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Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

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

Deals in brief: Supermom confirms Series B round, Clime Capital backs Indonesia’s Hijau, Waymo raises USD 5.6 billion, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Supermom confirms Series B round, Clime Capital backs Indonesia’s Hijau, Waymo raises USD 5.6 billion, and more

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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Japan

14 overseas companies have been picked to receive advisory support for Japan IPOs.

Tokyo Stock Exchange seeks Asian unicorns to revive foreign listings | KrASIA

Tokyo Stock Exchange seeks Asian unicorns to revive foreign listings

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Beatbot is charging a premium for its pool-cleaning robots, and the hefty price tag isn't deterring buyers.

Can a USD 2,199 pool cleaning robot succeed in the US market? Beatbot is betting on it | KrASIA

Can a USD 2,199 pool cleaning robot succeed in the US market? Beatbot is betting on it

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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The Chinese smartphone maker expects to double its sales in India to 30 million devices this year.

Inside Realme's grand plan to woo Indian users | KrASIA

Inside Realme&#8217;s grand plan to woo Indian users

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Alibaba

Bilibili

ByteDance or Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. is a Chinese Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms, headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance's core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

Bytedance

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

Huawei

Meituan-Dianping is a Chinese group buying website for locally found food delivery services, consumer products and retail services. The company is headquartered in Beijing and was founded in 2010 by Wang Xing. The Meituan.com site offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment.

Meituan

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

Internet companies have launched work-from-home policy to mitigate impact, with mixed results.

Chinese tech companies battle to contain economic impact of coronavirus | KrASIA

Chinese tech companies battle to contain economic impact of coronavirus

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Wency Chen

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. The education industry is fast-reforming nowadays. 

Education

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

Food Delivery

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

From contactless food delivery to gaming overload, here's how tech is changing because of the viral epidemic.

Five ways the coronavirus is changing how China uses tech | KrASIA

Five ways the coronavirus is changing how China uses tech

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

Park+ shows real-time parking information and let users reserve spots in advance.

Park+ provides advance bookings for your cars and bikes: Startup Stories (Update) | KrASIA

Park+ provides advance bookings for your cars and bikes: Startup Stories (Update)

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Avanish Tiwary

Investors want dynamic startup founders, says Koh, associate director of the Business Angel Network of Southeast Asia (BANSEA).

What angel investors look for in the SEA market, according to industry insider Jiaway Koh | KrASIA

What angel investors look for in the SEA market, according to industry insider Jiaway Koh

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Sharmila Ganapathy

Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four of technology along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

Apple

Planned 10% boost to iPhone production faces "massive uncertainties".

Exclusive: Asian suppliers warn Apple about coronavirus impact | KrASIA

Exclusive: Asian suppliers warn Apple about coronavirus impact

NetEase, Inc. is a Chinese Internet technology company providing online services centered on content, community, communications and commerce. The company was founded in 1997 by Lebunto. NetEase develops and operates online PC and mobile games, advertising services, email services and e-commerce platforms in China.

NetEase

The market long dominated by Tencent has a disrupter now.

Opinion | Five reasons why ByteDance might become the next gaming giant | KrASIA

Opinion | Five reasons why ByteDance might become the next gaming giant

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

Xiaomi

The Internet of things (IoT) is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware, these devices can communicate and interact with others over the Internet, and they can be remotely monitored and controlled.

The rapid growth of the IoT sector has drawn in Huawei amid falling smartphone sales.

Huawei's IoT ambition poses challenge to Xiaomi and Apple | KrASIA

Huawei&#8217;s IoT ambition poses challenge to Xiaomi and Apple

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Hui Tse Gan

1982 Ventures is focused on early-stage fintech startups in Southeast Asia.

Former principals of Tryb Group launch new VC firm | KrASIA

Former principals of Tryb Group launch new VC firm

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