Asia Startup Funding Holds Near Highs at $38.5 Billion as AI Draws 55%
China took about 70% of the third-quarter total, Crunchbase data show, while funding in India and Singapore fell sharply from the previous quarter.
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- India IPOs
Tonbo Imaging Trades 81% Above IPO Price as Atomberg Wins SEBI Nod for Listing
A defense-tech startup's debut drew bids worth over 130 times the shares on offer, and a venture-backed fan maker is next in India's listing queue.
- Startups
Lenskart Profit Rises 2.3 Times as Nykaa, PhysicsWallah, Shiprocket Post Gains
India's newly listed consumer tech companies reported sharply higher September-quarter earnings, with Shiprocket swinging to a slim profit three months after its debut.
- Startups
GenRobot Raises $100 Million as SAIC, Baidu Back China's Robot-Training Data Race
The Beijing startup, which records human movements to teach robots, has now raised more than $300 million in seven-plus rounds in little over a year.
- Startups
DeepSeek Nears 100 Billion Yuan Funding Round Backed by CATL and Tencent
The Chinese AI lab doubled its original target in its second outside round this year, as it prepares for a possible STAR Market listing, Reuters reported.
- Startups & VCExplainer
How Startup Investors Cash Out in Asia: IPOs, Trade Sales and Share Sales
Recent deals from Zetwerk to Atome show how venture backers turn paper gains into cash, and why timing and deal structure decide how much they keep.
- Venture Capital
India's EPFO Reportedly Weighs 3% of New Inflows for Startup Funds as State Picks 15 AIFs
Under a reported proposal not yet approved, the INR 30 trillion retirement fund could become a domestic backer for Indian venture capital, starting through the government's INR 100 billion fund of funds.
- Startups
Sea Says Monee Nears IPO Readiness as DBS Values the Fintech Arm at Up to $22 Billion
Forrest Li's memo puts a listing of Sea's lending and payments business on the table, but analysts see regulatory hurdles in eight markets before 2027.
- Venture Capital
Knowledge Work Adds 4.8 Billion Yen of Bank Debt to Complete Its Series C Round
The Tokyo sales AI startup paired 3.5 billion yen of new equity with 4.8 billion yen in loans and credit lines, as Kaminashi and Tokyo Artisan Intelligence also raised Series C money.
- Venture Capital
EloElo Raises $80 Million Series C From NBCUniversal, Hornbill to Push Micro Dramas Abroad
The Bengaluru company behind Story TV will spend on original short dramas, a U.S. launch and AI tools, as Indian consumer startups including GIVA land large rounds this week.
- Venture Capital
Southeast Asia Startup Funding Jumps to $3.68 Billion in October on 3 Mega-Deals, Tracxn Data Show
Three late-stage rounds that Tracxn files under Singapore account for nearly all of the month's capital, while the other 10 deals raised about $53 million.
