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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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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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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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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

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

China Tech

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Resso turns up the volume with former TikTok chief Alex Zhu as new lead. Resso is ByteDance's music streaming app and counts Spotify and Joox as rivals.

Resso turns up the volume with former TikTok chief as new lead, report says | KrASIA

Resso turns up the volume with former TikTok chief as new lead, report says

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Didi's future IPO, illustration by KrASIA.

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

Didi

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

Ride-hailing

Didi closed at USD 14.14 on NYSE debut, up from initial public offering price of USD 14 per share. The closing price put its market cap at USD 67.8 billion.

Didi ekes out 1% gain after New York IPO pop fizzles | KrASIA

Didi ekes out 1% gain after New York IPO pop fizzles

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Travel

Livestream travel platform Qinker nets eight-figure-yuan Series A while travel bookings surge in China. Qinker transitioned from OTA sales to livestreams.

Livestream platform Qinker nets Series A while travel bookings surge | KrASIA

Livestream platform Qinker nets Series A while travel bookings surge

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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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

International logistics startup Yunquna secures Series D1. It simplifies international shipping using blockchain and big data analysis.

International logistics startup Yunquna secures Series D1, eyes global expansion | KrASIA

International logistics startup Yunquna secures Series D1, eyes global expansion

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

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

Robo-advisor Endowus steps deeper into Singapore’s crowded wealth management sector, racing with platforms like StashAway, GrabInvest, Syfe, and banks.

Robo-advisor Endowus steps deeper into Singapore’s crowded wealth management sector | KrASIA

Robo-advisor Endowus steps deeper into Singapore’s crowded wealth management sector

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

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Zomato, which is currently valued at USD 5.4 billion, is preparing to go for an initial public offering next month.

Zomato, Tiger Global to invest USD 120 million in e-grocer Grofers | KrASIA

Zomato, Tiger Global to invest USD 120 million in e-grocer Grofers

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

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Vietnam

Vietnam's biggest tech firms face resistance as they seek ticker codes. Tight regulations at home make it easier to seek IPOs abroad, like in New York.

Vietnam's biggest tech firms face resistance as they seek ticker codes | KrASIA

Vietnam&#8217;s biggest tech firms face resistance as they seek ticker codes

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

Gojek

Tokopedia is an Indonesian technology company, sometimes referred to as a unicorn. It was founded in 2009 by William Tanuwijaya and his Bestfriends from Harvard University, Michael Alexander.

Tokopedia

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

On-Demand Services

The integration has allowed GoTo to deal with a rise in demand, Cao, president of GoTo said, as Indonesia battles a second wave of infections.

GoTo 'well integrated' as Indonesia enters lockdown: president | KrASIA

GoTo &#8216;well integrated&#8217; as Indonesia enters lockdown: president

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

Vietnamese e-wallet MoMo picks up local AI startup Pique in its first acquisition deal sealed through MoMo Innovation Ventures, which launched this year.

Vietnamese e-wallet MoMo picks up local AI startup in first acquisition deal | KrASIA

Vietnamese e-wallet MoMo picks up local AI startup in first acquisition deal

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