Investments

The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund and SoftBank Vision Fund 1 are working with a financial adviser and have reached out to potential investors to gauge interest.

The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for August 2025 highlighted a steep decline in funding across the region. Total funding in August stood at $84.1 million across 22 rounds, reflecting a 76.44 percent drop from July 2025 ($357 million) and a 65.04 percent fall year-on-year compared to August 2024 ($240.6 million).

According to the report, under the proposal still being discussed at senior levels, Temasek could divide its business into three arms.

The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for July 2025 revealed a sharp pullback in startup investment activity across the region. Total funding in July 2025 fell to $68.0 million across 12 rounds, a 77.08 percent decrease from June 2025 ($296.7 million) and a 76.68 percent drop year‐on‐year compared to July 2024 ($291.6 million).

Managing director Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir said the discussions focused on how Malaysian, French and Italian companies could work together amid shifting global geopolitical dynamics.

The Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Tracker for June 2025 shows a modest recovery from the previous month, with total funding of $284.7 million across 10 rounds. This reflects a 2.12 percent increase from May 2025 but marks a 37.27 percent decline compared to $453.8 million in June 2024.

Grab said it will issue convertible bonds that mature in June 2030, partly to fund potential acquisitions.

B Grimm Power is also studying a plan to invest at least $1.6 billion more in additional data center projects with a total capacity of about 200MW.

Southeast Asia’s startup funding landscape saw a remarkable rebound in April 2025. The region recorded $439 million across 9 funding rounds, marking a 334.7 percent surge from March 2025’s $101 million and a 218.1 percent increase from $138 million in April 2024.

The Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Tracker for May 2025 indicates a sharp decline in funding activity. Total funding stood at $128.8 million across 16 rounds, which represents a 70.70 percent drop from April 2025 and a 26.42 percent decline from May 2024.