# AI investors in Asia (2026 list)

> 1,047 AI investors in Asia, 92% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-asia (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# AI investors in Asia

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing an AI company in Asia in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

[See all 1,047 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fai-investors-in-asia)The top 25

**1,047** investors on the list *+36* this week

**11,312** cheques in 12 months *-9%* against the market

**$15M** median round they joined *+88%* against the market median

**92%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**39%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,610** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,598** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 11 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 12 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,128** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 13 [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **1,123** **$22M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,038** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 18 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 20 [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$47M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 21 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 24 [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **705** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **658** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen

**1,022 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **7** Nov **[LionBio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lionbio-therapeutics)** Pre-seed · $6M *With* [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons)
- **6** Nov **[aSand.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/asand-ai)** Series A · $200M *Led by* [Wangsu Science & Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wangsu-science-and-technology)
- **6** Nov **[URobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/urobotics)** Series A · $30M *Led by* [Kiwoom Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kiwoom-investment)
- **6** Nov **[Physicl](https://millionrounds.com/company/physicl)** Seed · $10M *With* [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp)
- **6** Nov **[Shield AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shield-ai)** $2B *With* [Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)
- **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt)

## Stages This Year

6,214 rounds

- Venture **21%**
- Seed **19%**
- Series A **16%**
- Series B **9%**
- Pre-seed **9%**
- Other **26%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **2,533**
- Fintech **384**
- Biotech **363**
- Healthcare **362**
- Big Data & Analytics **311**
- Financial Services **235**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

3,042 Q1 25

3,102 Q2 25

3,585 Q3 25

3,813 Q4 25

3,618 Q1 26

2,801 Q2 26

2,402 Q3 26

1,064 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [AI investors in North America 3,859](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-north-america)
- [AI investors in Europe 2,283](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-europe)
- [Fintech investors in North America 1,309](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors-in-north-america)
- [Big Data & Analytics investors in North America 1,094](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors-in-north-america)
- [Biotech investors in North America 1,001](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-north-america)
- [Energy investors in North America 864](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors-in-north-america)
- [Robotics investors in North America 848](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-north-america)
- [Construction investors in North America 791](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors-in-north-america)
- [Biotech investors in Europe 784](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-europe)

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## Reading for founders in AI and data

- Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World Cade Metz · 2021 4.26 from 3,395 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book "This colorful page-turner puts artificial intelligence into a human perspective. Through the lives of Geoff Hinton and other major players, Metz explains this transformative technology and makes the quest thrilling." Walter Isaacson, author of The Code Breaker Recipient of… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI Eric Lamarre · 2023 3.87 from 490 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book In Rewired, the world's most influential management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, delivers a road-tested, how-to manual their own consultants use to help companies build the capabilities to outcompete in the age of digital and AI. Many companies are stuck with digital… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Scaling Era: An Oral History of AI, 2019–2025 Dwarkesh Patel · 2025 3.87 from 570 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book An inside view of the AI revolution, from the people and companies making it happen.How did we build large language models? How do they think, if they think? What will the world look like if we have billions of AIs that are as smart as humans, or even smarter?In a series of… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity Daron Acemoğlu · 2023 3.94 from 2,496 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book The bestselling co-author of Why Nations Fail and the bestselling co-author of 13 Bankers deliver a bold reinterpretation of economics and history that will fundamentally change how you see the world A thousand years of history and contemporary evidence make one thing clear.… On AmazonListen on Audible

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## Quick answers about AI investors in Asia

### Who are the most active AI investors in Asia?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz.

### How many AI investors in Asia are there?

1,047 are on record. 92% made an investment in the last 12 months and 39% have led a round.

### Which stages do AI investors in Asia back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (27%) and Series A (23%).

### How big are the rounds AI investors in Asia join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $25M.

### Which sectors do AI investors in Asia back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Biotech.

### Which AI investors in Asia lead the most rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Accel (103 led) and General Catalyst (97 led).

### Where are AI investors in Asia based?

Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (24 of the top 25); the rest in the United Kingdom.

### What have AI investors in Asia invested in recently?

Recent rounds include LionBio Therapeutics (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with South Park Commons), aSand.ai (Series A, Nov 2026, with Wangsu Science & Technology) and URobotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Kiwoom Investment).

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