DealStreetAsia’s first webinar: Venture debt in the times of COVID-19

By Kristie Neo

April 9, 2020

In the past few weeks, COVID-19 has launched a merciless worldwide assault on governments, healthcare workers, the stock market, businesses, our very lives. We have been caught utterly exposed.

No one is spared, not even the four year-old Malayan tiger, Nadia, of the Bronx Zoo in New York. So if there are any animal spirits left in your investor-entrepreneurial bones, we trust you will reserve some exuberance for our first-ever webinar next week, April 16th, 2pm (SGT), that I will be moderating.

In conversation: With venture capital investors tightening their purse strings in the wake of COVID-19, could this be venture debt’s moment to shine as startups look for financing to extend their runways to tide over the crisis?

We are delighted to announce our newest panellist, Chris Wilson, partner at Simmonds Stewart, who will join this webinar with Chin Chao of InnoVen Capital and Vinod Murali of Alteria Capital Advisors.

Sign-ups are completely free, but DealStreetAsia’s premium subscribers will get priority access for both participation and Q&As.

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Until then, the DealStreetAsia team and I trust you and your loved ones are keeping safe and well during this time. We look forward to hosting you next week.

Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
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Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
APPLY NOW