China And AI Lead Asia’s Startup Funding To Multiyear Peak In Q2

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Asia's startup ecosystem hit a multi-year peak in funding during Q2 2026 with investors deploying $42.8 billion across the region. China's AI-focused DeepSeek startup led the surge with a $7.4 billion raise, underscoring the dominant role of AI technology and China in driving regional funding growth.

Overall, investors poured $42.8 billion into startup funding rounds across all of Asia in Q2 2026, per Crunchbase data. Led by China's $7.4 billion DeepSeek raise, that’s by far the highest quarterly total in more than three years.