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Joji Thomas Philip

Joji Thomas Philip

Founder & Editor-in-Chief of DealStreetAsia, a financial news platform

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Joined December 2025
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Summary

Joji Thomas Philip is a seasoned journalist with extensive experience covering financial news and the communications/telecoms segment in India. He broke significant stories during his tenure at The Economic Times and Business Standard, and contributed columns to MintAsia and MintIndia, earning the Business Standard-Seema Nazareth Award for Excellence in Journalism. dealstreetasia+4
He is the Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of DEALSTREETASIA, a Singapore-based financial news website he established in 2014. He leads a pan-Asia team, overseeing comprehensive coverage of private equity, venture capital, and deal flows across Asia. dealstreetasia+4
Joji is based in Singapore, where he directs DEALSTREETASIA's operations. He is also noted as an angel investor, with a portfolio that includes 'The Morning Context', primarily focusing on the Media & Entertainment sector. dealstreetasia+2
Beyond his professional endeavors, Joji Thomas Philip is a self-described '24x7 information enthusiast' and maintains personal interests in being a 'twitterholic,' a soccer fan, and motorcycling in the Himalayas. dealstreetasia

Work

Education

Writing

B Capital hits target for second fund, aiming for $750m hard cap

February 14, 2020

Report on B Capital Group reaching its $600 million target for its second fund, aiming for a $750 million hard cap, based on industry sources and limited partners.

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Gojek reviewing all services through business sustainability lens: Andre Soelistyo

February 3, 2020

An interview with Gojek's co-CEO Andre Soelistyo about the company's focus on business sustainability and disciplined approach to services that are not working or scaling.

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EV Growth scales up fund target to over $200m on huge investor appetite

February 1, 2019

Report on EV Growth Fund exceeding its $150-million fundraising target due to high investor demand for returns.

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Warburg Pincus adds digital telco Circles.Life to its SEA portfolio

An article detailing Warburg Pincus's substantial investment in Singapore-headquartered digital telco Circles.Life, aimed at accelerating its growth and expansion.

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Tele vendors may have to submit source code

Report on a regulation requiring telecom gear makers to deposit source codes and detailed designs into a government-controlled escrow account to do business in India.

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BSNL bans China's Huawei, ZTE from bidding

Article on state-owned BSNL banning Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE from bidding for a Rs 2,000-crore contract for GSM lines, specifying only three Western vendors could participate.

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Indian funds lack expertise in turning around stressed assets: Reshmi Khurana of Kroll

An interview with Reshmi Khurana of Kroll discussing how India's non-performing loan problem creates opportunities for distressed debt investors and the varying success factors.

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Hobbies

He is an avid soccer fan. dealstreetasia

He enjoys motorcycling in the Himalayas. dealstreetasia