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While China’s tea chains race to open stores, Molly Tea is opting for a more measured expansion. Will this strategy give it an edge, or leave it lagging behind?

Molly Tea isn’t rushing into China’s tea wars—could that be the smarter move? | KrASIA

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Investment

Merger &amp; Acquisition

Private Equity

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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Singapore

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

Deals in brief: MindWorks Capital raises USD 220 million for new fund, Chickin and watchTowr reportedly bag Series A funding, four China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: MindWorks Capital raises USD 220 million for new fund, Chickin and watchTowr reportedly bag Series A funding, four China deals, and more

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Baidu

Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Autonomous Vehicles is about self-driving. A self-driving car is also known as a robot car, autonomous car, or driverless car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving with little or no human input.

Autonomous Vehicles

Mobility

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

On-Demand Services

Ride-hailing encompasses a range of companies and services, including traditional taxis and car services. 

Ride-hailing

With plans to launch in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Middle East, Baidu’s robotaxi service aims to break new ground as competition in self-driving intensifies.

Baidu’s Apollo Go eyes global expansion as robotaxi race heats up | KrASIA

Baidu’s Apollo Go eyes global expansion as robotaxi race heats up

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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

The Codette Project aims to have a sustainable economic impact through providing minority women with awareness and access to the tech industry.

[Tuning In] Founder of The Codette Project, Nurul Hussain, Aims to Redefine Success for Minority/Muslim Women | KrASIA

[Tuning In] Founder of The Codette Project, Nurul Hussain, Aims to Redefine Success for Minority/Muslim Women

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Emily Fang

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

The firm has presence in the Philippines, Indonesia, and will soon expand into Vietnam.

Oriente wants to boost financial inclusion in Southeast Asia's biggest markets: Q&A with Geoffrey Prentice | KrASIA

Oriente wants to boost financial inclusion in Southeast Asia&#8217;s biggest markets: Q&#038;A with Geoffrey Prentice

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Khamila Mulia

Entrepreneur First will unveil the latest Asia 7 cohort soon, including one startup that is exploring alternatives to plastic.

Entrepreneur First’s Bernadette Cho on her passion to work with deep tech startups in Singapore: Profiles in Tech | KrASIA

Entrepreneur First’s Bernadette Cho on her passion to work with deep tech startups in Singapore: Profiles in Tech

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AIRP

Gross merchandise value of internet companies in the Philippines had one of the highest growth rates between 2015 and 2019, and the momentum is set to continue into 2025.

Digital businesses have exploded in the Philippines: Q&A with Kickstart Ventures' Bit Santos | KrASIA

Digital businesses have exploded in the Philippines: Q&#038;A with Kickstart Ventures&#8217; Bit Santos

Deep Tech

Security

Philippe, regional managing director at Webdrone, shares her thoughts on the need for stronger cybersecurity protocols amid new challenges brought by COVID-19.

Emilie Philippe on cybercrime fighting with 'virtual e-drones' | KrASIA

Emilie Philippe on cybercrime fighting with &#8216;virtual e-drones&#8217;

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Amel Rigneau

Building a coherent narrative of India's rapidly changing tech ecosystem.

India Tech

BII's investors seek outstanding entrepreneurs first, then dive in to learn about their sector.

It's 'lucky' to be a Series B and C investor in India: Q&amp;A with Pankaj Makkar of Bertelsmann India Investments | KrASIA

It&#8217;s &#8216;lucky&#8217; to be a Series B and C investor in India: Q&amp;A with Pankaj Makkar of Bertelsmann India Investments

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Gojek is a transportation network company and logistics startup company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gojek

Founded a decade ago as a motorcycle ride-hailing call center, Gojek has since evolved into a super app, offering over 20 services to 170 million users in Southeast Asia.

Improved hygiene, contactless deliveries, and mobile payments surge will be lasting legacy of COVID-19, says Gojek co-CEO | KrASIA

Improved hygiene, contactless deliveries, and mobile payments surge will be lasting legacy of COVID-19, says Gojek co-CEO

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South China Morning Post

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

E-Commerce

CEO Paul Brown-Kenyon says iPrice will further strengthen its Google presence and extend the partnership strategy with media platforms, social media, and super apps.

iPrice and its plan to ride the pandemic-driven online shopping wave: Q&amp;A with the new CEO Paul Brown-Kenyon | KrASIA

iPrice and its plan to ride the pandemic-driven online shopping wave: Q&amp;A with the new CEO Paul Brown-Kenyon

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Ursula Florene

More entrepreneurs are discovering venture debt as a way to extend their cash runway.

Q&A

[Tuning In] Founder of The Codette Project, Nurul Hussain, Aims to Redefine Success for Minority/Muslim Women

Oriente wants to boost financial inclusion in Southeast Asia’s biggest markets: Q&A with Geoffrey Prentice

Entrepreneur First’s Bernadette Cho on her passion to work with deep tech startups in Singapore: Profiles in Tech

Digital businesses have exploded in the Philippines: Q&A with Kickstart Ventures’ Bit Santos

Emilie Philippe on cybercrime fighting with ‘virtual e-drones’

It’s ‘lucky’ to be a Series B and C investor in India: Q&A with Pankaj Makkar of Bertelsmann India Investments

Improved hygiene, contactless deliveries, and mobile payments surge will be lasting legacy of COVID-19, says Gojek co-CEO

iPrice and its plan to ride the pandemic-driven online shopping wave: Q&A with the new CEO Paul Brown-Kenyon

Venture debt can help weather the crisis, but it is not for everyone: Q&A with Genesis Alternative Ventures

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