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Narayana Health, W Health Ventures, and 2070 Health have launched Everhope Oncology, a $10 million joint venture to establish dedicated cancer treatment facilities across India. Starting with Delhi and Mumbai, Everhope plans to scale to 10 cities in the next three years. Vibhuti Sharma's report: https://buff.ly/Q77GvSB

Shauravi Malik and Meghana Narayan, co-founders of India's Wholsum Foods, speak about their entrepreneurial journey for the Female Founders in India 2024 report. "The reality is that building a company is about vision, resilience, and execution, not gender," they tell PRAMUGDHA MAMGAIN in an interview.

The value of M&As in China fell to a decadal low in 2024. However, a flurry of small deals in the consumer and retails sectors now promise to drive up M&A activity in the country. A ‘big era of small M&A opportunities' has arrived in the country, experts tell Eudora Wang in this analysis. The emergence of more sellers, and a backlog of delayed exits, among other factors, are driving M&A volumes.

Co-founder and CEO of Vietnam-based agritech platform Techcoop Hao Diep shares her experiences on being a female startup founder in Southeast Asia and raising funds for her company. “By focusing on data, impact, and a clear growth strategy, female founders can turn challenges into opportunities and attract the right backers," she tells Corry Anestia in an interview for the report Women Founders in SE Asia: 2024 Funding Review. Techcoop successfully closed a $70 million Series A funding round last month.

Validus Vietnam has discontinued its lending services in the country and will focus only on debt collection due to a delay in licence issuance. It will evaluate disbursing new loans only once regulatory clarity has been achieved. Read Quynh Nguyen's report: https://buff.ly/8d3a6Wn

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Endiya Partners, known for backing HR tech unicorn Darwinbox and IPO-bound Kissht, has closed its third venture capital fund at $100 million. The vehicle received backing from LPs such as the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Endiya Partners is also in talks with LPs from SE Asia and the GCC region as it seeks to expand its investor base, managing director Sateesh Andra told Vibhuti Sharma. https://lnkd.in/dQESV3TX

We are delighted to announce the first set of speakers for the Asia PE-VC Summit 2025 in Singapore on September 10 and 11, 2025. Our speakers represent the region’s most active investors from limited partners to private equity and venture capital leaders. Join us to listen to, and network with, the top names from the world of private equity and venture capital:

Singapore-based Motion Ventures has launched a $100-million second fund, Motion Ventures Fund II, to drive digital and green transition in the global shipping industry. Mars Mosqueda Jr.'s report:

In the second edition of our monthly climate newsletter GreenStreet, we write about the role of women in climate action and investing. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by climate change. In non-urban areas, extreme weather events stop women and girls from carrying out tasks such as farming, which has adverse effects on health and food security. What does this mean in the context of the investment community? Michelle Teo and Ngoc Nguyen analyse: