Q4 2025 · Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific Startups to Watch — Q4 2025 Engineering Signals

8 Asia-Pacific-based startups across 6 sectors, ranked by GitHub engineering acceleration. opennem (Climate Tech) leads with 22 commits over 14 days (+16% change). Dominant regional signal pattern: Framework migration.

Sector activity in Asia-Pacific

Healthcare

2 startups

Supply Chain

2 startups

Climate Tech

1 startup

EdTech

1 startup

E-commerce Infrastructure

1 startup

Web3

1 startup

Ranked startups — Asia-Pacific, Q4 2025

#	Company	Stage	Geo	Commits (14d)	Change	Contributors	Contrib. Growth	New Repos	Signal
1	opennem Formerly OpenNEM, Open Electricity aims to make the wealth of public energy data more accessible View signal profile →	Seed	APAC	22	+16%	9	+121%	0	Engineering hiring burst
2	earthians earthians Health Informatics Pvt. Ltd. View signal profile →	Growth	APAC	4	-33%	83	+0%	0	Framework migration
3	ohcnetwork Opensource Public Utility \| Open Healthcare Network View signal profile →	Growth	APAC	45	-79%	100	+0%	8	Infrastructure buildout
4	Vacademy-io View signal profile →	Series A/B	APAC	124	-21%	23	+0%	0	Framework migration
5	bagisto A Free and Opensource laravel eCommerce framework built for all to build and scale your business. View signal profile →	Growth	APAC	15	-66%	100	+0%	0	Framework migration
6	fleetbase Modular logistics and supply chain operating system (LSOS) View signal profile →	Pre-seed	APAC	3	+999%	4	+0%	0	Deploy frequency spike
7	Velocidex Velocidex is the company behind Velociraptor - Dig Deeper! View signal profile →	Growth	APAC	10	+100%	100	+3%	1	Framework migration
8	oceanprotocol Tools for the Web3 Data Economy View signal profile →	Series A/B	APAC	5	+67%	20	+0%	0	Framework migration

Sorted by commit velocity change (14-day window). Geography from GitHub org profiles. Last updated Q4 2025.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many startups are tracked in Asia-Pacific in Q4 2025?

8 Asia-Pacific-based startups are tracked across 6 sectors in Q4 2025. opennem (Climate Tech) leads with 22 commits over a rolling 14-day window (+16% change). Average 14-day commit velocity across the region is 29 commits.

Which sectors have the most startup activity in Asia-Pacific?

In Q4 2025, the top sectors by active startup count in Asia-Pacific are Healthcare (2), Supply Chain (2), Climate Tech (1), EdTech (1), E-commerce Infrastructure (1). The dominant engineering signal pattern across the region is "Framework migration".

How is startup geography determined?

Geography is derived from each startup's GitHub organization profile location field, supplemented by a curated enrichment database of known startup headquarters. Regions use broad classifications (Asia-Pacific, etc.) rather than city-level granularity to provide meaningful sample sizes.