Asia’s Biggest Startup Funding in Week 19, Led by Pronto, Ecofy, and Brano Therapeutics
Summary
Asia's startup funding activity remained steady this week, with fresh capital flowing into home services, climate finance, semiconductors, robotics, and enterprise AI, raising over $66 million. While consumer-focused platforms continued to attract investor attention, many of the week's notable rounds highlighted growing confidence in startups building infrastructure, automation, and specialised AI systems across Asia. The largest round was led by Indian home services startup Pronto, which raised an additional $20 million to double its valuation to $200 million. Climate-focused NBFC Ecofy secured $15 million to expand its lending business, while Singapore-based biotech startup Brano Therapeutics raised $6.8 million to develop new medical treatments using Duke-NUS research. Other notable investments included BigEndian Semiconductors, ReN3, Aurm, General Autonomy, Jurisphere.ai, HealthFab, Blunav, and Vobiz.ai. This week's funding rounds show investors continuing to balance consumer-facing growth with deeper investments in AI, automation, and infrastructure.
(Source:Techloy)