Friday Flashback: Asia’s Venture Capital Funding Nosedived in Q1

Know what happened in the APAC region over the past week

By Komal Nathani | Apr 19, 2019
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Here’s a series on the big developments that took place in the APAC region over the past one week.

  • Asia has recorded a steep decline of 12 per cent in the first quarter of venture capital (VC) funding, to the Q4 of the previous year.
  • To achieve better efficiency and offer more options, Grab has opened two delivery-only kitchens in Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • After Bangladesh, India has now banned the Chinese entertainment app Tik Tok

Here’s a series on the big developments that took place in the APAC region over the past one week.

  • Asia has recorded a steep decline of 12 per cent in the first quarter of venture capital (VC) funding, to the Q4 of the previous year.
  • To achieve better efficiency and offer more options, Grab has opened two delivery-only kitchens in Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • After Bangladesh, India has now banned the Chinese entertainment app Tik Tok

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