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What's the state of #venture in Southeast Asia? Unlike the US, where there is comprehensive financing coverage across the venture lifecycle, from a company’s inception all the way to public listing, #SoutheastAsia lacks robust funding support at the late and venture growth stages. The regional VC market saw the influx of large global players during 2019 and 2020 but many of those brand name funds have become less active during and post-pandemic. Success for regional VCs to raise a subsequent fund and/or to grow their fund size is contingent upon cash returns, which so far remained elusive due to low exit activity that we observed during the past 1-2 years. Thank you, The Straits Times, for the feature! https://lnkd.in/ghkRDp7H

Venture capital, a form of private equity that finances start-up, early-stage and emerging companies, is a critical form of funding in Ireland, with €1.35 billion invested in 2023

Preqin’s data showed that 30% of South Korean investors said in 2023 that they were considering investments in private equity and venture capital, compared to 22% a year earlier. Meanwhile, Japanese LPs are increasingly looking at the venture capital space in a shift from what has traditionally been a private equity-dominated market.

Returns of the Finnish VC Funds have remained in good level, so this should be an attractive investment in general. When looking the investor base it seems that VC/BuyOut/Growh scene is still pretty much a domestic playgound. VC-funds have only 9 % ” voluntary” international capital (European Investment fund invests to every country). https://lnkd.in/g-QPDgPv As most of the VC-backed companies are looking to foreign market, it would be nice to have more international venture capital landing to hands of Finnish GP’s too. If you have good practises how to market your fund to foreign LP’s I’m sure they are valued across the whole ecosystem. #investing #startups Check the Tesi report for the details.

Young Jong Chi, Director at Hi Investment Partners Contributed an article "Introduction: Embracing the Bright Future of South Korea's Venture Capital Scene" "As venture capitalists operate within South Korea's dynamic ecosystem, it is clear that robust government initiatives and private investment facilitation in venture funding will drive sustained market vitality and foster a climate of healthy competition." says Young Jong Chi Read More : https://lnkd.in/gxMHKJ3u #VentureCapital #InnovationEcosystem #StartupInvestment #TechInnovation #EmergingMarkets #DigitalInnovation

The 2023 Endeavor Catalyst Annual Report provides insights into the global venture capital landscape. Despite a pullback in investment activity, particularly in late-stage funding rounds, there's renewed optimism in the venture capital market. Early-stage investing remains resilient, focusing on capital efficiency and profitable business models. For Nigeria and Africa, it's a call to embrace resilience, seize AI opportunities, and navigate the funding landscape. Read the full report here - bit.ly/ECAR2023 . . . #Endeavor #EndeavorNigeria #EndeavorCatalyst

⚡ 🇯🇵 Incubate Fund Asia, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm, has closed its third India-focused fund at $30 million, below its initial target of $50 million. 💴 "One of the challenges we faced was the significant devaluation of the Japanese yen, which now fluctuates between 145-150 yen per US dollar. Since about 50% of our LP base is from Japan, this led some Japanese investors to reconsider their commitments, NAO MURAKAMI told DealStreetAsia. 🇮🇳 Incubate Fund, which launched its first dedicated India fund in 2016, has invested in nearly 30 companies in the country, including Captain Fresh, Yulu, ShopKirana, and Plum. 🔍 More on Incubate Funds' upcoming vehicles at ➡ https://lnkd.in/g8Ja8_sd

There are two things you can do: 1) Rethink your investment approach to focus less on finding the rare, large cap, massive successes and more on identifying and nurturing businesses with solid, sustainable growth potential. 2) Support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more actively by providing a form of mentorship and incubation. This can involve guiding these companies through processes and strategies that help them scale their operations effectively. In my portfolio, this is a major strategy.

“It’s no secret for fundraising, the company is representing itself.” JING JING Xu The landscape of global venture capital funding has declined since reaching it’s peak in 2021 but it’s started to be more healthier. UK is now home to 147 Unicorns.  One of the challenge for fundraising is still languages. Jing Jing Xu stated “Without emotional connection to investors scaling up is very difficult.” When you expand to other country the language barrier still the foundation even though you have the translator but energy and emotional connection will be lost. The future of venture capital is beyond financial investment and can be enhance by building ecosystem, strategic value-add, and embracing global mindset. Building a connected ecosystem where talents converge, and expertise is shared Strategic value-add to portfolio companies. Connect innovation technology with commercial partners. Embracing global mindset by thinking outside the box Closing with the quote “It’s no secret for fundraising, the company is representing itself. If you want to success as the start up. You have to immerse yourself with the start-up companies.  Date: 20 - 21 March 2024 Location: The Crystal Box, Gaysorn Urban Resort, Gaysorn Village, Bangkok   #SEAT2024 #futureofventurecapital #JINGJINGXu #funding #venturecapitalfunding #ecosystem #valueadded #Globalmindset

The globalization of the start-up and venture capital (VC) ecosystems beyond Silicon Valley has led to new technology and finance hubs emerging across the globe, each with their own distinctive approach to “market” investment terms. Understanding how these markets have leveraged on, or diverged from, key terms are critical to closing deals in these markets. Read MoFo’s latest report for more insights. #scaleup