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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.

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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

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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

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Robotics

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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Food Delivery

The food industry is booming! Both traditional companies and startups are using technology to transform the dynamics of the food sector.

Food Tech

SoftBank has not invested in any foodtech company in India, yet.

Uber Eats acquisition might help Zomato lure investments from SoftBank | KrASIA

Uber Eats acquisition might help Zomato lure investments from SoftBank

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Avanish Tiwary

Edtech

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

Poor performance of some of the big tech companies has seeded the idea of course correction in India.

Profitability and unit economics to be Indian startups' mantra in 2020 | KrASIA

Profitability and unit economics to be Indian startups&#8217; mantra in 2020

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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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

With proprietary speech recognition technology, ELSA helps users improve their English pronunciation.

AI-powered ELSA gives you confidence when speaking English: Startup Stories | KrASIA

AI-powered ELSA gives you confidence when speaking English: Startup Stories

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Khamila Mulia

The ASEAN Financial Innovation Network is present in 21 countries and the next step is going beyond Southeast Asia.

This non-profit is helping fintech firms and financial institutions work together | KrASIA

This non-profit is helping fintech firms and financial institutions work together

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Sharmila Ganapathy

Launched in December 2017, the young startup is already generating profits, says its CEO.

JomRun wants you to be more physically active: Startup Stories | KrASIA

JomRun wants you to be more physically active: Startup Stories

Some big players have larger plans for the region, but they need to serve unmet financial needs in first.

Singapore's digital bank license: Is it just for major league players? | KrASIA

Singapore&#8217;s digital bank license: Is it just for major league players?

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Thu Huong Le

Lending

The company may be expanding to lend money to SMEs as well.

"Micro-loans for all" is ZestMoney's mantra: Startup Stories | KrASIA

&#8220;Micro-loans for all&#8221; is ZestMoney&#8217;s mantra: Startup Stories

Bilibili

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

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Live Streaming

The company is already one of the most popular streaming sites in China, but it has loftier goals.

Bilibili grows with China's Gen Z consumers | KrASIA

Bilibili grows with China&#8217;s Gen Z consumers

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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Amazon.com, Inc., is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. Amazon is the largest e-commerce marketplace and cloud computing platform in the world as measured by revenue and market capitalization. 

Amazon

Netflix, Inc. is an American media-services provider headquartered in Los Gatos, California, founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California.

Netflix

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

On-Demand Services

With 5% market share in India, Netflix trails behind Amazon Prime and Hotstar.

Insights

Uber Eats acquisition might help Zomato lure investments from SoftBank

Profitability and unit economics to be Indian startups’ mantra in 2020

AI-powered ELSA gives you confidence when speaking English: Startup Stories

This non-profit is helping fintech firms and financial institutions work together

JomRun wants you to be more physically active: Startup Stories

Singapore’s digital bank license: Is it just for major league players?

“Micro-loans for all” is ZestMoney’s mantra: Startup Stories

Bilibili grows with China’s Gen Z consumers

India might be the last frontier for Netflix in the global streaming war

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