Early-stage startups felt the chill in 2023, but the funding winter may soon blow over

Early-stage startups felt the chill in 2023, but the funding winter may soon blow over

On the face of it, 2023 was annus horribilis for early-stage dealmaking in Southeast Asia. Small-sized deals in the pre-seed to Series A stages, which had stayed relatively resilient amid the funding winter in 2022, also started to feel the chill this year.

Edited by: Pramod Mathew