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Venture capital

In China, venture capital and private equity investments in the first five months of this year totalled 620 billion yuan, jumping nearly 60% from a year earlier.

Capital Markets & Currencies

NEWS ANALYSIS

China’s ‘future industries’ push triggers flood of venture capital, bubble concerns

Chinese venture capitalists scramble to invest in hard-tech start-ups

Singapore has built what amounts to a full-stack frontier technology position, with hardware, capital, governance and talent in a single jurisdiction.

Opinion & Features

Who captures the value in Singapore’s S$37 billion frontier tech bet?

For both companies and their investors, the opportunity is specific and time-bound

More broadly, the fundraising downturn has punctured the ability of Silicon Valley's unicorns to raise more money at their old valuations.

Opinion & Features

Zombie unicorns are haunting Silicon Valley

Years of frothy valuations are creating a nightmare

The venture ecosystem has evolved materially over time, with larger platforms emerging.

Opinion & Features

THE BOTTOM LINE

Why venture capital unlocks access to next-generation market leaders

Public equity portfolios may miss out on growth as companies stay private for longer

Singapore continues to dominate regional venture funding activity among the Asean-6 economies, accounting for 72.5% of total deal value in 2025.

Companies & Markets

Singapore venture funding hits S$5.9 billion as investors double down on AI, deep tech despite fewer deals: EY-Parthenon

The two themes are emerging as key growth drivers amid a broader fundraising downturn in South-east Asia

On the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, IT companies have a representation of only around 5%, compared with 35% on the US’ S&P 500 index.

Vietnam records strongest private capital rebound in years despite zero IPO exits

Current initial public offering pipeline is set to be the first private sector-led cycle since 2018: report

Pacific Channel's Brent Ogilvie says the acquisition marks "a significant expansion" of the firm's climate-tech investment platform across Apac.

Startups & Tech

Engie Factory Asia-Pacific is acquired by New Zealand venture capital firm Pacific Channel

The VC company has been investing in climate tech ventures via Engie Factory since mid-2020

While GDP growth has surged, many SMEs are struggling to keep pace, says the writer.

Singapore’s next opportunity: Connecting private wealth to public growth

The number of single-family offices in the Republic has surged to more than 2,000

Higher-risk projects, such as those dealing in offshore wind, have been deprioritised in recent times by utilities and related companies.

Engie Factory’s potential Apac exit signals energy firms’ pivot to near-term returns: analysts

Profit constraints, tighter capital could be reasons for the venture arm’s proposed divestment, say observers

China is also battling with the US for supremacy in core technologies and is seeking to expand on the dramatic progress made by Chinese developers of AI models.

China venture capital funding set to hit record in Q1 on state-led tech push

Some investors warn state dominance may distort markets and create valuation bubbles

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