INFOGRAPHIC: Top Asian Startup Funding—Week 32, 2025
These are the funding deals we tracked in Asia this week—featuring METiS Technologies, The Sleep Company, Fibe, RENÉE Cosmetics, SuperGaming, Kotoba Technologies, Zype, DPDzero, TurboHire, SG Enviro, GameRamp, Outzidr, and Cautio.
Asia’s startup scene delivered another busy week, raising more than $234 million across sectors such as AI nanomedicine, consumer tech, fintech, gaming, HR tech, and water treatment. India once again dominated the charts with a high volume of deals, while notable contributions came from Singapore, China, and Japan.
Topping the charts this week was China’s METiS Technologies, which raised $55.6 million in Series D funding to push forward its work in AI-powered nanomedicine. Next up, The Sleep Company, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) comfort tech brand from India, secured $54.8 million to expand its product line, enhance in-store and online retail, and strengthen operations across the country.
Also in India, fintech platform Fibe (formerly EarlySalary) raised $26.5 million through non-convertible debentures (NCDs) to scale up its digital lending operations, increase its borrower base, and enhance credit products focused on salaried professionals.
India's RENÉE Cosmetics, a fast-growing beauty brand, brought in $30 million in a Series C round to broaden its product line, grow its omnichannel presence in Tier I and Tier II cities, boost brand marketing, and upgrade its backend infrastructure.
On the gaming front, India’s SuperGaming raised $15 million in Series B funding to expand its roster of mobile games and grow its development team.
From Japan, Kotoba Technologies secured $11.83 million in Seed 2 funding to accelerate its AI speech technology. Meanwhile, Zype, a digital lending platform from India, raised $10.2 million to expand its presence.
In India’s debt recovery space, DPDzero raised $7 million to build out its AI-driven collections platform, helping financial institutions reduce non-performing assets through smart tracking and engagement tools. Still in India, TurboHire, an AI-based hiring platform, brought in $6 million in Series A funding to enhance its product capabilities and scale globally.
Moving away from India, Singapore-based SG Enviro, which develops eco-friendly water treatment solutions, raised $6 million to scale its operations in Southeast Asia, focusing on industrial water sustainability and pollution control.
Back in India, GameRamp, a seed-stage startup building AI tools for mobile game developers, raised $5.4 million to grow its team in India and the U.S. and expand product integrations with game engines and analytics platforms.
Outzidr, a Gen Z-focused fashion brand from India, raised $3.1 million in a pre-Series A round to expand online and offline channels, including launching physical stores by 2026 and starting a fast delivery service.
Finally, Cautio, a visual telematics and road safety tech startup from India, raised $3 million in seed funding to enhance its AI models, grow its team, and scale into more Indian cities.
