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

Deals in brief: Hubble secures debt facility from AlteriQ Global, SoftBank invests in Perplexity AI, Etched raises funds to further develop specialized AI chip, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Hubble secures debt facility from AlteriQ Global, SoftBank invests in Perplexity AI, Etched raises funds to further develop specialized AI chip, and more

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China Tech

Li Auto

Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi makes and invests in smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, and related consumer electronics.

Xiaomi

Battery

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

The battery manufacturer appears to be on a similar trajectory as CATL and CALB when they first rose to prominence. Can it catch up?

Sunwoda clinches battery deals with Li Auto and Xiaomi | KrASIA

Sunwoda clinches battery deals with Li Auto and Xiaomi

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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Pinduoduo is an e-commerce platform allowing users to participate in group buying deals. It was founded by Colin Huang as Shanghai Dream Information Technology Co., Ltd. in September 2015.

Pinduoduo

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

LATAM

Brazil

E-commerce

Latin America

Temu

A 20% tariff on low-value imports could derail Temu’s plan to tap into Brazil’s booming e-commerce market.

Temu’s LATAM expansion stymied by Brazil’s complex tax policies | KrASIA

Temu’s LATAM expansion stymied by Brazil’s complex tax policies

Deep Tech

Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

Semiconductors

Top-notch hardware is just a pile of meaningless silicon without software of commensurate quality.

Why software may be a bigger hurdle (than hardware) for semiconductor companies | KrASIA

Why software may be a bigger hurdle (than hardware) for semiconductor companies

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India

Indonesia

Deals in brief: Samsara Eco bags USD 65 million, Mekari acquires Jojonomic, Hozon Auto files for Hong Kong IPO, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Samsara Eco bags USD 65 million, Mekari acquires Jojonomic, Hozon Auto files for Hong Kong IPO, and more

Climate

Tying ESG metrics to executive compensation isn't a perfect approach, but it offers companies a pathway toward implementation.

How should companies integrate ESG considerations into their business? | KrASIA

How should companies integrate ESG considerations into their business?

Drones

Lawmakers are taking aim at devices used by many first responders.

DJI to the rescue? US police want China drones despite Washington clampdown | KrASIA

DJI to the rescue? US police want China drones despite Washington clampdown

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Biotech

New opportunities on the horizon offer Chinese companies the chance to make headway in the global peptide industry.

Riding GLP-1 wave, China set to lead the charge in peptide industry growth | KrASIA

Riding GLP-1 wave, China set to lead the charge in peptide industry growth

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Deals in brief: a16z and Lightspeed co-lead Series A investment in k-ID, Pawprints Group secures extension to seed round, Earth VC invests in Orbillion Bio, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: a16z and Lightspeed co-lead Series A investment in k-ID, Pawprints Group secures extension to seed round, Earth VC invests in Orbillion Bio, and more

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

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Enterprise Services

DingTalk has formed a joint team for this initiative and will initially focus on serving the needs of Chinese companies overseas.

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