Venture Capital

AngelCentral, an established angel investor club in ASEAN, said Thursday that Angel investing continues on in the region but with more caution and selection.

The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for September 2025 reflected a sharp rebound in funding across the region. Total funding for the month stood at $230.6 million across 10 rounds, marking a 125.64 percent increase month-on-month (August 2025: $102.2 million) and a 58.72 percent rise year-on-year compared to September 2024 ($145.3 million).

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited (HKIC), and Gobi Partners announced Monday the launch of a new strategic fund focused on early-stage start-ups incubated at the University.

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and TERAJU Bumiputera Corporation (TERAJU) have jointly agreed to facilitate better access to capital market financing for Bumiputera micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and mid-tier companies (MTC).

Trozo plans to onboard more than 100 brands in the coming months and aims to expand its user base across India and the Middle East.

A total of $2.6 billion was raised Southeast Asia's tech firms in the first nine months of 2025, a drop of 7 percent as compared to $2.8 billion raised in 9M 2024, and a drop of 58 percent compared to $6.2 billion raised in 9M 2023, Tracxn said Tuesday.

We celebrate fund managers for raising capital and generating returns. We should also respect the ones who know when to pause, pivot, or exit — and do it on their own terms.

Digital Penang, in collaboration with the Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN), announced last Thursday the launch of the Angel Investment Accelerator Program, an initiative designed to nurture a new generation of angel investors while bridging the critical funding gap for early-stage startups in Penang.

SC Ventures by Standard Chartered Bank, which builds and invests in breakthrough ventures in and beyond banking, together with Fujitsu, a developer of quantum software and hardware, are joining forces to incubate Project Quanta.

Southeast Asia private capital invested fell to $ 6.3 billion across 213 deals in the first half of 2025, showing clear signs of deal volume slowdown compared to previous years, Praxis Global Alliance said Tuesday.