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UAE reclaims MENA startup funding crown September 2026 — $1.3 billion H1 2026 Arab tech startups including Think AI Saudi Arabia D360 Bank Whiteshield and AVELIN AI

Asia

UAE Reclaims the MENA Crown. $1.3 Billion and Four Startups That Are Rewriting Arab Tech.

UAE reclaimed the MENA startup funding crown in H1 2026 with $1.3 billion raised. The week of September 21-25 2026 highlighted four Arab tech startups rewriting the regional landscape — Think AI $8M Saudi Arabia, Whiteshield $15M Dubai, D360 Bank $439M Saudi

September 26, 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

Asia

Asia Startup Funding Rounds June 2026: Top 15 Best Deals Ranked

Asia startup funding rounds in June 2026 delivered another record-setting month. From CRED’s $900 million raise to Sarvam AI’s unicorn-making $234 million Series C, the asia startup funding rounds june 2026 data confirms the region is firing on all cylinders — led

June 30, 2026

Southeast Asia·AI·Asia·Philippines

Philippines DICT and Google Cloud Deploy Gemini AI to 50000 Public Servants

Table of Contents What Happened: The DICT and Google Cloud Partnership Gemini Enterprise in Philippine Government Google Cloud Cybershield Across 90 Agencies Why This Matters for Southeast Asia AI Agents Serving Citizens in Local Languages Key Takeaways FAQ The Philippines Department of

June 23, 2026

Asia·AI·Asian Startups·Finance·Technology

DeepSeek Funding 2026: $7.4 Billion First Round Shakes Global AI

DeepSeek funding 2026 marks the end of DeepSeek’s era as a purely self-funded research lab. The Hangzhou-based AI company has raised $7.4 billion in its first-ever external funding round, achieving a post-money valuation of over $50 billion. The round was led by

June 17, 2026

Asia·Asian Startups·Technology

Hub71 Abu Dhabi Asia 2026: The New Expansion Playbook for Asian Startups

Hub71 Abu Dhabi Asia 2026: Discover why founders across Asia are choosing Abu Dhabi for funding, expansion, and global growth opportunities.

June 15, 2026

Asia·AI·Asian Startups·China·Technology

China NEO Brain Chip 2026: World’s First Commercial BCI Beats Neuralink to Market

China NEO brain chip 2026 made history in March when China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved NEO, a coin-sized brain-computer interface developed by Neuracle Technology and Tsinghua University, for commercial sale. It is the first invasive BCI cleared by any national

June 9, 2026

Asia·Asian Startups·India·Technology

Green SM Asia: How VinFast’s EV Taxi Giant Is Conquering India and Beyond in 2026

Green SM Asia — Vietnam’s Vingroup-backed electric mobility platform — has launched 1,000 VinFast-powered taxis in Delhi-NCR, marking its entry into India as its fifth Asian market. The move signals a new chapter in the continent’s electric vehicle revolution, led not by

June 8, 2026

Asia·Asian Startups·Finance·Technology

Nvidia Is Spending 150 Billion Dollars a Year in Taiwan and AMD Just Added 10 Billion More

Nvidia commits 150 billion dollars annually and AMD pledges 10 billion dollars to Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem.

June 1, 2026

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UAE Reclaims the MENA Crown. $1.3 Billion and Four Startups That Are Rewriting Arab Tech.

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

Asia Startup Funding Rounds June 2026: Top 15 Best Deals Ranked

Philippines DICT and Google Cloud Deploy Gemini AI to 50000 Public Servants

DeepSeek Funding 2026: $7.4 Billion First Round Shakes Global AI

Hub71 Abu Dhabi Asia 2026: The New Expansion Playbook for Asian Startups

China NEO Brain Chip 2026: World’s First Commercial BCI Beats Neuralink to Market

Green SM Asia: How VinFast’s EV Taxi Giant Is Conquering India and Beyond in 2026

Nvidia Is Spending 150 Billion Dollars a Year in Taiwan and AMD Just Added 10 Billion More

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