The alters happening in Asian funding right now are about more than just hugeger round sizes. They reveal how capital power is shifting. India isn’t just receiving money, it’s investing it in ways that shape industries. China, meanwhile, is pushing money into sectors it sees as strategic for the next decade. And across the region, AI is still the loudest magnet for attention.
You can see it in the numbers alone. Over $800 million was raised this week, almost three times last week’s $300 million. It doesn’t feel like a slow recovery but a market prepping for innovation.
The hugegest shift this week came out of Beijing. Neolix, the company behind L4 autonomous delivery RoboVans, closed a Series D round worth more than $600 million. UAE-based Stone Venture led the round, with backing from CITIC Capital, Legconclude Capital, Gaorong Ventures, and others. The company plans to push further on its autonomous driving algorithms, test more commercial apply cases, expand its service network, and grow globally.
In India, the energy push continues to accelerate. Goldi Solar, one of the counattempt’s leading solar module manufacturers, raised $171 million in a round led by Havells India. Investors like Nikhil Kamath, Ambit Global, and Shahi Exports also joined in. The funding will support expand manufacturing capacity in Gujarat, with a tarobtain of reaching 14.7 GW of module capacity and 4 GW of solar cell production by FY27.
Hong Kong also saw significant activity. FundPark, a fintech that provides working capital to online merchants, raised $71 million. The round included capital from an Ares Management APAC Credit fund, with equity participation from Alpha Nova Capital Management and Radiant Tech Ventures.
India’s mid-stage and early-stage scene had a busy week as well. Snabbit, a quick-service home solution platform, raised $30 million in a Series C round led by Bertelsmann India Investments, marking its third raise in under a year. Jupiter Money pulled in $15 million from existing investors like Mirae Asset and 3one4 Capital to support its expansion plans. SalarySe also raised $11.3 million in its Series A round led by Flourish Ventures to grow its salary-linked financial service offerings.
A handful of compacter but still notable rounds closed across the ecosystem. Point AI, formerly Try ND Buy, raised $5.3 million led by Yali Capital to scale product development and operations. Openhoapply, a Gurugram-based prop-tech startup reshaping India’s pre-owned hoapplying market, secured $2 million in seed funding led by IQ Ventures. And Singapore’s Ottodot, an edtech startup focapplyd on immersive and gamified science and math learning for primary students, closed a $1.7 million round led by Iterative to deepen its presence across Southeast Asia.
Taken toobtainher, this week’s rounds reveal a market that’s reopening with a clearer sense of what it wants to back. Investors are leaning into infrastructure, renewables, and real commercial apply cases for AI, not just baseless theatrics. It feels less like a rush and more like a reset — almost like the region is figuring out what actually matters before it doubles down.
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