Catherine Shu

Who they are

Catherine Shu appears in this corpus as a TechCrunch journalist, with every associated article tied to the outlet. Her coverage spans major technology platforms and devices but is especially associated with startups and digital-business developments in Singapore, Jakarta and the wider Indonesian market.

The recent arc

The highest recent concentration came in 2022 Q1, before coverage slowed through 2023 and into 2024. The stories in this later period are dominated by funding and operating milestones for Southeast Asian companies: Jakarta-based Akulaku’s $200 million investment from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Kredivo’s $270 million Series D led by Mizuho Bank, and Praktis’s $20 million Series A led by East Ventures.

The tension

The coverage repeatedly circles the contrast between capital flowing into Southeast Asian fintech, payments, insurance and software companies and the tougher operating backdrop for technology media. Singapore companies including YouTrip, BandLab Technologies and Bolttech feature as funding recipients, while the most recent item reports TechCrunch’s plan to wind down its TC+ subscription product and cut staff amid industry-wide cutbacks.

Why it matters

If this trajectory holds, Shu’s corpus will remain a useful signal of which Southeast Asian startup categories can still attract substantial institutional backing, particularly financial services and business software. At the same time, the TC+ wind-down suggests that the outlets documenting those companies face their own economic constraints, which could affect the breadth and continuity of startup coverage even where investment remains active.

Coverage Timeline

2023-10-26

TechCrunch 7 related

Singapore-based YouTrip, which offers a multi-currency wallet and payments services, raised a $50M Series B led by Lightspeed, taking its total funding to $100M

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :

2023-10-26 View

2023-05-23

TechCrunch 1 related

Singapore-based BandLab Technologies, offering a music creation and fan engagement service with 60M+ registered users, raised $25M Series B1 valuing it at $425M

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :

2023-05-23 View

2023-05-17

TechCrunch 4 related

Singapore-based Bolttech, a B2B2C startup that offers “embedded” insurance products, raised a $196M Series B led by Japan's Tokio Marine at a $1.6B valuation

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :

2023-05-17 View

2023-05-06

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Jakarta-based Praktis, which sells end-to-end supply chain software to direct-to-consumer brands and suppliers, raised a $20M Series A led by East Ventures

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :

2023-05-06 View

2023-03-23

TechCrunch 6 related

Jakarta-based Kredivo, formerly FinAccel, whose services include BNPL, personal loans, credit cards, and neobanking, raised a $270M Series D led by Mizuho Bank

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :

2023-03-23 View

2022-12-27

TechCrunch 4 related

Jakarta-based Akulaku, a digital banking startup that offers a virtual credit card, neobank, and more, raised $200M from Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :

2022-12-27 View

2022-12-08

TechCrunch 2 related

Singapore-based UnaBiz, a Massive IoT service provider that owns Sigfox, raised a $25M Series B extension led by SPARX, after a $25M Series B in October 2021

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :

2022-12-08 View

2022-12-06

TechCrunch 6 related

Singapore-based Osome, a “super app” for corporate services, raised a $25M Series B, after a $16M Series A in June 2021, and says 11K+ companies are its clients

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :

2022-12-06 View

2022-11-29

TechCrunch 4 related

Singapore-based Igloo, an AI-based insurtech platform for underserved groups in SE Asia, raised a $27M Series B extension, bringing the round's total to $46M

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :

2022-11-29 View

2022-10-30

TechCrunch 5 related

Chicago-based HealthJoy, which helps employees navigate through health benefits and virtual care, raised a $60M Series D, bringing its total funding to $108M

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :

2022-10-30 View

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Coverage Timeline

Singapore-based YouTrip, which offers a multi-currency wallet and payments services, raised a $50M Series B led by Lightspeed, taking its total funding to $100M

Singapore-based BandLab Technologies, offering a music creation and fan engagement service with 60M+ registered users, raised $25M Series B1 valuing it at $425M

Singapore-based Bolttech, a B2B2C startup that offers “embedded” insurance products, raised a $196M Series B led by Japan's Tokio Marine at a $1.6B valuation

Jakarta-based Praktis, which sells end-to-end supply chain software to direct-to-consumer brands and suppliers, raised a $20M Series A led by East Ventures

Jakarta-based Kredivo, formerly FinAccel, whose services include BNPL, personal loans, credit cards, and neobanking, raised a $270M Series D led by Mizuho Bank

Jakarta-based Akulaku, a digital banking startup that offers a virtual credit card, neobank, and more, raised $200M from Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Singapore-based UnaBiz, a Massive IoT service provider that owns Sigfox, raised a $25M Series B extension led by SPARX, after a $25M Series B in October 2021

Singapore-based Osome, a “super app” for corporate services, raised a $25M Series B, after a $16M Series A in June 2021, and says 11K+ companies are its clients

Singapore-based Igloo, an AI-based insurtech platform for underserved groups in SE Asia, raised a $27M Series B extension, bringing the round's total to $46M

Chicago-based HealthJoy, which helps employees navigate through health benefits and virtual care, raised a $60M Series D, bringing its total funding to $108M

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