{"id":4979,"date":"2025-10-29T11:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/?page_id=4979"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:00:11","slug":"report-china-sept-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/report-china-sept-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"China Deals Barometer Report: Startup financing rises 36.5% to $3.6b in Sept"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4979\" class=\"elementor elementor-4979\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-335ebad elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"335ebad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea7c338\" data-id=\"ea7c338\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1364919 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1364919\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13b7cfd\" data-id=\"13b7cfd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5f09d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea5f09d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/author\/eudora-wang\/\">Eudora Wang<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b73541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b73541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>29 October, 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158dfd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"158dfd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-footer bg-white div-social-icons d-print-none\">\r\n    <ul class=\"nav\">\r\n        <li>\r\n            <a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n        <li>\r\n            <a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li>\r\n            <a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"#\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n        <li>\r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-social\">\r\n                <a class=\"nav-link dropdown-toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"dropdownMenuButton1\" data-bs-toggle=\"dropdown\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><i class=\"fa fa-share-alt\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n                <div class=\"dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right\" aria-labelledby=\"dropdownMenuButton1\">\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-reddit-alien fa-2x\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-2x\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" data-action=\"\/share\/whatsapp\/share\"><i class=\"fa fa-whatsapp fa-2x\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a06ee4 less-content\" data-id=\"4a06ee4\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"showContent\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65b0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e65b0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investment activity in Greater China recovered in September after a dip in the previous month, but market fluctuations could continue to weigh on fundraising efforts over the coming months.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Startups headquartered in the region collectively raised almost $3.6 billion through the completion of 222 investments in September, marking a 36.5% increase in deal value and a 7.2% uptick in deal volume from August, according to DealStreetAsia\u2019s proprietary data.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, this September fared better with Greater China-based startups raising 18.9% more financing than their counterparts in the same period last year. The number of deals also grew significantly by 54.2% YoY.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September 2024, just over $3 billion was raised across 144 investments in Greater China-based startups.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-461324 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dealstreetwebsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/202509_China-Deal-Review_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1782\" height=\"1170\" \/><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, market volatility persisted amid geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the global trade environment. Domestically, weakness in the property sector and a cautious recovery in consumer confidence, despite a broad stimulus package by the Chinese government, have continued to dampen investor appetite for big-ticket transactions.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, fundraising by Greater China-based startups in the first nine months of 2025 dropped 20.6% YoY to $33.2 billion, even as\u00a0 dealmaking activity remained resilient with the completion of 1,855 investments in the January-September period, up 13.6% from 9M 2024.<\/p><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Active dealmaking in materials, biotech<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While startup financing takes time to return to pre-pandemic highs, some areas show promise as the government pushes ahead with supportive policies and generous state funding to make China the global leader in deep technologies.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September saw private-market investors actively make transactions in largely established yet privately-held advanced material developers and manufacturers, many of whom supply to clients in the semiconductor and clean-tech sectors.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China\u2019s rapidly evolving manufacturing strengths that increasingly feature cost-effectiveness, large-scale automated production, skilled labour, precision engineering, and high-tech innovations turned materials the month\u2019s most sought-after investment segment with 27 transactions.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-461325 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dealstreetwebsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/202509_China-Deal-Review_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1408\" height=\"1206\" \/><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ranking second was biotech, with 24 transactions in September, as the industry became one of the very few areas in Greater China with continued interest from US dollar investors.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although no hundred-million-dollar deals happened in the month, sizeable investments such as AccurEdit Therapeutics\u2019 $75-million Series A round and Epigenic Therapeutics\u2019s $60-million Series B round showcased market enthusiasm in backing China\u2019s biotech potential fuelled by its growing biotech talent pool, efficient clinical trial systems, and capabilities in developing high-value novel drugs.<\/p><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Aerospace raises biggest cheques<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of deal value across industries, while semiconductor continued to gather massive capital, the aerospace industry, including particularly commercial launch developers, amassed the largest pool of startup financing.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A total of $778.9 million flew into aerospace in September, making it the best-funded industry of the month. Top aerospace fundraisers, including Galactic Energy and Geespace, secured $336.8 million and $280.7 million, respectively, as their deal sizes were also September\u2019s biggest across all sectors.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Galactic Energy hired Huatai United Securities on October 22 for its pre-listing tutorials, as the Beijing-based private space launch unicorn officially moved towards a domestic initial public offering (IPO).<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now on the back of predominantly local and state funds investing in Chinese yuan, the country\u2019s commercial space industry has grown from almost non-existent a decade ago to a vibrant ecosystem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/stories\/commercial-space-companies-ipo-plans-453201\">with more IPO-ready companies<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">i-Space, which raised $98 million in an extended Series D round in September, also announced its plan for a public listing on Shanghai\u2019s Nasdaq-style STAR Market. Other commercial space companies on the same IPO path include LandSpace Technology, Minospace, Space Pioneer, and YEE Space, just to name a few.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-461326 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dealstreetwebsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/202509_China-Deal-Review_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2390\" height=\"2322\" \/><\/p><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Megadeals contribute to over a third of financing<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compared with August when just three megadeals were recorded, September saw the completion of seven transactions worth $100 million and above, which contributed significantly to the 36.5% rise in month-over-month (MoM) deal value.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides the two biggest investments in commercial space companies Galactic Energy and Geespace, the remaining five megadeals happened across semiconductor, business support services (specifically, developers of robotics &amp; drones primarily for commercial uses), and auto &amp; parts.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The seven megadeals raked in close to $1.4 billion, representing about 38.8% of September\u2019s fundraising total.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-461327 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dealstreetwebsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/202509_China-Deal-Review_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1902\" height=\"988\" \/><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Startup incubation and early-stage dealmaking remain long-term bets, despite a challenging macro environment.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across different funding stages, early-stage dealmaking at Series A round and before accounted for 55.4% of the overall deal count. At more than $1.1 billion, the fundraising sum at the Series A and earlier stage marked nearly a third of the month\u2019s total.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much like the global market, startup financing in Greater China has been volatile over the past months. 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class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4980\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-29-133914.png 1174w, https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-29-133914-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-29-133914-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-29-133914-768x416.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1174px) 100vw, 1174px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealstreetasia.com\/dealsbarometer\/report-se-asia-sept-2025\/\">SEA Deals Barometer Report: Startup funding sees sharp rebound in Sept<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Startup funding in Southeast Asia rebounded sharply in September 2025, with $547 million raised across 37 deals, thanks to a lone private equity investment that boosted the month\u2019s total.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd78531\" data-id=\"fd78531\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ed822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97ed822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Venture Capital<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5341de7 elementor-position-left related-box elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5341de7\" 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Deal volume rose in tandem, from 92 to 108, reflecting cautious optimism among investors, according to proprietary data compiled by DealStreetAsia.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greater China Deals Barometer Report: Startup financing rises 36.5% to $3.6b in Sept By Eudora Wang 29 October, 2025 Investment activity in Greater China recovered in September after a dip in the previous month, but market fluctuations could continue to weigh on fundraising efforts over the coming months. 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