Singapore
Vietnam secured the lion’s share of the month’s funding.
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Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah buys INCJ's stake in EDOTCO
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China: Baidu launches two new AI models as industry competition heats up
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Greater China
Deal volume was down 30.6%, while deal value dipped 7.2% MoM.
India
Proceeds from PE-VC investors fell 47% MoM.
There were only seven megadeals in Jan, compared with 14 in Dec.
There were no megadeals in the month.
On a YoY basis, the funding value grew more than 2.5x from $703m in January 2024.
Privately held firms raised almost $11 billion through 239 deals in Dec.
Three megadeals lifted total fundraising value in Dec 2024.
There were three megadeals during the month.
Six megadeals contributed to 75.5% of the capital secured in the month.
