Analysis
Startup funding to private market investments and trends, catch the week’s top headlines.
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AI boom entering "dangerous" phase as Big Tech taps external capital: Bridgewater
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MUFG finalising deal to buy 20% in Shriram Finance for $3.2b: report
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Crypto exchange Hashkey raises $206m in Hong Kong IPO
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Malaysia's Halogen Capital raises $3.2m round led by Kenanga, 500 Global
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Deals
Penguin Securities raised $2.6 million in fresh capital last week.
The raised capital will be deployed to expand the company’s loan portfolio and further scale its operations.
HeyMax issued new shares worth $6.7 million last week.
Tether has invested an additional $10 million in the Singapore-based mobile payments startup.
Venture Capital
HDI International, Primary Group, and IFC also participated.
Mixed-gender leadership teams captured two-thirds of the private capital raised since 2020.
Thailand is trying to turn this pop-culture fandom into a tourism magnet.
The proposed investment will provide long-term funding to the REIT.
The process comes 3 years after the firm rolled up adjacent businesses via 4 acquisitions.
