Venture Capital

The drop was due to the decrease in the fair values of investments it held at the end of the third quarter, including Uber and WeWork.

The private equity firm has led a number of investments in Vietnam, including in e-commerce player Leflair and asset management firm Dragon Capital.

Multi-vertical and online retail remain the most heavily funded categories.

Vertex Holdings seeks out patient capital to boost corporate ties with startups.

Companies with an emphasis on online channels have a significant advantage.

In 2003 and 2004, funding for Asian private companies declined by 27% and 29% respectively against 2002 levels.

With his new role at East Ventures, Triawan Munaf is expected to advance Indonesian startups and help them scale at a regional level.

Tiger Global has invested in 23 Indian technology companies last year.