The year 2021 saw venture capital activity coming of age in SE Asia as favourable macro drivers and an accelerated pace of digital adoption kept the momentum going on the generation of new unicorns. Furthermore, risk capital investors were also able to see the exit path opening up with several unicorns heading towards a listing and others drawing up a similar roadmap.
Parallelly, private equity investors were seen recalibrating their strategies and diversifying their investment thesis after the global pandemic accelerated digital adoption across the board.