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Singapore leads the women-led startup landscape in SEA

Singapore ranks 7th in the world’s most funding raised by women-led startups.

Globally, Singapore holds the 7th position in terms of funding raised by women-led startups to date, reported Traxcn.

In Southeast Asia, Singapore takes the lead in terms of the number of startups established within a city with 936 followed by Jakarta with 173, Kuala Lumpur (107), Bangkok (67), and Metro Manila (62).

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Traxcn also revealed that Singapore leads in the total amount of funding secured by women-led startups in Southeast Asia with $3b across 380 rounds.

Closely behind Singapore is Jakarta with $935.9m of funding from 106 rounds and Cyberjaya with $86.3m across 10 rounds.

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