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China Leads Asia’s Startup Funding To Its Highest Level In More Than 3 Years

Monday, April 13, 2026Joanna GlasnerView original
China Leads Asia’s Startup Funding To Its Highest Level In More Than 3 Years
Overall, investors put $27.4 billion to work across seed- through growth-stage financings for Asian companies in Q1, per Crunchbase data. That’s up about 20% from the prior quarter and nearly double year-ago levels, with total funding also hitting its highest level in more than three years.