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Asia continues to see muted VC investment, with only $12.8bn in Q2'25

Monday, August 25, 2025

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

Asian venture capital investment remained very weak in Q2'25, despite a slight increase in total investment from $12.6 billion in Q1'25 to $12.8 billion - still the second-lowest total in over a decade, said a study.

According to KPMG's Venture Pulse, deal volume in Asia dropped from 2,663 in Q1'25 to just 2,022 in Q2'25.

Deal sizes in Asia were modest during the quarter; the largest rounds included China-based Zelos Tech ($300 million) and Yangtze Memory ($218.9 million); in addition to India-based PB Healthcare ($218 million), Porter ($200 million), and Groww ($200 million......................

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