ChemT raises USD 5 million for AI-powered biomanufacturing
ChemT Biotechnology, a Singapore-based biotechnology company, has raised USD 5 million over 18 months, comprising USD 1 million in angel investment and a USD 4 million seed round. The seed round was led by Wavemaker Ventures, with participation from Seeds Capital, Wavemaker 360 Health, Draper University Ventures, and Temasek Life Sciences Accelerator.
The company is building an intelligence layer for biomanufacturing through CelMo, its artificial intelligence-driven virtual cell platform trained on proprietary biological sequencing data and validated in the lab.
ChemT will use the financing to expand its AI and experimental infrastructure, with the goal of making advanced medicines easier to manufacture, scale, and deliver.
Synvo raises USD 1 million to commercialize “enterprise memory layer”
Synvo AI, a Singapore-based deep tech company spun out of Nanyang Technological University’s MMLab, has raised USD 1 million in seed funding from Fuel Ventures Asia.
The company is developing an “enterprise memory layer” that reportedly enables AI systems and agents to retain, retrieve, and reason across organizational data, including documents, emails, videos, audio files, and business records.
Synvo will use the capital to accelerate commercialization of the platform, expand its engineering team, and support enterprise deployments across Asia.
H3 Zoom closes Series A round to scale inspection intelligence
H3 Zoom, a Singapore-based deep tech company specializing in AI-powered inspection and asset intelligence, has closed a USD 3.6 million Series A round. The round was led by JRE Ventures, with participation from SGInnovate, M7 Holdings, AC S525 through an AngelCentral member-led syndicate, Moringa Ventures, and Lotus One Investment.
Founded in 2016, H3 Zoom develops software that combines AI, computer vision, drones, robotics-enabled data capture, and workflow automation for building and infrastructure inspections.
It will use the funding to expand across Asia, especially Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and other parts of Southeast Asia, while accelerating product development, strengthening engineering capabilities, and deepening enterprise integrations.
GoVeda secures seed funding for AI-native IP platform
GoVeda, a Singapore-based AI-native IP platform, has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding to accelerate the development of its patent intelligence tools. The investor details were not disclosed.
The company helps enterprises, researchers, and emerging technology companies make decisions around patent filing, portfolio management, and monetization.
GoVeda said it will use the funding to continue developing AI-driven capabilities for patent discovery, strategic filing analysis, and portfolio intelligence, with the broader goal of connecting patent offices, enterprises, and innovators through data-driven insights.
Vibefam raises seed funding to build operating system for fitness businesses
Vibefam, a company with operations in Singapore and New York, has raised USD 1 million in seed funding. The round was led by an undisclosed Singapore-based family office, with backing from early-stage investors including Hustle Fund and Ignite Asia, as well as investors and operators from the fitness and wellness sector.
Vibefam is developing a platform that helps gyms, studios, and wellness operators manage scheduling, memberships, payments, customer engagement, reporting, and growth from a single system.
It will use the funds to develop AI and embedded financial services, continue product development, and make strategic hires.
Respond.io raises USD 62.5 million to expand globally
Respond.io, a customer conversation management platform for midmarket business-to-consumer companies, has raised USD 62.5 million in a Series B round. The round was led by Camber Partners, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and existing investors.
The company helps businesses manage revenue-generating customer conversations across channels such as WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Messenger, Telegram, voice calls, live chat, and email.
Respond.io said the funding will support its global expansion, local acquisitions, and a stronger regional presence in North America and Europe.
Libeara raises USD 14 million for tokenized assets
Libeara, a Singapore-based tokenization platform backed by Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures, has closed a USD 14 million pre-Series A round. The round was led by GSR, with participation from Openspace Capital, Kyobo Life Insurance Group, AlloyX, Kaia Investment Partners, Simsan Ventures, and Monk’s Hill Ventures.
The company holds a capital markets services license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and said it has tokenized more than USD 1 billion in regulated assets.
Libeara will use the funding to scale its infrastructure for regulated digital assets, as institutional interest in real-world asset tokenization continues to build across Asia.
100×100 launches USD 100 million fund to build climate-focused companies
100×100, a Singapore-based company builder and venture capital fund launched by members of the team that co-founded Wavemaker Impact, has launched its second fund with a target of USD 100 million. Investor details for the new fund were not disclosed.
The firm plans to use the fund to create and scale up to 50 climate companies across Southeast Asia and India, focusing on emissions challenges across energy, food, materials, and supply chains.
Unlike traditional venture funds that primarily invest in existing startups, 100×100 aims to work with experienced entrepreneurs to build companies from the ground up. The firm said each company will be designed with the potential to abate 100 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent and generate USD 100 million in revenue.
