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It’s the last Saturday newsletter before the Tech in Asia team takes a little break to close the year, but the deals certainly don’t take days off. With companies in data, stablecoins, and biotech securing fresh investment this past week, it’s more apparent than ever that the grind never stops in the tech world.
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You can find all other important investment deals that happened in the last few days in our weekly funding news wrap-up.
Let’s dive into the biggest deals that recently took place.
— Winston
The biggest deals by country
🇦🇪 Premialab is a Dubai-headquartered provider of data, analytics, and risk management solutions for quantitative investing. It has received US$220 million growth investment from KKR and Balderton.
🇭🇰 RedotPay, a global stablecoin-based payments fintech company based in Hong Kong, has raised US$107 million in a series B round, bringing its 2025 funding to US$194 million. Goodwater Capital led the round, with participation from other investors like Pantera Capital, Blockchain Capital, and Circle Ventures.
🇮🇳 Digantara is an Indian space surveillance and intelligence company that operates not only in its home country but also in Singapore and the US. It has secured US$50 million in series B funding from 360 One Asset, SBI Investments Co Japan, Peak XV Partners, Kalaari Capital, and entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala.
🇨🇳 Allink Biotherapeutics, a China-based biotech firm, has scored US$47 million through series A extension rounds. Legend Capital and Meituan Long-Z Investment led the investment, with participation from both new and existing backers.
🇦🇺 IND Technology, an Australian company that provides early fault detection systems to utilities and grid operators globally, has closed a $50 million series A round. Angeleno Group and Energy Impact Partners co-led the funding.
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