Sector Focus: Deal flow in fintech proves sector still has firepower

  • Andi Taufan Garuda Putra, Founder and CEO, Amartha
  • Kenny Man, Managing Partner, 01Fintech Limited
  • Caesar Sengupta, CEO & Co-Founder, Arta Finance
  • Genping Liu, Partner, Vertex Ventures
  • Joolin Chuah, Chief of Staff, Carro; General Manager, Genie Financial Services (Singapore)
  • Dmitry Levit, Partner, Cento Ventures (Moderator)

While the region is yet to emerge from the funding winter, investments into fintech startups show
encouraging signs as capital flow appears to be on an upward trend in the past three quarters, according to DealStreetAsia DATA VANTAGE. Led by Singaporean startups, fintechs clocked 38 equity funding deals in Q2 2024, relatively on par with the previous quarter, with proceeds rising by 64% to $521 million. Despite the resurgence in funding, questions remain on how long the momentum will sustain. This panel will explore how the fintech thesis is shaping up in SE Asia.