{"id":2241,"date":"2023-06-15T04:29:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T04:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/?page_id=2241"},"modified":"2023-06-15T05:22:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T05:22:07","slug":"report-se-asia-may-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/report-se-asia-may-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"SE Asia Deals Barometer Report: Startup fundraising crosses $1b for the first time this year in May"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2241\" class=\"elementor elementor-2241\" 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-3b5f848 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b5f848\" 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-d377be0\" data-id=\"d377be0\" 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-e9804d9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9804d9\" 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-2e6c818\" data-id=\"2e6c818\" 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-2a5ba58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a5ba58\" 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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Mosqueda Jr.<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ae895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43ae895\" 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>June 15, 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-3312e6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3312e6a\" 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-0c1e279 less-content\" data-id=\"0c1e279\" 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-a38e8d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a38e8d5\" 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>Startups in Southeast Asia raised $1.05 billion from 73 transactions in May, the first time that fundraising in the region surpassed the $1-billion mark this year, show proprietary data compiled by DealStreetAsia.<\/p><p>On a month-on-month basis, fundraising in May was up by about 40% from the $751 million that startups in the region raised in April. The amount raised in May, however, was still 31% lower than the fundraising in the same month last year (<em>see chart below<\/em>).<\/p><p>The uptick in May brings the total amount raised by startups so far this year to at least $3.72 billion from 340 deals. February witnessed the weakest funding activity this year at just $410 million from 55 transactions. The last time startups in the region cumulatively raised $1 billion was in Dec 2022.<\/p><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/14111142\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><p>At least 21 deals in May did not disclose financial details. Besides venture capital and private equity transactions, the deals included corporate rounds, debt financing, and equity crowdfunding transactions.<\/p><p>For the entire 2022, total funding in the region had dropped 32% to $15.8 billion from 2021\u2019s record highs. Annual deal volume, however, defied the trend, closing 9.6% higher at 1,062, signalling a shift away from big-ticket deals.<\/p><h3>Five megadeals<\/h3><p>Data compiled by DealStreetAsia show that there were five megadeals\u2014transactions worth at least $100 million\u2014in May, the most so far this year, bringing the total number of megadeals in the first five months of the year to 12.<\/p><p>Singapore-based insurtech unicorn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/bolttech-raises-196m-series-b-343750\">bolttech<\/a> scored the biggest fundraising in May in a $196 million Series B round anchored by Japanese insurance holding company Tokio Marine. The company entered the unicorn club after a Series A round in 2021.<\/p><p>Vietnamese education group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/kkr-equest-funding-344115\">EQuest<\/a> raised $120 million in fresh funding through a combination of debt from creditors and equity from existing investor KKR&#8217;s Global Impact Fund.<\/p><p>In the PE space, Hyosung Chemical announced in May its $120-million investment in Vietnamese subsidiary Hyosung Vina Chemicals Co, a maker of propylene and polypropylene.<\/p><p>Indonesian aquatech firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/efishery-unicorn-42xfund-345052\">eFishery<\/a> and Singapore-based marketing platform also made it to the megadeals table after raising $108 million in Series D and $105 million in PE funding, respectively.<\/p><p>The five megadeals raised $649 million, or about 62% of the total funds in May.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The five megadeals of May 2023<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<table id=\"tablepress-78\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-78\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Startup Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Headquarters<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Funding Stage<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Amount Raised<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Lead Investor\/s<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Other Investor\/s<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">Verticals<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Bolttech<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Singapore<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Series B<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$196,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Tokio Marine<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Khazanah Nasional, MetLife<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Fintech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Hyosung Vina Chemicals Co<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vietnam<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Corporate Round<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$120,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Hyosung Chemical<\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Manufacturing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">EQuest<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vietnam<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Private Equity<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$120,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">KKR<\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Edtech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">eFishery<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Indonesia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Series D<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$108,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">G42 Expansion Fund<\/td><td class=\"column-6\"> Northstar Group, SoftBank Vision Fund<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Aquaculture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Insider<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Singapore<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Private Equity<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$105,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Qatar Investment Authority, Esas Private Equity<\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Media &amp; Entertainment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-78 from cache --><p>eFishery also crossed a significant milestone in May as it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/efishery-unicorn-42xfund-345052\">became Indonesia&#8217;s latest unicorn<\/a> after its $108-million funding round. The aquatech firm is valued at $1.26 billion after the latest funding and an increase in its employee share option plan (ESOP) and management share option plan (MSOP), according to calculations by <a href=\"https:\/\/data.dealstreetasia.com\/\">DealStreetAsia \u2013 DATA <em>VANTAGE<\/em><\/a>.