The first half of 2026 delivered Southeast Asia’s strongest equity funding total since H1 2022 as venture-backed companies raised $7.25 billion across 217 transactions. Yet, deal volume fell to its lowest since at least 2018. A single deal—DayOne’s $4.5 billion Series C round—lifted overall funding in the first half of 2026. The market, therefore, has moved above the trough but not into a broad recovery.
Read the Southeast Asia Startup Funding: Half Year 2026 report for:
- Quarterly, half-yearly, and annual startup fundraising trends in SE Asia
- Top deals of H1 2026
- Most favoured industries by venture investors
- Fundraising trends by country
- Trends in climate tech funding
- Insights from prominent founders and fund managers.
