VCs bullish on SE Asia growth potential amid COVID-19, but challenges remain

VCs bullish on SE Asia growth potential amid COVID-19, but challenges remain

Shotario Tani (upper left), Indonesia correspondent of Nikkei Asia, moderates the VC session with Roderick Purwana (upper right), managing partner at SMDV; Pandu Sjahrir (lower left), co-managing partner at Indies Capital; and Dave Ng, general partner at Altara Ventures.

Venture capital (VC) firms continue to see what they describe as an exciting time in Southeast Asia in terms of venture funding, despite the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, but they warn that a lot still needs to be done to boost the region’s VC ecosystem.

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