China VC slump is set to drag Asia-Pacific fundraising down to a 10 years reduced

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China-focused enterprise capital funds raised $2.7 billion in the second quarter, a fall of additional than 50% from the 1st quarter, Preqin reported.
China-focused enterprise capital and other private financial commitment cash have viewed these a gradual start off to the year they’re envisioned to drag down Asia-Pacific fundraising to the most affordable in ten decades, the report claimed.
Reflecting a world-wide trend in falling valuations, China-primarily based trend startup Shein lifted $2 billion in the second quarter — but at a valuation of $66 billion vs . $100 billion just above a year back, Preqin claimed.

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