Regional AI Startup Intelligence
APAC AI Startup Landscape
Track APAC AI startups across Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, China, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia.
Companies tracked: 1,038Market: APACUpdated: June 26, 2026
APAC Market Snapshot
1,038
tracked companies
8
category clusters
8
funding signals surfaced
APAC is under-mapped relative to the US, which makes region-specific startup discovery a real wedge for investors and corporate strategy teams.
Representative Companies
A crawler-visible market map sample from the AI Market Watch database.
| Company | Category | Funding | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDfy Mumbai, India | AI in Cybersecurity | $75.5M | An AI-driven identity verification and fraud detection platform that provides 'Trust-as-a-Service' by verifying individuals and entities in real-time for secure digital onboarding. |
| NeoSapien Bengaluru, India | AI Agents | $2.1M | India's first AI-native wearable device (Neo 1) that functions as a 'second brain' - a pendant-style Personal AI Assistant (PAIA) that continuously captures conversations, analyzes emotions, extracts tasks and reminders, and provides contextual insights to augment human memory and productivity. |
| 11Litre Seoul, South Korea | AI in Healthcare | $1.52M+ | An AI-powered pet healthcare solution 'Lifepet' that enables early detection and management of progressive pet diseases through vision-based analysis of smartphone photos. |
| Zhipu AI Beijing, China | Foundation Models / LLMs | $2.0B | A leading AGI infrastructure provider (rebranded internationally as Z.ai) developing the GLM foundation model series, autonomous agents, and the 'Zhipu Qingyan' consumer super-app. |
| Digantara Bengaluru, India | AI in Analytics & BI | $64.5M | A comprehensive space situational awareness (SSA) and space traffic management platform that utilizes a constellation of space-based sensors to track orbital debris and satellites in real-time. |
| Krutrim Bengaluru, India | AI Infrastructure | $50M (Matrix Partners India) | India's first AI unicorn building a full-stack AI computing platform and Indic language models. |
| Nitro Commerce Gurugram, India | AI in Marketing | $6.8M | A full-stack Revenue-as-a-Service platform for D2C brands that utilizes AI and patent-pending cookieless identity resolution to identify anonymous visitors and accelerate sales conversions. |
| Klassroom Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | AI in Education | $2.59 million | Klassroom is a hybrid tutoring platform offering both online and offline educational services, focusing on K12 education and competitive exam preparation. |
| Harrison.ai Sydney, Australia (Headquarters); Global offices including London, UK and Boston, USA. | AI in Healthcare | AUD $158 million | An AI-powered healthcare company that develops and deploys clinical-grade diagnostic solutions to improve the standard of care by assisting clinicians. |
| Protectt.ai Mumbai, India | AI in Cybersecurity | $8.7 million | An AI-driven mobile app security platform that proactively monitors, identifies, and remotely patches vulnerabilities to prevent cyber threats. |
| Aethir Singapore, Singapore | AI Infrastructure | $140M+ | Aethir provides a decentralized cloud infrastructure (DCI) that offers scalable GPU-based computing for AI and gaming applications. |
| Everlab Melbourne, Australia | AI in Healthcare | $83 million | An AI-powered health platform for personalized, preventive healthcare and longevity. |
| FaceOff Technologies Delhi, India | AI in Cybersecurity | Undisclosed | A multimodal AI trust infrastructure provider specializing in real-time deepfake detection and contactless digital identity verification. |
| DPDzero Bengaluru, India | AI in Fintech | $11.25M | DPDzero is a collections automation platform that helps lenders improve their collection efficiency and reduce their operational costs. It is a GPT-enabled collections and debt recovery platform enabling lenders to scale collections ethically and efficiently. |
| MiniMax Shanghai, China | Foundation Models / LLMs | $1.77B | A leading generative AI company providing multimodal foundation models and consumer-facing applications for social interaction, productivity, and media generation. |
| Afinit Seoul, South Korea | AI in Fintech | $192.0M | An AI-driven financial platform that provides specialized micro-lending, utility payments, and credit scoring services (True Balance) specifically designed for India's unbanked and underbanked population. |
| Splash Brisbane, Australia | Foundation Models / LLMs | $27M | AI-powered music creation platform that integrates generative music technology into gaming experiences, particularly on Roblox |
| SuperOps Claymont, Delaware, United States | AI Agents | $54.4 million | SuperOps offers an AI-powered unified PSA-RMM platform for managed service providers (MSPs), integrating network monitoring, IT documentation, and project management. |
| AIsphere Beijing, China | Generative Media (Image / Video) | $430M+ | An AI-powered video generation platform that creates videos from text and images. |
| Studio Meta K Seongnam, South Korea | Generative Media (Image / Video) | $3,800,000 | A comprehensive AI-based content IP production studio that integrates generative AI, virtual human technology, and high-tech video workflows into traditional media production like dramas, movies, and advertising. |