Venture debt is no panacea for virus-hit startups in India and SE Asia

Venture debt is no panacea for virus-hit startups in India and SE Asia

Clockwise from top left: DealStreetAsia senior writer Kristie Neo, InnoVen Capital Southeast Asia CEO Chin Chao. Alteria Capital managing partner Vinod Murali and Simmonds Stewart partner Chris Wilson speak during an online webinar on venture debt on April 16. Photo: DealStreetAsia

Venture debt may not necessarily be the magic bullet for Southeast Asia and India’s cash-starved startups, especially those that have already tapped the route and are struggling to make debt repayments, industry players have cautioned.

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