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Angel Investing

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

Europe

Singapore

Vietnam

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

Deals in brief: Earth VC backs UK-based Sparxell, Grab’s acquisition of Trans-cab falls through, five China deals, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Earth VC backs UK-based Sparxell, Grab’s acquisition of Trans-cab falls through, five China deals, and more

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

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KrASIA Writers

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

China Tech

Li Auto

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

Tang Jing, manager of Li Auto’s flagship product line, asserts that the Chinese automaker stays competitive by prioritizing user value.

Is Li Auto’s commitment to maximizing user value its moat? | KrASIA

Is Li Auto’s commitment to maximizing user value its moat?

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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36Kr English

Young entrepreneurs are using arcade games to grab low-rent opportunities.

Hong Kong's rise of the claw machines reflects property fall | KrASIA

Hong Kong&#8217;s rise of the claw machines reflects property fall

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

Alibaba

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

KrASIA | Alibaba Archives

Voices

May the love for our home and country, the dream of becoming a 'xia' and the stillness to face any challenges ahead, be in Alibaba's blood for decades. And may this be your legacy for 102 years.

Jack Ma pays tribute to his idol, who inspired him to start Alibaba | KrASIA

Jack Ma pays tribute to his idol, who inspired him to start Alibaba

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DeFang Tang

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

E-Commerce

Q&amp;A

November 11 is often the most important day for e-commerce companies like Lazada.

Lazada Singapore CEO Alexis Lanternier on 11/11 deals and working with Alibaba | KrASIA

Lazada Singapore CEO Alexis Lanternier on 11/11 deals and working with Alibaba

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Elaine Huang

Entrepreneurs must be clear about the role of money

Voices | Jack Ma: With big money comes great responsibility | KrASIA

Voices | Jack Ma: With big money comes great responsibility

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. 

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Amazon in Indonesia

cloud computing

data centres in Indonesia

Amazon plans to invest a total of US$1 billion in Indonesia over the span of the next 10 years. This was conveyed to Indonesian President Joko Widodo last

Amazon to spend $1b in Indonesia for its cloud business | KrASIA

Amazon to spend $1b in Indonesia for its cloud business

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Nadine Freischlad

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

Visual Stories

A hound believes in his own judgment, even when everyone is in doubt.

The Hound: Investors behind Alibaba, Tencent and Bytedance | KrASIA

The Hound: Investors behind Alibaba, Tencent and Bytedance

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.

Jack Ma said that within the next 10-15 years, the pain of traditional manufacturing will be beyond imagination. He said, "If enterprises cannot transform

Voices | Jack Ma: Manufacturing sector will be facing tremendous difficulties in a decade | KrASIA

Voices | Jack Ma: Manufacturing sector will be facing tremendous difficulties in a decade

Ele.me

food delivery in China

Meituan

Wang Lei

Ele.me garners support and prepares for an escalating battle with the soon-to-be-listed Meituan.

Ele.me CEO: Competition with Meituan contributes to faster growth in food delivery | KrASIA

Ele.me CEO: Competition with Meituan contributes to faster growth in food delivery

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Robin Moh

Its average user opens the app 2-3 times a day!

Alibaba-backed apparel-sharing company YCloset brings sharing economy to a new level | KrASIA

Alibaba-backed apparel-sharing company YCloset brings sharing economy to a new level

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

Astra

Hong Kong

lending

online lending

online lending in Indonesia

WeLab

Wolaidai

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund-backed WeLab and Astra are launching an online lending platform in Indonesia.