Kristie Neo

About

I write a weekly newsletter on private equity, venture capital, and startups across MENA, Southeast Asia, and other emerging markets. Subscribe: https://kristieneo.substack.com Kristie is a journalist with over 14 years of media experience, including editorial and reporting roles at DealStreetAsia (Nikkei/Financial Times), CNBC International, and Channel NewsAsia. From 2018 to 2024, she served as venture capital editor at DealStreetAsia, where she led coverage of Southeast Asia’s VC and startup ecosystem, with a focus on funds, M&A, exits, and late-stage dealmaking. She built a strong track record in investigative reporting (notably Spenmo and Revolution Precrafted), contributed regular op-eds, and moderated panels at regional tech conferences. Today, Kristie covers PE/VC trends in MENA and Southeast Asia via her Substack newsletter and co-hosts The Upside Podcast with TechCrunch’s Tage Kene-Okafor, featuring interviews with top founders, investors, and builders across Africa, MENA, and Southeast Asia.