Singapore: Private funding in Southeast Asia’s digital economy continues to trail behind global levels, despite a moderate recovery from the recent funding slowdown, according to a new report by Google, Temasek Holdings, and Bain & Company.

The report found that private investment in the region’s digital economy reached 7.7 billion dollars in the 12 months up to June 2025, marking a 15 percent increase from the previous year. However, this growth remains lower than the global average of about 25 percent, showing that the region still faces challenges in attracting investors at the same pace as other markets.

The total investment level remains about 70 percent below the record high of 27 billion dollars reached in 2021, when global technology funding surged during the pandemic. Analysts

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