Runway Months
Funding
Latest rounds
pre-seed
seed
Series A to E
growth
By country
By sector
Down rounds and flat rounds
Bridge and extension rounds
Debt and venture debt
Valuations and how they are set
Term sheet clauses explained
Liquidation preference and how it plays out
Secondary sales by founders and early employees
Startup India Seed Fund
Temasek and EDBI
Khazanah
Grants and non-dilutive funding
Revenue-based financing
Ecosystems
Bengaluru
Delhi NCR
Mumbai
Hyderabad
Singapore
Jakarta
Ho Chi Minh City
Manila
Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur
Beijing
Shanghai
Shenzhen
Hangzhou
Tokyo
Seoul
Dubai
Riyadh
Abu Dhabi
Australia and New Zealand
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Pakistan
Taiwan and Hong Kong
Talent visas and founder visas
Cost of running a startup by city
University and research spinouts
Sectors
Fintech and payments
B2B SaaS
AI and applied ML
Commerce and D2C
Quick commerce and logistics tech
Healthtech
Edtech
Climate and energy tech
Agritech
Deeptech and semiconductors
Gaming and consumer apps
Mobility
Investors
Sequoia/Peak XV
Accel India
Lightspeed
Nexus
Blume
Elevation
East Ventures
Openspace
Vertex
Alpha JWC
Golden Gate
Global funds active in Asia
Corporate venture arms
Sovereign and state funds
Angel networks and syndicates
Y Combinator in Asia
Antler
Techstars
Surge
Family offices in Asia
Sovereign funds as direct investors
Emerging fund managers and first-time funds
Fund closes announced
LP base and where the money comes from
Crossover funds pulling back
Outcomes
IPOs and listings
Acquisitions and consolidation
Shutdowns and wind-downs
Layoffs
Governance failures and fraud cases
Secondaries and liquidity
Unicorn list and how it changed
Insolvency processes by country
Reverse mergers and SPAC listings
Delistings and take-privates
Founder disputes and board removals
Turnarounds and second acts
What happens to employee equity in a shutdown
News
Regulation
India: DPDP Act and data rules
India: RBI licensing for payments and lending
India: SEBI listing rules and reverse flipping
GIFT City and IFSC structures
Singapore: MAS Payment Services Act licensing
Indonesia: OJK rules for fintech and lending
China: VIE structures and outbound listing rules
Data localisation across Asia
ESOP taxation by country
Competition and platform rules
Building the company
Singapore holdco
Delaware flip
reverse flip to India
Term sheets and the clauses that matter
SAFEs and convertible notes in Asia
Cap tables and dilution
ESOPs, vesting and buybacks
Hiring the first ten people
Salaries and equity benchmarks
Board composition and governance
Running a fundraise process
Winding down properly
Winding down properly
Winding down properly - reporting from Runway Months.
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