Startups have sprung up in every corner of a region and have attracted record levels of venture capital and private equity investment. In fact, ten unicorns are expected to emerge within the next five years. The spotlight on South-east Asia’s startup ecosystem has never shone brighter. But the two main models of accelerators in the regional ecosystem are limiting and to tell us why and what can be done about it to make it more encompassing is Craig Dixon, founder of Accelerating Asia.

<p>Startups have sprung up in every corner of a region and have attracted record levels of venture capital and private equity investment. In fact, ten unicorns are expected to emerge within the next five years. The spotlight on South-east Asia&rsquo;s startup ecosystem has never shone brighter.&nbsp;But the two main models of accelerators in the regional ecosystem are limiting and to tell us why and what can be done about it to make it more encompassing is Craig Dixon, founder of Accelerating Asia.</p>

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