{"id":4396,"date":"2025-02-21T09:55:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/?page_id=4396"},"modified":"2025-02-21T10:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T10:48:17","slug":"report-se-asia-jan-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/report-se-asia-jan-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"SE Asia Deals Barometer: Startup funding plunges 80% to $136m in Jan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4396\" class=\"elementor elementor-4396\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\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<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<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<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SE Asia Deals Barometer Report: Startup funding plunges 80% to $136m in Jan<\/h1>\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-b7820ee\" data-id=\"b7820ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d42463d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d42463d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1528\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SEA-jan.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4398\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SEA-jan.png 1528w, https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SEA-jan-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SEA-jan-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SEA-jan-768x429.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1528px) 100vw, 1528px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0f1be1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0f1be1\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b79b7d h-100\" data-id=\"1b79b7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce75793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce75793\" 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>By <a href=\"#\">Mars W. Mosqueda Jr.<\/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-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>February 10, 2025<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38e8d5 elementor-widget__width-initial 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>Following a buoyant December that sparked optimism in Southeast Asia&#8217;s startup ecosystem, January 2025 has cast a shadow over the revival in the region&#8217;s fundraising landscape.<\/p><p>Startups in the region secured only $136 million from 35 equity deals, marking a steep 80.3% drop from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/se-asia-deal-review-december-2024-425978\">$692 million raised in December 2024<\/a>, according to proprietary data from DealStreetAsia.<\/p><p>The sharp decline was fueled by the complete absence of megadeals\u2014transactions worth $100 million or more\u2014that had helped raise figures in the previous month. In December 2024, four such deals boosted the region&#8217;s total fundraising.<\/p><p>On a year-on-year basis, too, the decline was double-digit, with funding falling 37.7% compared to the $218.4 million raised from 80 deals in January 2024.<\/p><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/21541371\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/21541371\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><p>There were 14 deals in the month with undisclosed funding sizes.<\/p><p>The average deal size, based on transactions with disclosed amounts, last month also dropped significantly to $6.5 million from $34.6 million in December. This shift reflects a growing investor preference for early-stage investments amid macroeconomic challenges.<\/p><p>The largest deal in the region last month amounted to just $50 million, raised by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/search\/page\/1?s=VOOX%20Exchange&amp;sort_by=recent\">VOOX Exchange<\/a>, a Singapore-based AI-powered cryptocurrency platform backed by Pinnacle Capital, a global private investment firm focused on emerging technologies.<\/p><p>This was followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/endowus-funding-425688\/\">Endowus<\/a>, a licensed wealth advisor based in the city-state, which raised an additional $17.5 million in its latest funding round.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Southeast Asia&#8217;s top funding deals in January 2025<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-136\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-136\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Headquarters<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Funding Type<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Amount Raised<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Lead Investors<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Vertical<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VOOX<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Singapore<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Venture &#8211; Series Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$50,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Pinnacle Ventures<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Fintech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Endowus<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Singapore<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Series C<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$17,500,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Fintech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Valency International<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Singapore<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Venture &#8211; Series Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$15,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Agriculture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">129Knots<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Singapore<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Venture &#8211; Series Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$10,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Sing Fuels<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Fintech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">iMotorbike<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Singapore<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Series A<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$10,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">E-commerce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p><p>The analysis excluded digital asset bank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/sygnum-strategic-round-426192\/\">Sygnum<\/a>, which claims to be Singapore-based but has its fundraising entity in Zurich. The company recently closed a funding round, raising $58 million and achieving a post-money valuation of over $1 billion.<\/p><p>Throughout 2024, startups in the region raised approximately $4.6 billion across 633 transactions, DealStreetAsia&#8217;s compilation showed. The deal volume slipped 10.3% year-on-year, while deal value plunged 41.7%.<\/p><h3>Singapore stays on top<\/h3><p>Singapore startups continued to attract the lion&#8217;s share of investments in January, even as the region experienced a funding slump. Startups in the city-state raised approximately $121 million across 23 transactions, or 89% of the total funding in January.<\/p><p>This reflects Singapore\u2019s persistent role as the financial and innovation hub of Southeast Asia, even in a slowing market. The top five deals in January happened in Singapore, led by VOOX, which raised $50 million.<\/p><p>Indonesia trailed behind with $14 million raised from nine deals. Skor Technologies, the parent company of Skorlife and Skorcard, led the funding scene in the archipelago, with $6.2 million in seed funding from Argor Capital.<\/p><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/21541471\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/21541471\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><p>Malaysia recorded a single transaction worth $1 million. Vietnam saw two deals, though the amounts were undisclosed.<\/p><p>The Philippines and Thailand reported no publicly announced startup deals for the month, highlighting a stark slowdown in activity in these markets.<\/p><h3>Fintech attracts majority of Jan&#8217;s investments<\/h3><p>DealStreetAsia&#8217;s compilation showed that the fintech sector continued to evince significant investor interest in January, drawing in $92.8 million from 13 deals, accounting for 68.27% of total funding in January.<\/p><p>The largest fintech deal of the month came from Singapore-based fintech VOOX, which raised $50 million from Pinnacle Capital, a private investment firm known for its focus on emerging technologies.<\/p><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/21541509\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/21541509\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><p>This was followed by Endowus, a licensed wealth advisor in Singapore, which secured $17.5 million in a Series C round led by Prosus Ventures, UBS, and MUFG, with participation from OKS Ventures News and Asia Companion Fund.<\/p><p>Fintech was followed by healthtech, which registered four deals, agritech \/ agriculture with three transactions, and software &amp; IT, e-commerce, and consumer with two deals each.<\/p><h3>Seed stage tops January activity<\/h3><p>According to DealStreetAsia\u2019s data, seed rounds accounted for 13 deals, making it the most active funding stage. The biggest seed deal was Skorlife&#8217;s $6.2 million raise, followed by Bythen&#8217;s $5 million.<\/p><p>The rest of the funding activity was spread across two Series A rounds, 1 Series C round, two corporate rounds, two angel investments, and one pre-Seed round. Twelve deals did not disclose their funding stages.<\/p><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/21541553\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/21541553\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><h3>Some notable debt rounds<\/h3><p>There were also some notable debt deals in the region in January, which were not included in the above analysis. Singapore-based biotech startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/mirxes-cbc-r-bridge-healthcare-fund-426132\/\">Mirxes<\/a>, for instance, received $40 million in structured financing from CBC Group&#8217;s R-Bridge Healthcare Fund.<\/p><p>Proceeds from the financing will further accelerate its commercialization efforts in new markets and enable further innovation in its RNA diagnostic technologies.<\/p><p>In another debt financing deal, Indonesian poultry startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/chickin-loan-facility-bank-dbs-indonesia-426904\/\">Chickin raised $15.26 million loan facility<\/a> from PT Bank DBS Indonesia, which will serve as working capital to support the company&#8217;s business operations.<\/p><p>Skyro, a fintech startup in the Philippines, also received 200 million pesos ($3.4 million) credit facility from the Philippine Bank of Communications to support the company&#8217;s operations across the 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