SoftBank, Temasek among names that pushed Asia venture funding to record level in 2021, says report | The Edge Markets

Buildings and skyscrapers on the Shanghai skyline. Asia set new records for funding last year, with a list of familiar names that led the charge both in terms of dollars invested and number of deals done. – A + A KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 16): SoftBank Vision Fund, Temasek Holdings, Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital China were some of the investment firms that helped drive 2021 investment funding in the region to US$165.1 billion (RM690 billion) — up 50% from 2020. In a report on Friday (Jan 14), Crunchbase — which tracks trends, investments and news of global companies from start-ups…