• Paul Ong, Partner, Innoven Capital SEA
• Gena Bijaksana, CEO & Co-Founder, Qverse
• Darryl Ratulangi, Managing Director, OCBC Ventura
• Pimfha Chan, Correspondent, Singapore, DealStreetAsia (Moderator)

The need for alternative financing has driven fund managers to ramp up both deployment and fundraising activities in the asset class. Venture debt has been emerging as an alternative route for startups that are struggling to fundraise, especially amid the funding winter in Asia. Venture debt essentially helps startups and early-stage companies raise capital without giving up equity.

This panel will look at the rise of venture debt, private credit and other non-equity structures that are bridging the unmet demand for financing amid the funding drought.