{"id":2087,"date":"2023-10-20T09:05:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T09:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/?page_id=2087"},"modified":"2023-10-20T09:08:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T09:08:24","slug":"report-china-sep-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/report-china-sep-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"China Deals Barometer Report: Startup fundraising dips a tad in Sept as deal volume falls"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2087\" class=\"elementor elementor-2087\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-335ebad elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"335ebad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea7c338\" data-id=\"ea7c338\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1364919 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1364919\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13b7cfd\" data-id=\"13b7cfd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5f09d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea5f09d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>By <a href=\"#\">Stephanie Li<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b73541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b73541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>October 20, 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158dfd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"158dfd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-footer bg-white div-social-icons d-print-none\">\r\n    <ul class=\"nav\">\r\n        <li>\r\n            <a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n        <li>\r\n            <a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li>\r\n            <a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"#\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n        <li>\r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-social\">\r\n                <a class=\"nav-link dropdown-toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"dropdownMenuButton1\" data-bs-toggle=\"dropdown\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><i class=\"fa fa-share-alt\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n                <div class=\"dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right\" aria-labelledby=\"dropdownMenuButton1\">\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-reddit-alien fa-2x\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-2x\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" data-action=\"\/share\/whatsapp\/share\"><i class=\"fa fa-whatsapp fa-2x\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a06ee4 less-content\" data-id=\"4a06ee4\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"showContent\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65b0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e65b0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Startup fundraising in the Greater China region slowed a tad in September as fewer deals were sealed in the month.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost $4.8 billion was invested in startups from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan across 208 deals in September. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deal value was down around 6% from August&#8217;s $5.1 billion, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">while the deal count dropped by 19.1% in the same period, show proprietary data compiled by DealStreetAsia. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet, dealmaking remained elevated compared with year-ago levels when the deal value was 18% less.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors have so far tightened their purse strings this year, as economic and geopolitical headwinds continue to linger. In the first nine months of 2023, a total of $39.8 billion was invested across 1,923 deals. The combined deal count was 16% more than the same period last year but the deal value showed only a negligible 2.7% growth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-365939 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dealstreetwebsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MOM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1936\" height=\"1034\" \/><\/p><h3>Two billion-dollar deals prop up fundraising in Sept<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September saw two billion-dollar deals that contributed to 60% of the month\u2019s total financing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shanghai-based automotive chipmaker <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/gta-semiconductor-fresh-funding-361188\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GTA Semiconductor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was the largest fundraiser of\u00a0 September, snapping up 13.5 billion yuan ($1.8 billion) from a slew of state-affiliated funds and institutional investors.<\/span><\/p><p>Intelligent vehicles manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/tencent-backed-chinese-smart-vehicle-developer-rox-motor-raises-1b-364010\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ROX Motor<\/span><\/a>, also a\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shanghai-based firm backed by Tencent and Coatue Management, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secured $1 billion from textile and aluminium manufacturing giant Weiqiao Pioneering Group, in the second-largest deal of the month.<\/span><\/p><p>These were among the four <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">megadeals, or transactions worth at least $100 million, in September. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the lowest megadeal count of the year, after April and May when five megadeals each were sealed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other two megadeals were by Tencent-backed artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/enflame-raises-series-d-funding-364642\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enflame Technology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which bagged 2 billion yuan ($273.7 million) in a Series D funding round,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The round was co-led by a few funds backed by Shanghai International Group, a state capital operator that manages 140 billion yuan ($19.2 billion) in assets; while Chinese photo editing app owner Meitu and Tencent Holdings, which has worked with Enflame in developing an AI chip called \u201cZixiao\u201d for processing images, videos, and natural languages, joined the round.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In another megadeal, medical device developer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/mitrassist-raises-funding-364473\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MitrAssist<\/span><\/a>, which was founded<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Israel and is now expanding in China, secured almost $100 million in a Series C round led by two of its existing shareholders: Centurium Capital and 6 Dimensions Capital.<\/span><\/p><p>The four megadeals raised a combined $3.2 billion, which is 67.8% of the total PE-VC funding in September.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-366148 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dealstreetwebsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-at-3.59.09-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2910\" height=\"1594\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Deals by funding stage<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investments in Series A and earlier stages accounted for 55.8% of the total deal count but contributed only 11.5% ($552.9 million) of the monthly deal value.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There were 34 investments with undisclosed funding stages. While that comprises only 16.3% of September\u2019s deal count, they accounted for 62.6% of the total deal value, or $3 billion, as two of the billion-dollar deals did not disclose their funding stages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dealmaking was far less active in funding stages closer to public listing. The month logged two deals in Series E stages and later that brought in around $14.5 million in funding. Exits via public listings, either on domestic or overseas bourses, have shown signs of a slowdown amid <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/chinas-offshore-listings-delay-362981\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rising regulatory scrutiny<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against IPO hopefuls, leading to slackened investor sentiment towards growth- and late-stage firms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>List of megadeals (September 2023)<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\n<table id=\"tablepress-89\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-89\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Startup<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Headquarters<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Investment size (Million USD)<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Investment stage<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Lead investor(s)<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Other