamps India's farm supply chain
Startup receives $145m from Flipkart and Walmart
IPO
SoftBank-backed Snapdeal files for 2022 India IPO
E-commerce company seeks to raise $165m after COVID disruptions
Technology
Vietnam e-wallet MoMo gains unicorn status with $200m investment
Cash floods into heated payments contest against Grab's Moca and VNG's Zalo
Startups
India's Razorpay hits valuation of $7.5bn
Fintech to build solutions for small businesses, expand into Southeast Asia
Startups
China trails U.S. in creating unicorns, Hurun ranking shows
Two countries dominate, with nearly 75% of total; India in third place
Nikkei Asia Award
Singapore cultured seafood startup wins Nikkei Asia Award
Shiok Meats takes on food security with lab-grown shrimp, crab
Startups
Posco, Apple help turn South Korea's 'Steel City' into tech incubator
Nearly 90 startups involved in next-gen innovations call campus home
DealStreetAsia
Singapore crypto startup Nansen raises $75m to fund expansion
Blockchain data analytics company to accelerate hiring, acquisitions
Startups
Chinese tech startups flock to foreign crowdfunding platforms
Online fundraising sites used to boost name recognition, expand sales
Business deals
Grab expands reach into retail with purchase of Malaysian supermarket
Deal for Jaya Grocer puts focus on thriving delivery business after rocky Nasdaq debut
SoftBank
SoftBank invests in India payment processing startup Juspay
Company now valued at $450m, up over 3 times from last fundraising round
Startups
India used-car unicorn takes on ASEAN's Carro and Carsome
SoftBank-backed CARS24 eyes Thailand and Indonesia as 3-way battle heats up
DealStreetAsia
Indonesian fintech startup Flip raises $48m co-anchored by Sequoia
Company seeks to become free-of-charge digital banking platform
Caixin
Chinese flexible-screen maker Royole delays employee salaries
Questions raised over whether STAR market listing requirements are too lax
Startups
Indian startups lock horns with old guard over two-wheeler EVs
Legacy manufacturers are going slow and steady while startups accelerate
IPO
Indonesia allows multiple voting shares to boost tech IPOs
Country's biggest tech company GoTo had been waiting for the regulatory change