Regional AI Funding Watch

Growth-Stage AI Funding

• 🔥 QCraft Series D: QCraft closed a US$100m Series D funding round led by investors including Ningbo Ninghai Xingtaihe...

San Jose-based Hosted.ai, provider of a software platform that increases GPU infrastructure efficiency, raised $19M in seed funding.

Synthesizing Allied VP's framework and MVS panel insights for competitive ecosystems like Western Canada:

• Engagement first: Prioritize DAU/MAU,...

QCraft raised $100M Series D to advance physical AI research and global ops.

Key Chinese syndicate:

• Ningbo Ninghai Xingtaihe Fund and Wonderland...

Key for deep tech founders tracking public capital:

• ₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund enables patient capital for private R&D and startups
• Targets...

Korean Robotics Funding

• 🔥 TWINNY Series C: Robotics innovator TWINNY secures $13.7M Series C led by Ato Investment, fueling expansion into...

Key angles on TWINNY's growth-stage funding:

• Autonomous mobile robot firm raises $13.7M Series C, spotlighted in Korea's top startup ecosystem...

Oasis Security raises $120M Series B to bolster security for enterprise AI agents as adoption accelerates across industries.

Halter, Auckland-based maker of AI-powered cow collars, is in talks for a funding round valuing it at ~US$2B via Thiel’s VC. Massive leap for NZ physical AI agrotech.

• Massive US VC cross-border play: Silicon Valley's Saje Partners invests 100 billion won in Korean AI startup Upstage.
• Ecosystem signal: Move...

Gujarat boosts early-stage AI ecosystem:

• Funding scheme: Up to ₹1 crore for AI startups
• Sovereign AI Park in Gandhinagar to drive innovation and digital governance

Prime for pre-seed benchmarking in India's state-level push.

Singapore-based Video Rebirth, an AI video generation startup, raises $30M more in its latest funding round.

Backed by AMD Ventures, this...

Global VCs are prioritizing these AI startup ideas, sourced from theses and portfolios—benchmark for regional founders:

• AI for physical industries...

CA Harshita Kushwah's ICAI masterclass delivers a complete roadmap for Indian founders on funding sources and investor readiness:

• Early stages:...

Infobrim, Riyadh-based AI startup with an AI-native business intelligence platform, secures angel funding at a $3.5M valuation – early benchmark for MENA AI ecosystem.

Google-Accel India Accelerator Updates

• 🔥 5 Startups Selected, 70% AI Wrappers Rejected: Google and Accel India accelerator chose 5 startups...

Visa startup Atlys raises $36M Series C to build AI-powered mobility infrastructure, tapping the global travel rebound—key signal of growth capital flowing to AI travel plays.

Beijing-based PixVerse, AI video creation platform by AIsphere, secures Alibaba-backed Series C to join global AI unicorn ranks. Signals surging capital in China's competitive generative media space.

Atlys raises $36M in Series C led by Susquehanna Asia VC to expand its visa platform globally and invest in AI tools for streamlining applications.

Vertical AI startups in India snag small early rounds:

• Kudwa (AI finance platform, founded 2023) raises $1.1M
• OrbitAID (AI-native aerospace)...