Tracxn

Southeast Asia (SEA) artificial intelligence (AI) companies raised $4.2 billion in the first nine months of 2026 (9M 2026), up 121 percent from $1.9 billion in 9M 2025, Tracxn said on Thursday.

The Hong Kong Monthly Funding Tracker for October 2026 recorded a pullback in total capital deployment, reaching $94.09 million across 5 rounds.

The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for October 2026 recorded a surge in total capital deployment, reaching $3,682.7 million across 13 rounds.

The Hong Kong Monthly Funding Tracker for September 2026 recorded a strong rebound in total capital deployment, reaching $394.84 million across 8 rounds

The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for September 2026 recorded a sharp pullback in total capital deployment, reaching $82.7 million across 13 rounds.

Funding of technology startups in Southeast Asia rose 176 percent to $13.5 billion in the first nine months of 2026, thanks to three mega deals, according to a report from data firm Tracxn.

Startups in Southeast Asia's logistics-technology sector have raised $17.7 billion in equity funding to date, with investment recovering to $339 million so far in 2026, the highest annual level since 2021.

Southeast Asia’s blockchain technology sector has raised $6.2 billion in all-time equity funding across 1,323 funded companies year to date, including $680 million in 2026 year to date, Tracxn said on Thursday.

Southeast Asia’s data center companies have raised about $11.5 billion in disclosed equity funding across 19 rounds and roughly 85 percent of that capital has arrived since the start of 2024, the period in which artificial intelligence (AI) demand reshaped the region’s infrastructure requirements, Tracxn said on Friday.

Indian direct-to-consumer (D2C) companies raised about $6 billion in equity funding across 2,000 rounds between 2021 and 2026 (year to date), Tracxn said on Wednesday.