'Winter' is coming for Asia's unicorns in 2020

New billion-dollar startups halved in 2019 as ‘WeWork turmoil’ sweeps the region

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Grab and Gojek, both companies raised smaller funds in 2019 than in 2018, according to startup database Crunchbase. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

JADA NAGUMO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Asia's unicorn boom slowed in 2019 in terms of pace of creation and fundraising, as investors became more cautious about fast-growing startups' valuations following WeWork's initial public offering debacle.

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