Biotech, Chips & Enterprise AI + Big Tech’s Next Moves

👋 What happened this week? Southeast Asia saw continued momentum across AI, semiconductors, biotech, and enterprise software, while globally Big Tech focused on making AI more practical—alongside growing debates around governance, sustainability, workplace trust, and AI-powered productivity.

DEALS & DOLLARS: SOUTHEAST ASIA

• ChemT Biotechnology (Singapore) – AI biotech startup focused on biomanufacturing raised an undisclosed Seed round led by Wavemaker Ventures, with SEEDS Capital participating, bringing total funding to USD 5M.

• GreatAsic (Malaysia) – Semiconductor design company secured USD 6.9M Pre-Series A, led by Vertex Ventures SEA & India, with participation from Gobi Partners and Gobi Dana Impak Ventures.

• H3 Zoom (Singapore) – AI-powered inspection and asset intelligence company closed an oversubscribed USD 3.6M Series A, led by JRE Ventures, with backing from SGInnovate, M7 Holdings, Moringa Ventures, and others. • Vibefam (Singapore) – AI operating system for gyms and fitness businesses raised USD 1M Seed from an undisclosed Singapore-based family office.

• Synvo AI (Singapore) – NTU spinout specializing in deep tech AI secured USD 1M Seed from Fuel Ventures Asia. • GoVeda (Singapore) – AI-native patent intelligence platform raised an undisclosed Seed round to accelerate development of its IP tools.

• Libeara (Singapore) – Tokenization platform backed by SC Ventures closed a USD 14M Pre-Series A, led by GSR, with participation from Openspace Capital, Kyobo Life Insurance Group, AlloyX, and others.

• fileAI (Singapore) – Enterprise AI startup partnered with JRE Ventures, including an undisclosed strategic investment from the corporate venture firm.