Greater China
Startups are demonstrating the power of regional interconnectivity.
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Indian payments infrastructure firm Juspay raises $50m from WestBridge Capital
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Adani group shares fall as US SEC seeks to bypass Indian govt to serve summons
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SEA Digest: Vietnam's Highlands Coffee; Indonesia's PT Merdeka Gold Resources weigh IPOs
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SG Digest: GIC agent fined in S Korea; SGX plans board lot cuts
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Indonesian social commerce startup Evermos lays off nearly 40% staff
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Tokio Marine in talks to invest in SE Asian insurtech Igloo
EQT names Jean Eric Salata to succeed founder Conni Jonsson as chair
EQT expands into secondaries with Coller Capital acquisition
Singapore startup Level3AI bags $13m in seed round led by Lightspeed
Investors are seeking more flexibility and diversity in strategies.
Singapore
Regional champions are recalibrating expansion strategies and product priorities to protect margins.
AI dominance, governance lessons, and IPO reopenings defined the year.
Vietnam
The company has had little success establishing a foothold in global markets.
India
PE-VC firms raised at least $10.97b as of Dec 17, 2025, a jump of nearly 52% from 2024.
Private equity’s role is not simply to fund growth, but to help institutionalise businesses.
M&A volume rose from 1,330 in 2023 to 1,441 in 2024, before moderating to 1,281 in 2025.
The region’s digital banking landscape is entering a more disciplined phase.
The pattern is clear: the market continues to reward profitability.
