April’s total investment value doubled up from last year to $11b over 290 deals (INFOGRAPHIC)

The Monthly Investment Report is a column where Tech in Asia’s research team presents investment data from the region extracted from the Tech in Asia database.

This April’s funding report is our third monthly report in our ongoing series.

This month, we are diving deeper with an even more detailed set of investment data. You will be able to browse the total funding amount invested in each Asian country, top funded industries, biggest funding rounds, most active VCs, and more. Check out top highlights for April’s investment scene in our handy infographic below, and obtain our full PDF report at the end of the article, including a link to a spreadsheet with details on all startups which have received investments last month.

Investment highlights

Asia saw a total of US$10.92 billion invested across more than 290 deals last month. Alibaba’s spinoff company Ant Financial raised the biggest investment round ever recorded for tech companies. In comparison to India, Southeast Asia saw a bigger funding amount invested in the region, and Indonesia took the crown home as country with the highest funding growth. More details in the infographic below!

Keen on learning more about Asia’s tech investment scene in April? Download our complete, detailed report by filling the simple form below! Do remember to share your thoughts on the report and its figures in the comments section too. Happy reading!

Infographic by Tech in Asia’s Andre Gunawan. Evy Riska and Adina Layarda also contributed to this report.