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Business Standard · India · Japan startup funding surges 130% year-on-year in 2026, fastest growth of any major tech hub globally
Provides the comparative H1 2026 data: India raised $7.2bn (+12% YoY), Japan raised $4.25bn (+130% YoY), Southeast Asia $3.52bn (+9%), while Israel fell 24% to $2.24bn and the UAE dropped 71% to $932m. The India framing contextualises Japan's surge as the other major Asian market that outperformed in 2026.
“Japan's 130% surge in startup funding makes it the fastest-growing major tech hub globally in H1 2026, ahead of India at 12% and Southeast Asia at 9%.”