China Deal Review: Startup funding suffers steep fall in Feb as virus slows dealmaking

China Deal Review: Startup funding suffers steep fall in Feb as virus slows dealmaking

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Venture capital deals in China suffered a steep 44.21 per cent decline in transaction value in February 2020 largely on account of the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak that has thrown business activity out of gear and far fewer big-ticket funding rounds. The first coronavirus case was reported in China’s Wuhan province on December 31, 2019.

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