Dry Powder Drying Up?

Dr Sivapalan Vivekarajah, Co-founder and Partner, Scale-Up Malaysia

19-Jun-20 07:15

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Start ups have also been feeling the effects of Covid-19 as funding dries up. Dr Sivapalan Vivekarajah, Co-founder and Partner at Scale-Up Malaysia and Past President of the Malaysian Business Angels Network tells us the challenges that venture capital funds are facing. He also compares the industry in Singapore and Malaysia and what are the trends.

Produced by: Arleen Webber

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Lyn Mak

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Business Analysis, Trends and Forecasts, Markets, Social Issues, Investments

Tags: venture capital, Covid-19, business, start-up,

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