Southeast Asia

The Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Tracker for February 2025 indicates that funding activity slowed during the month. Total funding amounted to $92.9 million across 18 rounds, marking a decline of 86.56 percent compared with January 2025 and a 69.03 percent decline from February 2024.

We talked to Paco Chan, 
Co-founder, Farmio Pte Ltd, one of Hong Kong's Cyberport incubatees, to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. He also shared his views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in Hong Kong for the new year and how he sees Southeast Asia.

The Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Tracker for January 2025 highlights some recovery in funding activity. Total funding amounted to $748 million across 17 rounds, marking a surge of 230.97 percent compared to December 2024 and a 291.62 percent decline from January 2024.

As we usher into 2025, hoping for a better year, here are Southeast Asia’s top 10 tech news in 2024.

In November, early-stage funding dominated at 70.5 percent of the total investments, while seed-stage funding contributed 29.5 percent, reflecting a focus on early-stage investments.

The ORIGIN Conference highlighted investing as well as mergers and acquisitions in the Southeast Asian scene from the perspective of business leaders from Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia through the panel, "Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Investment and M&A in Southeast Asia."

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We have written some analysis and feature articles in 2022, covering various sectors, including FinTech, DroneTech, Web3, and electric vehicles, among others. Here are the most popular ones:

Carsome vs Carro: Who wins Southeast Asia’s used car fight?

We're keeping this list regularly updated.