South-east Asia's startup ecosystem is the one to watch, says Catcha boss
Region's Internet companies have the potential to be bigger than those in the US, he says at KL conference
Kuala Lumpur
SOUTH-east Asia is the startup ecosystem to watch, says the chief executive of global investment firm Catcha Group.
Patrick Grove, noting that the region is home to 280 million mobile users and an emerging middle class, said that Internet companies created in the region have the potential to be "bigger" than those which came up in the United States and focus on the American market.
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