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Asia Startup Funding August 2026: Ten Countries, Four Weeks, and the Asian Startup Map That Is Rewriting the Rules

August 2026 made that diversity more visible than any previous month. Here is the country-by-country ranking followed by the week-by-week story of how it all unfolded. Follow every Asia startup story across every country at https://beststartup.asia/ THE COUNTRY RANKINGS — AUGUST 2026

August 31, 2026

Asia·Asian Startups·China

Bilibili Goes Global in 2026 — But This Is a Relaunch, Not a First Launch

Bilibili relaunched its international app globally in August 2026, removing passport verification and opening full video content worldwide. With 376 million monthly active users, the Chinese platform is hiring in six cities and building a creator marketplace — but this is a

August 25, 2026

Asia·AI·Asian Startups·Taiwan

SEMICON Taiwan 2026 Expands Global Platform for Semiconductor Startups

SEMICON Taiwan 2026 expands its Silicon Startups Zone with more than 40 startups, introduces Venture Day connecting founders with global capital, and grows its Innovation Showcase from 6 to 16 startups. The event runs September 2 to 4 at TaiNEX in Taipei.

August 20, 2026

Asia·Asian Startups

Unitree IPO 2026: Unitree Robotics, Unitree Valuation, China Robotics IPO and Humanoid Robots China

Updated: August 10, 2026 China’s humanoid robotics industry has reached a defining moment. Unitree Technology, the Hangzhou-based robotics company that became globally recognised for its agile quadruped and humanoid robots, has now moved from startup spectacle to public-market test. The company has

August 10, 2026

AI·Asia·Asian Startups

Shein Hong Kong IPO 2026: Official Valuation Target Set at $30 to $40 Billion

Shein is targeting a $30 billion to $40 billion valuation for its Hong Kong IPO, expected to launch as early as mid-August 2026. Here is what the listing means for investors and the fast-fashion industry.

August 4, 2026

Asia·Asian Startups

Cradle LIVE! Summit 2026 Opens Registration: Malaysia’s Premier Startup Event Returns to Kuala Lumpur

Registration is now open for Cradle LIVE! Summit 2026, the flagship Malaysian startup event taking place on 4 and 5 November 2026 at The Arch Galeries, Kuala Lumpur.

August 4, 2026

Moonshot AI $35 billion valuation Kimi K3 AI model breakthrough Asia 2026

Asia·AI·Asian Startups

Moonshot AI Hits Official $35 Billion Valuation After Kimi K3 Breakthrough in Asia’s AI Race

Moonshot AI reached a $35 billion valuation after raising $3.5 billion, driven by Kimi K3's breakthrough open-weight model. Discover how this reshapes Asia's AI landscape and the path to a Hong Kong IPO.

July 30, 2026

SoftBank OpenAI bridge loan: FAB and 21 new lenders join $40 billion AI debt facility in Asia-Pacific 2026

Asia·Asian Startups

SoftBank OpenAI Bridge Loan: FAB and 21 New Lenders Back $40 Billion AI Deal

First Abu Dhabi Bank joins 21 new lenders taking a share of SoftBank's $40 billion bridge loan backing OpenAI, as GIC and Standard Chartered each take nearly $1 billion in Asia-Pacific's largest AI debt facility.

July 29, 2026

Chinese US IPO listings 2026 hit record low as firms pivot to Hong Kong HKEX

AI·Asia·Asian Startups

Chinese US IPO Listings Hit Record Low in H1 2026 as 50+ Firms Pivot to Hong Kong

Chinese firm US IPO listings hit their lowest level in H1 2026 as trade tensions and tighter regulations push companies toward Hong Kong, where IPO activity surged nearly six-fold year-on-year.

July 28, 2026

Samsung SK Hynix crash 2026: Asian chip stocks worst selloff in decades amid Nvidia HBM fears

Asia·Asian Startups

Samsung and SK Hynix Suffer Worst Crash in Decades Amid Nvidia Fears and China Chip Threat

Samsung fell 13.4% and SK Hynix dropped 14.7% in their worst single-day declines in decades, as investors reacted to Nvidia financing concerns and accelerating Chinese semiconductor competition.

