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Asian investment specialist Fullerton raises $100m first close for Thai PE strategy

AsiaTechDaily

Register Asian investment specialist Fullerton has successfully closed its first round of fundraising for a Thai direct private equity strategy at $100 million. The strategy seeks to invest in eight to 12 mid-sized companies in Thailand. Eventually, the strategy seeks to secure returns through a sale of the portfolio company or an IPO.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

One of my goals in doing the show was not only to educate entrepreneurs but also to put a human face on many of the VCs in our industry as VCs can be hard to get to know. Startup after Iron Planet? (6:00 Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals.

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This new app is helping Gen Z invest in cars, food, video games and other ‘themes’

TechCrunch

It was at that point that Haddix realized he had a passion for educating athletes. In a nutshell, the intent behind Scout is to make investing more fun, less intimidating and educational. That strategy led to the company’s tagline of “Invest in themes, not memes.”