INFOGRAPHIC: Top Asian Startup Funding — Week 13, 2025
These are the funding deals we tracked in the Asian region this week — featuring TARS, Apna Mart, Abound, Lofandi, RockFlow, and Grow Indigo.
Asia’s startup funding activity stayed hot this week, with six startups in the AI, fintech, agriculture, and mobility sectors receiving fresh investment.
China’s TARS led the charge, landing $120 million in angel funding to develop its embodied AI agents that blend robotics and intelligence for more human-like machine interaction.
Next up, India’s Apna Mart raised $25 million in a Series B round (a mix of equity and debt) to grow its 15-minute grocery delivery network and scale hybrid retail stores in urban areas.
Over in China, Lofandi brought in $14 million in Series B funding to ramp up production of core components for short-distance mobility products like e-bikes and scooters.
India’s remittance platform Abound followed closely with $14 million in external funding to expand its cross-border remittance platform for Indian expats, helping them send money home more easily.
Singapore’s RockFlow got $10 million through a Series A1 round to make global investing more accessible for Gen Z and millennial users across Southeast Asia.
Rounding out the week, Indian agritech startup Grow Indigo raised $10 million in an undisclosed funding round to help farmers transition to regenerative agriculture and tap into carbon credit markets.
This week’s deals show a continued investor appetite for high-impact innovation—from AI and mobility to inclusive fintech and climate-smart agriculture.
