EconomySoutheast Asia VC funding rebounds, but the bar is much higher: analysts

Southeast Asia’s venture capital market is recovering: equity funding in the first half of 2026 exceeded the full-year totals of the previous two years. But investors are becoming more selective. Data centre operator DayOne raised US$4.5 billion, accounting for more than 60% of capital raised, while AI technologies, digital infrastructure and enterprise software are increasingly favoured.