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There were, however, only two megadeals in the month.
India
Funding in growth-stage startups saw an uptick in the month.
Accolade Holdings, and LetsVenture also invested.
The biggest funding was raised by Thai unicorn Flash Express at $447 million.
Existing investors Grand Anicut Fund, and 8i Ventures also backed Blue Tokai.
Greater China
Nantong Industry Investment Fund led the investment in Wison Heavy Industry.
The month saw nine megadeals that raised nearly $3.2 billion, accounting for 58% of the total value.
Financial services pipped software to emerge as the most funded industry in the month.
Deal value fell 24% due to a continued shortage of big-sized transactions.
