Asian VC slump a return to more rational funding levels: Anand Sanwal, CB Insights

Venture capital (VC) deal flow has declined globally and inhibited startup formation and growth in ecosystems worldwide following the economic slowdown in China late last year. The decline in VC funding in Asia has been significant, according to data in CB Insights’ Venture Pulse Report – Q2 2016. While the global startup ecosystem faces economic uncertainty driven by Brexit and the Chinese slowdown, this may, in the long term, actually result in a “rationalisation of the market” says CB Insights founder and CEO Anand Sanwal. Edited Excerpts.