Tabita Diela

Jan 7, 2025 | moniify.com | Tabita Diela |Khamila Mulia |Azar Zaidi

When there’s a funding drought, you may end up praying for some divine intervention… or angel investors. Across Southeast Asia, institutional investors and venture capital firms have been hesitant about putting their money into startups due to tightening monetary policy and a shift that prioritizes profit over growth. Enter angel investors, who usually step in to fill financing gaps in the early days of a startup when there aren’t any products or outcomes to show just yet.

Nov 28, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Tabita Diela |Dealstreet Asia

JAKARTA -- Swiss impact investor responsAbility Investments has announced a $500 million climate investment strategy as part of a collaborated response to rising carbon dioxide emissions in Asia, according to a statement on Tuesday. German state-owned development bank KfW and Dutch development bank FMO are anchor investors in the strategy that aims to make investments in low-emission technologies and attract institutional investors.

Oct 26, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Tabita Diela |Dealstreet Asia

JAKARTA -- Months after launching their angel investor network, Kenangan Brands co-founder James Prananto and Fandy Cendrajaya, who manages Kenangan Capital, have decided to push it up a notch into a full-blown venture capital (VC) business. Named Kopital Ventures, the newly launched sector-agnostic VC received an overwhelming response from the market, managing to raise $12 million in its first close. That was more than double its initial target of $5 million, according to a company statement.

Aug 11, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Tabita Diela |Dealstreet Asia

JAKARTA -- Baskit, a company that seeks to digitize and advance the distribution business in Indonesia's supply chains, has roped in a major South Korean investor in an extension round, after raising $3.3 million in a seed round in June and holding a $1.5 million pre-seed round in March this year, DealStreetAsia has learned.

Jul 14, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Tabita Diela |Dealstreet Asia

JAKARTA -- Antler, a global early-stage venture capital firm, has arrived in Malaysia through a partnership with the country's sovereign wealth fund (SWF) Khazanah Nasional Berhad as it seeks to back over 30 startups in the next three years. In Southeast Asia, Antler has a foothold in Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The firm has invested in over 792 companies across 26 cities worldwide with a combined portfolio value of $3.7 billion.