July 28, 2026

Ant International $1.2 billion Series A funding round 2026 Singapore fintech expansion

Asia·AI·Asian Startups

Ant International Raises $1.2 Billion to Accelerate Global Payments Expansion

Ant International raises $1.2 billion in a landmark Series A funding round to expand cross-border payments, enterprise financial services, and AI-powered commerce across 50+ global markets.

July 22, 2026

Asia·Asian Startups

China Humanoid Robot Startup 2026: RobotEra Raises $347 Million Across 3 Rounds in 60 Days

RobotEra raised $347M across 3 rounds in 60 days in 2026. Inside China's humanoid robot funding surge and why manufacturing giants are betting billions on physical AI.

July 17, 2026

Asia·AI·Asian Startups

StepFun China AI Funding 2026: $2.5 Billion, $10 Billion Valuation and a Hong Kong IPO

StepFun closed a $2.5 billion pre-IPO round in 2026 at a $10 billion valuation, becoming China's most-funded LLM startup. Founded by ex-Microsoft VP Jiang Daxin, it is now heading for a Hong Kong IPO.

July 17, 2026

IPHatch Asia 2026 startup competition — win patents worth USD 250,000 from Nokia Panasonic NEC Ricoh

Asia·Asian Startups

Apply Now: IPHatch® Asia 2026 — Win Patents Worth $250,000 and 5 Years of Free Mentorship

IPHatch® Asia 2026 is open for applications until 9 August 2026. Early-stage tech startups in Southeast Asia and China can win patents worth USD 250,000, a HKD 100,000 cash prize, and 5 years of free mentorship from Nokia, Panasonic, NEC and Ricoh.

July 13, 2026

Kling AI funding 2026 Kuaishou raises 2.8 billion backed by Alibaba Tencent Baidu

AI·Asia·Asian Startups

Kling AI Funding 2026: Kuaishou Video Unit Raises $2.8 Billion at $15 Billion Valuation

Kling AI funding 2026: Kuaishou AI video unit raises $2.8B at $15B valuation backed by Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu. ARR surged from $240M to $500M in just 3 months.

July 8, 2026

Asia climate tech startups 2026 table showing 12 companies from India Japan Singapore

Asia·Asian Startups

Asia Climate Tech Startups 2026: 12 Hottest Bets Reshaping the Region Green Economy

Asia climate tech startups 2026 raised $2.79B with 12 standout companies leading the charge. Here are the hottest bets from cold storage to carbon removal and graphene.

July 2, 2026

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MENA Startup Funding Q3 2026: Saudi Arabia Leads $1.65B Surge

Asia Startup Funding August 2026: Ten Countries, Four Weeks, and the Asian Startup Map That Is Rewriting the Rules

Bilibili Goes Global in 2026 — But This Is a Relaunch, Not a First Launch

SEMICON Taiwan 2026 Expands Global Platform for Semiconductor Startups

Unitree IPO 2026: Unitree Robotics, Unitree Valuation, China Robotics IPO and Humanoid Robots China

Shein Hong Kong IPO 2026: Official Valuation Target Set at $30 to $40 Billion

Cradle LIVE! Summit 2026 Opens Registration: Malaysia’s Premier Startup Event Returns to Kuala Lumpur

Moonshot AI Hits Official $35 Billion Valuation After Kimi K3 Breakthrough in Asia’s AI Race

SoftBank OpenAI Bridge Loan: FAB and 21 New Lenders Back $40 Billion AI Deal

Chinese US IPO Listings Hit Record Low in H1 2026 as 50+ Firms Pivot to Hong Kong

Samsung and SK Hynix Suffer Worst Crash in Decades Amid Nvidia Fears and China Chip Threat

Ant International Raises $1.2 Billion to Accelerate Global Payments Expansion

China Humanoid Robot Startup 2026: RobotEra Raises $347 Million Across 3 Rounds in 60 Days

StepFun China AI Funding 2026: $2.5 Billion, $10 Billion Valuation and a Hong Kong IPO

Apply Now: IPHatch® Asia 2026 — Win Patents Worth $250,000 and 5 Years of Free Mentorship

Kling AI Funding 2026: Kuaishou Video Unit Raises $2.8 Billion at $15 Billion Valuation

Asia Climate Tech Startups 2026: 12 Hottest Bets Reshaping the Region Green Economy

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