# Rakuten Capital’s Saemin Ahn is ‘pessimistic’ on Southeast Asian VC: Good startups are getting ‘a lot less oxygen’

- Source: Fortune | FORTUNE
- Published: 2026-10-30T07:00:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/30/saemin-ahn-southeast-asia-venture-capital/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/rakuten-capital-s-saemin-ahn-is-pessimistic-on-southeast-asian-vc-good-435923/

The managing partner of Rakuten’s venture arm says the region’s startups lack the scale and exits to justify U.S.-style checks.

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