Startups

Cathay Pacific, which has been serving OmniPork onboard, will look to further develop new menus to suit passenger tastes, says Swire Pacific executive

The $1.1 billion listing not only measures investor appetite for US-listed Chinese companies, but also guages EV technology interests amid surging ESG investment demand

Once it was the Cayman Islands and Delaware as the go-to destination for funds, but Hong Kong’s entry into the race could change everything

Indian companies are evolving as the coronavirus pandemic creates new challenges, but also new opportunities for early investors.

Office sharing in the time of Covid-19 sounds impossible, but Hong Kong coworking space provider The Executive Centre sees light at the end of the tunnel even as competitors flail.

Karachi-based Dawaai, the on-line pharmaceuticals startup in Pakistan closed its series A funding at the end of March. It is on the way to turning a profit by the end of the year as the pharmaceuticals and medical supplies aggregator rushes to meet demand generated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

As last year drew to a close, FinanceAsia investigated which Chinese private equity and venture capital investors ran the most successful RMB funds during the ten years from 2009 to 2019. We reveal the results today and interview the managers who achieved such stellar performances.

Each Friday afternoon starting today, FinanceAsia will pen an editorial highlighting our unique capital markets news from the past week and place them in context of the bigger picture for the months ahead. We welcome your comments and criticisms. It is the best way to start the weekend.

As more than $28 billion in start-up investment is expected to be lost due in 2020, Indonesian entrepreneurs and investors are getting on the front foot to tackle to pandemic.