Rogozhin Alexander

Startup’s Boom in Southeast Asia in 2021

ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНАЯ АЗИЯ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ, 2022, №3(56), 11-17

 
Annotation: In 2021, startups from Southeast Asia attracted record funding of $25.7 billion, which is more than double the level of 2020, as rich global investors sought to exploit the region's potential in the face of accelerated digitalization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since private and venture capital companies are looking for investment opportunities to place the capital they have attracted over the past year, this "gold rush" in Southeast Asia will continue in 2022, which will give further impetus to the growth of the startup ecosystem of the region.

Keywords: Southeast Asia, startups, regional startup-ecosystems, «unicorns», digitalization, regional investment potential