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SEA AI startups secure $1.7b amid $60b global tech boom

Southeast Asia is seeing considerable investment from global tech companies like Nvidia and Microsoft, with an estimated US$60 billion directed towards cloud services and data centers in the coming years.

However, local AI startups are gaining limited benefits from this surge, securing only US$1.7 billion in venture funding in 2024, according to Preqin data.

In 2024, the United States attracted $68.5 billion in AI investments, while China received $11 billion.

In comparison, Southeast Asia accounted for just 122 AI funding deals, significantly fewer than the 1,845 deals seen in the wider Asia-Pacific region.

Recent Nvidia developments

Timeline
18-Dec-2024 💻 Nvidia’s Vietnam deal: a game changer or just noise?
  • Nvidia sets R&D center in Vietnam, acquires VinBrain
  • VinBrain strengthens Vietnam’s tech ecosystem, despite losses
18-Dec-2024 📉 Nvidia shares enter correction, Broadcom’s face decline
  • Nvidia shares fell over 1%, correcting from highs.
  • Broadcom down 4%, despite strong recent momentum.
17-Dec-2024 🚗 Nvidia’s Thor chip delay disrupts automaker plans
  • Nvidia’s Thor chip delayed to mid-2025
  • Manufacturers reevaluate plans for new vehicle models
13-Dec-2024 🚀 Nvidia crowns Vietnam as Indonesia’s tech investment rival
  • Vietnam gains traction in tech FDI, rivaling Indonesia.
  • Nvidia invests in Vietnam, boosting AI development efforts.
12-Dec-2024 📰 Nvidia denies claims it plans supply cuts to China
  • Nvidia denies claims of cutting supply to China.
  • Company stresses China’s role in market strategy.

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