Introduction: With investors and founders at odds with each other, and geopolitical complexities looming across different ...

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Startup fundraising in India touched a six-quarter low of $3 billion in Q3 2025, declining 9% from $3.33 billion in the ...

Ares Management’s Asia private equity arm has entered Vietnam’s healthcare market through an investment in Medlatec Group. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Medlatec called Ares a ...

Pentagreen Capital is an infrastructure debt financing platform established by HSBC and Temasek. It operates the FAST-P ...

Indonesian e-commerce giant Bukalapak sustained its profitability trend in Q3 2025, driven by continued gains in its gaming segment, according to a company announcement. Bukalapak’s revenue for the ...

The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has invested 218.6 billion dong ($8.68 million) in equity in a clean water project that will begin supplying piped drinking water to rural and ...

Startup funding in Southeast Asia remained sluggish in the third quarter of 2025, with only 112 deals closed—the lowest ...

Singapore-based wealth management platform Endowus has raised over $70 million in fresh funding to finance expansion and AI-driven capabilities, the company said in a statement. T ...

CapitalXB Finance, an NBFC specialising in trade finance, has secured $15 million in seed funding. In the M&A space, Premier Energies, backed by GEF Capital Partners, has expanded its footprint in the ...

Kenko Ventures, the company's largest shareholder, was among the investors.

This week’s developments hint at a renewed sense of optimism for Asia’s private markets, from the rising appetite of Japan’s powerhouse LPs to signs of life in the IPO market. We also discuss fresh ...