investor(s)<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">Industry\/Sector<\/th><th class=\"column-8\">Vertical<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">GTA Semiconductor<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shanghai <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1875.4<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Jasper Capital<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Semiconductor<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">Electric\/Hybrid Vehicles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ROX Motor<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shanghai<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Strategic Investment<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Weiqiao Pioneering Group<\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Automobiles &amp; Parts<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">Electric\/Hybrid Vehicles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Enflame Technology <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shanghai<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">273.7<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">D<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Funds affiliated with Shanghai International Group<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Meitu, Tencent Holdings, SummitView Capital, YTI Capital, and others<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Semiconductor<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">AI and Machine Learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">MitrAssist<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shanghai<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">100<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">C <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Centurium Capital, 6 Dimensions Capital<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Shanghai Jiading District State-Owned Asset Operation Group, Haiheng Capital, Hefei Industrial Investment Capital, and others<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Medical Devices &amp; Equipment<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">HealthTech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-89 from cache --><\/span><\/p><h3>Semiconductor is king<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chip-making firms have continued to see demand as the country strives for self-reliance in chipmaking amid an intensifying US crackdown on Chinese companies in the sector. Unsurprisingly, semiconductor was the most funded industry in September, sealing 51 deals and raising $2.4 billion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State-affiliated investors have been one of the main backers of startups in the sector. China is set to raise about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/china-state-fund-chip-industry-361009\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$40 billion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a new state-backed investment fund dedicated to the local semiconductor industry, Reuters reported in early September, citing two people familiar with the matter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-365947 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dealstreetwebsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/By-Industry.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1816\" height=\"1060\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, geopolitical tensions will continue to play a role in the global development of the semiconductor industry. Although the immediate impact will be subtle, major industry players will adopt long-term strategies to focus more on s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">upply chain self-reliance, security, and control, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commented Helen Chiang, IDC\u2019s Asia Pacific semiconductor research lead and Taiwan country manager, in the firm\u2019s latest report on the impact of geopolitics on Asia\u2019s semiconductor supply chain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biotech, energy storage, and medical devices were the second-most invested sectors as the three completed 16 deals each. However, thanks to ROX Motor\u2019s billion-dollar transaction, automobiles and parts ranked as the second top raiser in terms of deal value, with the completion of 13 deals worth over $1.2 billion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3>SDIC Venture Capital and its affiliates top investor list<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Development &amp; Investment Corporation (SDIC), one of China\u2019s largest state-owned investment holding companies, and its affiliates, invested $135.8 million across six deals, making it the top fundraiser of the month.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second-most active investor by deal count was Shenzhen High-Tech Investment Group and CICC Capital\u2014both state-affiliated investors that invested in four deals separately.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The month also saw more China-focused venture capital firms bidding farewell to its Silicon Valley lineage amid intensifying geopolitical tensions. BlueRun Ventures China, announced a change of its English name to \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/lanchi-ventures-funnow-merges-with-eatigo-362049\">Lanchi Ventures<\/a>\u2019 in a bid to assert that its operations are independent of US-based VC firm BlueRun Ventures (BRV). Meanwhile, GGV Capital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/ggv-capital-china-business-363672\">spilt its businesses<\/a> into two, with one dedicated to Asia and the other to the US.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Most active investors in China (September 2023)<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-90\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-90\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Investment company<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">No. of deals<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Total value of participated deals (Million USD)<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Lead<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Non-lead<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SDIC Venture Capital and its affiliates<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">135.8<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shenzhen High-Tech Investment Group<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">31.9<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CICC Capital<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">139<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SAIC Motor Corp and its affiliates<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">China Fortune-tech Capital<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Guiyang Venture Capital<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">43.5<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Hecheng Capital (\u548c\u8bda\u8d44\u672c)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.5<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Hefei Industry Investment Group<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">96.3<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Addor Capital <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.4<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Z&amp;Y Capital<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Goldport Capital<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.5<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tsinghua Capital<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Cowin Capital<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-90 from cache --><\/span><\/p><p><em>Note: In our monthly analysis for September 2023, we have put together detailed charts of prominent deals, active investors, deal stages, and the most attractive sectors that have bagged the maximum venture dollars in the Greater China region.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Our database only considers deals officially announced by the related investee, investor(s), and\/or financial advisor, while information based on market rumours and news reports citing sources is excluded.<\/em><\/p><p><em>For a more detailed analysis, and to enable comparison between primary and secondary markets, DealStreetAsia has started tracking deals of all sizes since April 2020, as against considering only transactions worth more than $10 million earlier.<\/em><\/p><p><em>We have also introduced a standardised system for industry classification. 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funding to $1.1b in Sept\u2014up 126% from Aug<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Startups based in Southeast Asia raised $1.1 billion in September, up 126% from August, and marking the third time this year that fundraising has crossed the $1-billion mark<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-009d583 elementor-position-left related-box elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"009d583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/report-india-sep-2023\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"978\" height=\"499\" 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