ElevationSpace raises USD 40 million for space-to-Earth transportation
ElevationSpace, a Japanese satellite reentry startup, has raised USD 40 million in a Series B round, bringing its total funding to USD 63.5 million. Investors in the round include Sparx Asset Management and Beyond Next Ventures, both of which backed the company’s Series A round, as well as corporate investors such as Toyoda Gosei and Dai Nippon Printing.
The company is developing space-to-Earth transportation services centered on in-orbit research and payload return. Its ELS-R platform is designed for in-orbit R&D, manufacturing, and Earth return, while ELS-RS is planned as a high-frequency recovery service from crewed space stations.
fileAI secures investment from JRE Ventures for Japan expansion
fileAI, an enterprise AI startup, has entered into a partnership with JRE Ventures that includes an investment from the corporate venture firm. The amount was not disclosed.
The partnership marks fileAI’s formal entry into Japan and will support the creation of a local team. fileAI and JRE Ventures will explore deployments of its governed AI platform across JR East Group companies, starting with projects involving the digitization and restructuring of legacy contractual and operational documents.
Ovum raises seed funding for women’s health infrastructure
Ovum, a Melbourne-based women’s health company, has raised AUD 4 million in seed funding. The round was led by Admiralty Capital Group, with participation from Antler, Giant Leap, Aviron Investments, Foggy Valley Aotearoa, Brisbane Angels, and Think & Grow. LaunchVic also increased its investment through the Alice Anderson Fund.
The company is building AI infrastructure for women’s health, designed to capture longitudinal reproductive health data with anonymous consent as a core principle.
The funding will support the development of its AI infrastructure and women’s health dataset.
Recent deals completed in China:
- Xingantong, an AI data center sensing and efficiency management startup, has raised an eight-figure RMB sum in an angel round co-led by Legend Star and K2VC. It will use the funds for chip iteration, product validation, and market expansion. —36Kr
- Kunda, an aerospace equipment company, has raised an eight-figure RMB sum in a Series A round from Yongxin Rongyan. It will use the funds to develop next-generation intelligent assembly systems, expand capacity, and replenish working capital. —36Kr
- Lissome, a kitchen robotics brand, has raised an eight-figure RMB sum in a Series A round co-led by HongShan and Brizan Ventures, with participation from HKX and existing investors. It will use the funds for product upgrades, category expansion, kitchen robotics R&D, global expansion, supply chain development, mass production, and hiring. —36Kr
- GigaAI, a physical AI company, has raised RMB 1 billion (USD 147.3 million) in a Series B2 round from Lion Partners Capital, the China-Belgium Direct Equity Investment Fund, JIC Investment, Wanxiang Qianchao, Fosun RZ Capital, Huagai Capital, Jin Venture Capital, Dyee Capital, Huacang Capital, Yuanshi Fund, and existing investors. It will use the funds to support its data and algorithm systems, foundation model upgrades, and industrial and home applications. —36Kr
- InSpatio, a spatial intelligence company, has raised an eight-figure USD sum in a pre-Series A round from Luminous Ventures, Shunwei Capital, and HongShan. It will use the funds for model R&D, 3D data infrastructure, computing infrastructure, partnerships, and hiring. —36Kr
- Noonwake.ai, an emotional wellness startup, has raised nearly RMB 10 million (USD 1.5 million) in a seed round led by Yunqi Partners, with support from Var Capital. It will use the funds to develop AI-powered software and hardware products for emotional companionship and personal consultation. —36Kr
- Physis, a world model developer, has raised more than USD 100 million in a second seed extension round. Matrix Partners, 5Y Capital, Luminous Ventures, Ant Group, GL Ventures, and Yanyuan Fund joined the round. It will use the funds to pretrain its general world foundation model and build large-scale training systems. —36Kr
Pints AI, GreatAsic, YouLabs, and others made recent headlines:
- Pints AI, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup, raised USD 5.6 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Tin Men Capital and co-led by SBI Ven Capital. Seeds Capital, NTUitive, SUTD Venture Fund, and Tenity also participated.
- GreatAsic Technology, a Malaysia-based fabless custom chip design company, raised USD 6.9 million in a pre-Series A round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India. Ehsan Kapital and Gobi Partners also participated.
- YouLabs, a healthcare platform based in Singapore and Hyderabad, raised USD 2.6 million in a seed round led by Crane Venture Partners, with participation from Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Matrix Pharma, and designer Jayanti Reddy.
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Note: RMB figures are converted to USD at rates of RMB 6.79 = USD 1 based on estimates as of June 23, 2026, unless otherwise stated. USD conversions are presented for ease of reference and may not fully match prevailing exchange rates.