Asia: This Week’s Top Stories // November 8, 2015

Formation 8 Axes Plans For Third Fund, Lonsdale Now Raising $400M For “8 Partners” | 500 Startups Increases Its Southeast Asia Fund To $22 Million | Uber Expands Cash Payments To Indonesia As It Continues SE Asia Push |

ASIA WEEK IN REVIEW SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 2015 THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Ingrid Lunden Formation 8 Axes Plans For Third Fund, Lonsdale Now Raising $400M For “8 Partners” We’ve heard about consolidation in the word of startups; today comes some news about a thinning of the ranks among VCs. Formation 8 — the VC... Read More… Jon Russell 500 Startups Increases Its Southeast Asia Fund To $22 Million "Always be raising" is the motto of 500 Startups founder Dave McClure, and 500 Durians -- the U.S. firm's fund for Southeast Asia -- is taking that phrase very... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Reminder: Get Your Discounted Student Tickets To Disrupt London Disrupt London 2015 is fast approaching, and we still have some student tickets available for the show available at the hugely discounted price of just £100 plus VAT. those who graduated in the spring of 2015 (May-June 2015) can get in on the action. To get your discounted Disrupt student tickets, just send an email to students@techcrunch.com for more info. Learn More… Natasha Lomas Uber Expands Cash Payments To Indonesia As It Continues SE Asia Push Uber is expanding the option of cash payments to another market in South East Asia, testing cash payments in Bandung, Indonesia. It now accepts cash payments in... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  If you do not want to receive this email or you would like to update your preferences click here. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2015 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service