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Southeast Asia Startups

From Grab to GoTo — the ASEAN startup ecosystem.

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Mar 23, 2026

Southeast Asia Startups — 2026-03-23

Fresh deal-flow data from within the past seven days remains scarce in this week's research results, with no individual funding rounds confirmed after 2026-03-16. However, the ecosystem story is rich: the Philippines is actively pushing ASEAN's Digital Economy Framework, ASEAN is navigating new geo-economic pressures from US tariffs, and India's 2026 AI Summit is drawing fresh attention to Southeast Asia's artificial intelligence ambitions. Rather than fabricate funding figures, this issue focuses on verified-fresh ecosystem developments and the structural forces shaping SEA's startup landscape this week.

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Mar 22, 2026

Southeast Asia Startups — 2026-03-22

Fresh deal-flow data for the week of March 15–22, 2026 is limited: no individual funding rounds with verified amounts and lead investors were published within the coverage window. The most newsworthy development this week is the FT-Statista High-Growth Asia-Pacific 2026 ranking, which placed Malaysian e-commerce platform Borong at the top of the list. Broader ecosystem commentary from ACV Capital and ongoing coverage of SEA's "zombie firm" risk reflect a venture market that has stabilised but remains under pressure, with 2025's full-year total of US$5.4 billion still just a quarter of the 2021 peak.

3 min read/15 sources

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