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E-commerce, edtech, and healthtech have seen a marked uptick in adoption after COVID-19.
VCs in the region must educate Western investors on Southeast Asia’s potential.
“Big Tech needs to be regulated to support, hold, and groom homegrown startups.”
The US-China trade war has had a palpable impact on investing.
A global footprint helps in hedging risks.
India’s tightening of investment regulations for neighbouring countries opens avenues for SE Asian VCs.
Mock meat, biotech, and EVs are among the sunrise sectors in SE Asia.
“In the next five years, there’ll be opportunities to invest $10-14m in the consumer sector.”
There are opportunities in data centres, data analytics, payments, and logistics sectors.
