Southeast Asian startups to keep riding digitalization, IPO boom, investors say

Indonesia

9 min read

Oct 20, 2021

By Putu Agung Wija Putera

By Lu Shu ©CompassList

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E-commerce and related verticals like payments and logistics will continue to net the bulk of funding in Southeast Asia for at least the next two years, VCs say, as more local consumers go online and businesses digitalize. Sectors that boomed during the Covid-19 pandemic, such as edtech and healthtech, are also seen gaining further traction.
Adrian Li, Managing Partner and founder of AC Ventures, expects more “exciting companies” to emerge in those sectors. “There are companies [in the verticals] that are small now, but will reach centaur status soon,” he said in an interview, referring to...

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