Southeast Asia Tech Investment – H1 2023
For the first half of 2023, Southeast Asia saw a 54% year-on-year drop in investment volume to $3.1B, the lowest H1 investment since 2017. The deal landscape appears to be reversing to levels seen before COVID — and quite possibly to pre-unicorn era standards. The return to pre-dual-bubble valuations and deal sizes is following the […]
Southeast Asia Tech Investment – 2022
Following up on our review of the Southeast Asia tech investment landscape in mid-2022, we’ve taken a look at how the whole year has turned out, based on our database of over 6,000 financing and liquidity events relevant to the region. After a solid start following the highs of 2021, 2022 shaped up to be […]
Southeast Asia Tech Investment – H1 2022
The first half of 2022 was a vigorous opening to a tumultuous year in Southeast Asia. For this report, we analysed and verified over 5,500 financing and liquidity events relevant to the region. Total capital invested in 2022 H1 stood at $6.6B across 444 deals, both of which are second highest numbers for half a […]
Southeast Asia Tech Investment – 2021
2021 saw a record number of deals and the total amount invested. We tracked 942 investments across the region, exceeding the 700 recorded in 2020. Total capital invested, at $14.2B, increased by nearly 70% compared to 2020. A large contributor to this increase was the return of mega-deals. The largest deals (those over $100M) accounted […]
Digital Southeast Asia compared to Latin America
Following up on our overview of Southeast Asia tech investment in H1 2021, we teamed up with Momentum Works to take a look at how the Southeast Asian digital ecosystem compares to other emerging regions globally, starting with Latin America courtesy of excellent research made available by LAVCA. The traditional economy is going through a […]
Southeast Asia Tech Investment – H1 2021
The first half of 2021 has been an exuberant period for many aspects of Southeast Asia tech investment. Even as COVID-19 cases reached a record high and many countries went into a prolonged economic lockdown, the region’s tech scene continued to break a number of new records. Record number of deals in H1, but the […]
Southeast Asia Tech Investment – 2020
2020 marked our memories with its extraordinary challenges for individuals, families, and organisations. Yet, it was also a year of fortitude and resilience. From data in the first half of the year, we had expected to see a slowdown in technology investment resulting from the COVID-19-related restrictions. Overall, 2020 looks like a very ‘normal’ year […]
How did the pandemic affect Southeast Asia’s online shopping behaviour in 2020?
With the global pandemic that turbocharged the acceleration of digitalisation in Southeast Asia, the Southeast Asian e-commerce industry has been showing massive developments as a result. The e-commerce industry in the six largest Southeast Asian markets is set to continue growing as it will likely reach US$172 billion in value in 2025, according to Google, […]
2020上半年东南亚风险投资报告
Southeast Asia digital companies continue to attract investors and acquirers from a diverse set of countries in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the countries that have been increasingly active in the region is none other than China. In this special edition of the Southeast Asia Tech Investment report, it is our pleasure […]
Southeast Asia Tech Investment – H1 2020
With governments and companies in Southeast Asia responding and adapting to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic for much of the first half of this year, the impact of the pandemic on the region’s technology investment and exit trends inevitably becomes a highly anticipated topic. As such, it is our pleasure to share with you […]