INFOGRAPHIC: Top Asian Startup Funding—Week 34, 2025
These are the funding deals we tracked in Asia this week—featuring Weaver Services, EdgeCortix, Robocore, R for Rabbit, Kiwi, Singrow, Beyond Appliances, House of Biryan (HoB), and Mitra.
It was another big week for Asia’s startup ecosystem, with funding activity crossing the $365 million mark. From semiconductors and housing finance to baby care, fintech, and agri-genomics, investors spread their bets across both high-tech and consumer sectors.
At the top of the chart, India’s Weaver Services, a housing finance platform, secured a massive $170 million to acquire assets, upgrade its technology stack, and push deeper into tier-II and tier-III cities where affordable housing demand is rising.
In Japan, EdgeCortix, a fabless semiconductor company based in Tokyo, raised $100 million in a Series B round to ramp up growth, attract new customers, and push forward with advanced product development in the AI chip space.
Hong Kong’s Robocore followed with a significant $30 million Series D round, fueling its expansion in telemedicine across the US, Europe, and Japan.
Back in India, R for Rabbit, a direct-to-consumer baby products brand, secured $27 million to grow its omnichannel presence, launch new product lines, and boost its digital initiatives to serve young parents across the country.
Also in India, fintech startup Kiwi raised around $24 million in Series B funding to expand its digital credit card and payments ecosystem.
On the smaller but still notable side, Singapore-based Singrow, an agri-genomics startup, bagged $4.5 million in Series A funding to advance its work in seed breeding, vertical farming, and reverse genetics, while expanding into markets beyond Singapore and China.
Indian kitchen appliance brand Beyond Appliances raised $4 million to strengthen its manufacturing base, expand its R&D capabilities, and invest in brand-building activities.
In food-tech, House of Biryan (HoB) secured $3.66 million in growth funding to expand aggressively, with plans to open 120–150 outlets across India over the next three years.
Finally, Indian FMCG startup Mitra closed the week with $1.6 million in bridge funding to set up a new 3,000-ton flour plant by October, while also moving into healthier millet-based, gluten-free, and sugar-free products, along with organic spices.
