Singapore
Women-founded startups show capital efficiency and revenue generation but remain underfunded.
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Sumitomo Corp's CVC arm launches $63m fund to back Japanese startups
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India Digest: TPG consortium to acquire NBFC; Nykaa eyes stake in 82°E
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Fore Coffee's net profit rises 55% in 2025 as aggressive store expansion lifts revenue
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India's Wipro to acquire SG-based Olam Group’s IT business for $375m
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China issues guidance for e-commerce including for cross-border trade
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Vietnam-based hospitality startup M Village said to be raising fresh funding
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Sovereign wealth funds placed record venture capital bets in 2018
India
The budget improves the underlying conditions that allow healthcare businesses to be built, scaled, and financed.
The budget stops short of fully backing innovation-led growth.
Greater China
Startups are demonstrating the power of regional interconnectivity.
World
The economic and political uncertainty is giving rise to bigger and bigger deals.
AI dominance, governance lessons, and IPO reopenings defined the year.
Private equity’s role is not simply to fund growth, but to help institutionalise businesses.
Rest of Asia
Institutions such as PIF, ADIA, and QIA are acting as long-term industrial and digital architects.
Philippines
2026 could be a potential breakout year for the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia.
In 2026, Indian family offices are likely to bet on venture capital and private credit/equity .
