IPO
So Grab raises US$750mil, is an IPO next?
So Grab raises a record breaking US$750mil. Is an IPO option the only path available with a trade sale not likely?
Aldan Technology aims to expand kiosks business regionally
Looking at raising funds via IPO to expand regionally, boost R&D and marketing
Sees growing trend in virtual teller machines, hopes to have bigger presence in financial services
Frontier Digital Ventures closes marginally higher on ASX debut
KL-headquartered Frontier Digital Ventures (FDV), an investment company focused on the online classifieds business in emerging markets, ended its debut on the ASX on Aug 26 marginally higher.
Buoyed by Lovestruck acquisition, DateTix puts its arms around the world
HK-based DateTix focuses on face-to-face interactions, and believes it is now ready to take on the world, including South-East Asia.
What’s Next 2016: Tycoon Vincent Tan on his costly failures
Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan revealed that most of the new businesses he invested in 2000 for RM200 million (about US$50 million at current rates) have failed.
Pos Logistics’ digital transformation: You will not believe some of its issues
Pos Logistics has begun an extensive digital transformation exercise in the runup to a 2020 IPO, and you wouldn’t believe some of the issues CEO Yan Hendry Jauwena has had to deal with.
What’s Next 2016: CEO of Khazanah-owned VC firm Xeraya joins line-up
Fares Zahir, the CEO of Xeraya Capital, a Khazanah-owned VC firm, joins the What’s Next conference as a panellist, and here shares what the low-key fund does and how some of its investments have fared.
Building a legacy
Azrin Mohd Noor has been hailed as a bold visionary by his peers. This is not surprising, given that ‘vision’ is an important element and a recurring theme in his work and life.
SEA VCs are laggards, Singapore truly a startup hub: Google-Temasek report
The South-East Asian startup scene is certainly booming but venture capitalists (VCs) in the region are just not keeping up, according to a report by Google Inc and Temasek Holdings.
The CoAssets journey: Bringing military discipline to crowdfunding
Often when high-ranking military men leave the service in Singapore, most end up in the public sector. CoAssets COO Lawrence Lim chose to buck the trend.
