Asia-Pacific start-ups adapt to drop in VC funding

The long tail of the pandemic has led to lasting changes in many parts of the world. A slowdown in global economic activity, especially in China, as well as declines in industries that initially profited from lockdowns — such as consumer electronics and food delivery services — persist today. But many of the businesses in the FT’s latest ranking of the Asia-Pacific region’s fastest growing companies are those that continue to reap the benefits of consumer shifts since the start …