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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

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

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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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Energy

In the wake of Typhoon Yagi’s impact on southern China’s power grid, attention is turning to the critical role of mobile energy storage solutions.

From disaster relief to household power: EcoFlow’s mobile energy storage gains momentum | KrASIA

From disaster relief to household power: EcoFlow’s mobile energy storage gains momentum

Space industry refers to economic activities related to manufacturing components that go into Earth's orbit or beyond, delivering them to those regions, and related services. 

Space Tech

Beijing eyes reusable rockets as concerns rise over a possible "Great Firewall" in orbit.

China races to outflank Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service | KrASIA

China races to outflank Elon Musk&#8217;s Starlink satellite internet service

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

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Nikkei Asia

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

China Tech

Electric Vehicles

NEV companies received USD 5 billion in subsidies from the Chinese government between 2016 and 2020.

NEV companies received USD 5 billion in subsidies from the Chinese government between 2016 and 2020 | KrASIA

NEV companies received USD 5 billion in subsidies from the Chinese government between 2016 and 2020

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Jiaxing Li

Bjyu's

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

India Tech

Edtech

Merger &amp; Acquisition

India

GradeUp is the eighth acquisition by Byju's this year, and second in the exam prep space overall.

Indian edtech decacorn Byju's acquires GradeUp to strengthen its presence in test prep | KrASIA

Indian edtech decacorn Byju&#8217;s acquires GradeUp to strengthen its presence in test prep

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Entertainment

Chinese social media platform Douban suspends reply function while regulators scrutinize fan culture.

Chinese social media platform Douban suspends reply function while regulators scrutinize fan culture | KrASIA

Chinese social media platform Douban suspends reply function while regulators scrutinize fan culture

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Mengyuan Ge

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

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

E-Commerce

Retail

Singapore

E-commerce brand aggregator Rainforest snaps up USD 20 million in pre-Series A round. It s portfolio of brands has logged over 50% annual growth. 

E-commerce brand aggregator Rainforest snaps up USD 20 million in pre-Series A round | KrASIA

E-commerce brand aggregator Rainforest snaps up USD 20 million in pre-Series A round

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Stephanie Li

Investment

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

Indonesia

Early-stage investor Intudo Ventures raises USD 115 million for its Fund III. Intudo will invest in 12 to 14 companies, with USD 1–10 million ticket sizes.

Early-stage investor Intudo Ventures raises USD 115 million for its Fund III | KrASIA

Early-stage investor Intudo Ventures raises USD 115 million for its Fund III

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Khamila Mulia

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations. 

Logistics

Delhivery is Addition's second investment in the country, which comes a year after Fixel made his first bet in India on location-based social networking platform Public.

Lee Fixel's Addition invests USD 76 million in Tiger-backed logistics startup Delhivery | KrASIA

Lee Fixel&#8217;s Addition invests USD 76 million in Tiger-backed logistics startup Delhivery

Japan, Korea, and the West

Xpeng

Battery

Xpeng Motors taps Korea’s SK Innovation as battery supplier. The automaker is diversifying its suppliers of key components while order numbers tick up.

Xpeng Motors taps Korea’s SK Innovation as battery supplier, report says | KrASIA

Xpeng Motors taps Korea’s SK Innovation as battery supplier, report says

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., formerly Didi Kuaidi, is a Chinese transportation network company, artificial intelligence and autonomous technology conglomerate.

Didi

Close to USD 1 billion worth of offerings in works despite declared 'pause' in US reviews.

Chinese companies seek to reopen path for New York IPOs | KrASIA

Chinese companies seek to reopen path for New York IPOs

Content

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

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

9 takeaways about Gen Z consumers from Cyanhill Capital’s 2021 mid-year consumption report. The term “Gen Z” takes on a slightly different meaning in China.

News

NEV companies received USD 5 billion in subsidies from the Chinese government between 2016 and 2020

Indian edtech decacorn Byju’s acquires GradeUp to strengthen its presence in test prep

Chinese social media platform Douban suspends reply function while regulators scrutinize fan culture

E-commerce brand aggregator Rainforest snaps up USD 20 million in pre-Series A round

Early-stage investor Intudo Ventures raises USD 115 million for its Fund III

Lee Fixel’s Addition invests USD 76 million in Tiger-backed logistics startup Delhivery

Xpeng Motors taps Korea’s SK Innovation as battery supplier, report says

Chinese companies seek to reopen path for New York IPOs

9 takeaways about Gen Z consumers from Cyanhill Capital’s 2021 mid-year consumption report

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