Tokyo-based Sakana AI raised a ~$135M Series B from MUFG, Khosla, Macquarie, NEA, Lux, and others at a ~$2.6B valuation, becoming Japan's most valuable unicorn
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Inside Pangyo Techno Valley, South Korea's “Silicon Valley” that is home to 1,800+ startups, R&D centers, and global tech firms, as it strives for global impact
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LA-based MarqVision, which uses AI to monitor marketplaces for counterfeits, raised a $48M Series B led by Peak XV Partners, bringing its total funding to ~$90M
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Tokyo-based LayerX, which uses AI to help enterprises scale back-office automation, raised a $100M Series B led by TCV, taking its total funding to $192.2M
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Alpaca, which offers APIs to 200+ financial firms to help their clients trade US stocks, raised a $52M Series C to expand in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia
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SoftBank plans to buy a former Sharp LCD panel plant in Osaka for ~$676M, sources say to turn it into a data center for jointly developing AI agents with OpenAI
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Sydney-based Harrison.ai, which uses AI to analyze CT scans, X-rays, and pathology slides, raised a $112M Series C, after a ~$92.3M Series B in November 2021
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Singapore-based auto financing marketplace CarDekho SEA, a unit of India's CarDekho Group, raised $60M at a $300M+ valuation, its first external funding round
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Hong Kong- and Singapore-based KPay, which offers financial management tools to merchants and SMBs, raised a $55M Series A led by Apis Partners
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Tokyo-based Dinii, which lets diners order food from restaurants and shops through a mobile platform, raised a ~$48M Series B led by Bessemer and Hillhouse
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