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What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

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What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

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Agent Universe’s latest venture ditches the leaderboard model in favor of community, credibility, and signal over noise in an era of information overload.

Could Watcha be “China’s Product Hunt” for AI products?

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How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

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When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

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What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

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What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: SG Enviro raises SGD 8 million, Kamet Capital backs TopView, latest funding rounds in China, and more

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China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

Pop Mart, a Chinese company, designs and sells toys, figurines, and collectibles, primarily in a blind box format.

Pop Mart

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

A sharp profit rise and booming Labubu sales weren’t enough to spark a rally in the company’s share price.

Pop Mart posts record forecast, but investors want proof it can last

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Middle East

Waycare plans on expanding to several other roads and agencies throughout Israel, as well as expanding to other regions, including Southeast Asia.

Israeli startup Waycare taps AI to increase traffic safety, reduce time on roads

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Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

The firm saw 5x revenue growth in 2020, signing up 52 new enterprise clients.

Indonesian market research startup Populix raises funding to continue digitizing sector

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Khamila Mulia

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

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The Japanese fund is an LP in Blume Ventures, through which it invests in idea-stage deep tech startups.

Indian deep tech companies blend qualities from Silicon Valley and Israel | Q&A with Kiran Mysore of UTEC

Indian deep tech companies blend qualities from Silicon Valley and Israel | Q&#038;A with Kiran Mysore of UTEC

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Avanish Tiwary

Singapore-based PatSnap reached a billion-dollar valuation after receiving a USD 300 million investment from SoftBank and Tencent in March.

Southeast Asia’s newest unicorn looked where no one else did: IP data mining

Laiye, China’s leader in intelligent automation, has raised USD 50 million in Series C+ funding.

Laiye closes USD 50 million Series C+ round

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KrASIA Writers

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

The fund is exploring startups with deep tech capabilities in agritech, fintech, health tech, edtech, and cybersecurity.

'We are looking for deep tech companies with global market potential' | Q&A with Jatin Desai of Inflexor Ventures

&#8216;We are looking for deep tech companies with global market potential&#8217; | Q&#038;A with Jatin Desai of Inflexor Ventures

Veerappan (Veera) Swaminathan is the founder and director of consultancy firm Sustainable Living Lab, currently operating in Singapore, India, and Indonesia. Veera is interested in overcoming sustainability challenges through technology. He is currently working on an artificial intelligence (AI) fluency project to encourage innovation within companies to meet the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals, and to prepare people for an aging society. 

Tuning In | Veerappan Swaminathan on AI fluency and giving back to aging communities

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Emily Fang

How do we operate off Earth? Explore satellites, launch services, and research ventures pioneering new space economies.

Space Tech

Israeli weather intelligence platform ClimaCell announced this week that it has completed a USD 77 million Series C funding round led by private equity firm Stonecourt Capital, with participation from Highline Capital.This brings the company’s total funding to over USD 185 million to date.The company also announced that they are changing the name of the their firm to Tomorrow.io.

Weather platform ClimaCell raises USD 77 million, relaunches as Tomorrow.io

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

CEO Lei Jun also presented Xiaomi's first-ever foldable phone, as well as an in-house developed chipset.

Xiaomi enters EV sector with USD 10 billion of its own cash

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