Research, startup mapping and bounded deployments for Asia's built world. We connect the companies that design, build and run cities with the startups that make them smarter.
Map the market. Find the startups. Deploy what works.
Urban Tech Pulse
A weekly read on funding, policy and projects across Asia's built world, with a deeper data roundup every month.
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02Startup Map
A growing, sourced database of built-world startups, deals and signals across Southeast Asia and India.
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03Scouting & deployment
Activate, scout, evaluate, deploy: from the right question to a bounded pilot with a clear go/no-go.
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Tracked 25 Aug 2026 – 10 Oct 2026 · Southeast Asia + India · Explore the Startup Map →
Fresh signals from Asia's built world.
Vietnam builds its backbone with ports, power and state banks. Startups get less than 1%.
24 months, 33 built-world deals, $11.9B disclosed. Venture took 0.6%. Two ports took more than half, domestic banks wrote 78% of the debt, and the 2025 power rules pulled private money into energy.
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Urban Tech Pulse · 12 Oct 2026India's e-mobility boom carries Asia's built world as Southeast Asia's venture tap runs dry
28 built-world deals across Southeast Asia and India: India took 95% of venture dollars, e-mobility took 71%, and Southeast Asia's capital moved into projects, M&A and policy instead.
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Deep-dive · 12 Oct 20261,484 products later: where AECO software is crowded, and where it is empty
We mapped 1,484 products from 26 global vendors and 427 startups worldwide to 79 capabilities along the project lifecycle. The weight sits in operations. Incumbents have left renew almost empty, and startups are moving in. Asia is missing from design and planning.
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Three layers of the city. One intelligence.
We read the city as a stack: the natural environment it stands on, the infrastructure that runs it, and the economic services that bring it to life. Every startup, deal and signal we track sits on one of these layers.
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Economic Services
PropTech marketplaces, real-estate finance, workspace and urban services
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Urban Infrastructure
Construction tech, smart buildings, energy and utilities, mobility and logistics, smart city
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Natural Environment
Climate, water, waste and nature tech
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