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Can the accelerated internationalisation of deep tech reverse the funding slump?

Prantik Mazumdar
Prantik Mazumdar • 10 min read
Can the accelerated internationalisation of deep tech reverse the funding slump?
Startups in Singapore have seen a massive erosion in seed and early-stage funding in recent times. Photo: Bloomberg
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Southeast Asia’s tech boom has stalled. Can it find its spark again?

For the fourth consecutive year, the otherwise warm and sunny Singapore continues to battle a prolonged and crippling funding winter.

Whilst Singapore continues to attract 92% of South East Asia’s (SEA) tech startup funding, as per recent reports from the data intelligence platform, Tracxn, the overall funding raised in the region in the first half of the year has dropped by 24% compared to the second half of 2024, to just US$2 billion ($2.6 billion).

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