Crunchbase: Asian startups raise $38.5B in Q3, the second-highest quarter on record
Crunchbase News · 2026-10-16
Asian startups raised $38.5B in Q3 2026, the second-highest tally on record, with about 55% (roughly $21B) going to AI. China took about $27B, or 70%, while India ($2.9B) and Singapore ($2.5B) fell quarter on quarter. Seed funding reached its highest level in years.
Vocabulary
Read source ↗- deal countsthe number of deals completed in a period
- seed fundingthe earliest round of outside startup money
- venture investmentequity investment into startups by VCs and similar investors