<\/p><p>In 2022, eight privately-held startups in the region earned the much sought-after unicorn tag. In 2021, there were a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/se-asia-new-unicorns-of-2022-328418\">record 23 startups<\/a> in the region that crossed the $1 billion valuation.<\/p><h3>Singapore remains funding hotspot<\/h3><p>Singapore remains the investors&#8217; favourite in terms of startup funding as companies in the city-state cornered about 52% of the total amount raised in the entire region in May.<\/p><p>DealStreetAsia\u2019s compilations showed that privately-held companies in the city-state raised about $551 million from 41 transactions in the month. bolttech&#8217;s $196 million Series B funding and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/insider-qia-esas-private-equity-345248\">Insider&#8217;s $105 million<\/a> PE round were the top deals.<\/p><p>In April, Singapore-based startups had raised about $491 million from 45 transactions.<\/p><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/14111148\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><p>Indonesian startups were involved in 14 transactions that raised about $197 million last month. In Vietnam, while there were only 11 deals, the total amount raised was higher than that of Indonesia at $285 million, thanks to the country&#8217;s two megadeals, the compilation showed.<\/p><p>eFishery&#8217;s $108-million Series D was the highest transaction in Indonesia, followed by the $39 million Series C round of e-commerce startup Evermos.<\/p><p>The value of Vietnam&#8217;s fundraising was boosted by two megadeals in the month, EQuest and Hyosung Vietnam, that raised a combined $240 million.<\/p><p>Thailand and Malaysia, while trailing behind, still saw notable activity with two and four deals that raised $1.1 million and $17.4 million, respectively.<\/p><p>Notably, the Philippines saw one investment deal that did not disclose the funding amount\u2014digital bank Netbank&#8217;s Series A funding anchored by Singapore-based venture capital investor BEENEXT.<\/p><h3>E-commerce, fintech lead among verticals<\/h3><p>E-commerce startups were the busiest in May in terms of deal volume while fintech firms scored the most funding amount. According to DealStreetAsia&#8217;s compilation, e-commerce first raised $125.5 million from 10 deals while fintech startups raised about $307 million from nine transactions.<\/p><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/14111175\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><p>In the e-commerce space, Evermos, the Indonesian social commerce platform focused on halal products, raised the biggest amount at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/evermos-growth-profitability-ipo-345507\">$40 million in a funding round<\/a> anchored by International Finance Corporation (IFC).<\/p><p>Founded in 2018, Evermos connects brands with resellers and customers across Indonesia. The startup targets the Muslim community, which makes up 86.7% of Indonesia&#8217;s population.<\/p><p>In the fintech space, bolttech&#8217;s $196-million fundraising was the biggest, followed by Advance Intelligence, a Singapore-based AI tech firm that raised $80 million in a round led by existing investor Warburg Pincus and Northstar Group.<\/p><p>Fintech accounted for a third of all private funding last year, up from a quarter in 2021, according to DealStreetAsia DATA <em>VANTAGE<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/reports\/se-asia-deal-review-q1-2023\">SE Asia Deal Review: Q4 2022<\/a> report. It also accounted for 22% of the deal volume in 2022, down from 31% in 2021 as the easing of COVID-19 restrictions spurred investments in other verticals.<\/p><p>Meanwhile, Software &amp; IT and HR Tech startups were involved in a combined 13 transactions last month that raised an aggregate of $30.4 million while edtech and healthtech scored a total of $161 million from eight deals.<\/p><h3><strong>Seed, pre-seed deals continue to dominate<\/strong><\/h3><p>In terms of deal volume, seed and pre-seed rounds continued to dominate in Southeast Asia last month. Based on DealStreetAsia&#8217;s compilations, there were 20 seed transactions that raised $59 million and 10 pre-seed deals that secured nearly $7 million in total.<\/p><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/14111184\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><p>BRIK, an Indonesian business-to-business construction materials aggregator, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/indonesia-brik-pre-series-a-341942\">raised the biggest seed funding<\/a> in May at $11.35 billion. The startup secured the funding from Indonesia-focused venture capital firm AC Ventures, early- and growth-stage investor Accel India, multi-stage global investment firm B Capital, and early-stage investor Alter VC.<\/p><p>In the pre-seed stage, MPFunds raised the biggest amount at about $1.1 million. The startup, which provides a trader programme, raised fresh funds from an unnamed angel investor.<\/p><p>The month also saw nine Series A, nine Series B, three debt financing, and three PE rounds, besides two corporate rounds, two equity crowdfunding, and two pre-Series A deals. Angel, pre-Series B, Series C, and Series D saw one deal each, while nine transactions did not disclose funding stages.<\/p><h3><strong>Most active investors<\/strong><\/h3><p>Indonesia-focused VC firm East Ventures was among the most active investors in May, anchoring at least four deals in the region. The VC firm announced raising $250 million in the first and final close of its latest fund, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/east-ventures-growth-plus-fund-343501\">Growth Plus<\/a>, in May.<\/p><p>The final close of Growth Plus comes about a year after East Ventures raised a total of $550 million in the final close of its two seed and growth funds. The funds were extended to raise $585 million.<\/p><div id=\"attachment_343503\" style=\"width: 1415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343503\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343503\" src=\"https:\/\/dealstreetwebsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/East-Ventures.jpg\" alt=\"East Ventures\" width=\"1405\" height=\"780\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-343503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">East Ventures was among the most active investors in May, anchoring at least four deals in the region.<\/p><\/div><p>Early-stage VC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/antler-growth-stage-fund-347132\">Antler also anchored at least three deals<\/a> last month in the Series A and pre-seed stages. 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978px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/report-india-may-2023\/\">India Deals Barometer Report: At $1.5b in May, startup funding highest so far this year<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Startups in India raked in a total of $1.55 billion across 89 private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) transactions in May, the best so far in 2023, according to proprietary data compiled by DealStreetAsia...\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SE Asia Deals Barometer Report: Startup fundraising crosses $1b for the first time this year in May By Mars W. 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