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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: IvyCap Ventures announces final close of third fund, Ion Energy raises USD 3 million, 19 China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: IvyCap Ventures announces final close of third fund, Ion Energy raises USD 3 million, 19 China and India deals, and more

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Japan

The chipmaking equipment producer looks 'four generations ahead' in bolstering the supply chain.

Tokyo Electron investments help Japan's Silicon Road reclaim glory | KrASIA

Tokyo Electron investments help Japan&#8217;s Silicon Road reclaim glory

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Temasek Holdings Private Limited is a Singaporean holding company owned by the Government of Singapore.

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Deals in brief: Xefco, Thrixen, and Salmon secure funding, Temasek invests in US-based Blaize, ten China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Xefco, Thrixen, and Salmon secure funding, Temasek invests in US-based Blaize, ten China and India deals, and more

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Marvin Goh

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

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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.

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Didi Chuxing

ride-hailing

ride-hailing in China

transportation

The firm says it has no intention to make cars.

Didi Chuxing says it will partner with Chinese car makers, not acquire | KrASIA

Didi Chuxing says it will partner with Chinese car makers, not acquire

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Robin Moh

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

Didi announces restructuring to restore the public's confidence on its platform.

Didi restructures to focus on safety and efficiency | KrASIA

Didi restructures to focus on safety and efficiency

ELEME Inc. is a platform that offers online food delivery service. It was founded in 2008 by Mark Zhang and Jack Kang in Minhang Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Ele.me was acquired by the Alibaba Group in April 2018 and continues to operate independently.

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

Gojek

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a transportation network company based in Singapore. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery services via mobile app. It operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. 

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Food delivery in Asia

Go-Jek

Meituan

Across China, hundreds of millions of VC dollars are transforming the way people eat. A snapshot.

Inside food delivery in China, and its implications for the SEA market | KrASIA

Inside food delivery in China, and its implications for the SEA market

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Nadine Freischlad

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

On-Demand Services

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Hotel

A report said that the Chinese ride-hailing giant is considering whether it should expand its services to cover hotel booking.

Didi denies report of driving into hotel business citing safety upgrades focus | KrASIA

Didi denies report of driving into hotel business citing safety upgrades focus

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Elaine Huang

SoftBank Group Corp. is a holding company that engages in the management of its group companies which provides information technology and telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Mobile Communications, Sprint, Fixed-line Telecommunications, Internet, and Others. 

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Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo

With mainland China being a top source of tourism for Japan, Didi can be sure to leverage this trend with its new service in Osaka.

Didi launches taxi-hailing in Japan through SoftBank joint venture | KrASIA

Didi launches taxi-hailing in Japan through SoftBank joint venture

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Monkey investors are full of ideas. They are extremely versatile and will find multiple ways to achieve their goals.

The Monkey: Investors behind Didi and ofo | KrASIA

The Monkey: Investors behind Didi and ofo

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DeFang Tang

Didi might be launching food delivery service in Latin America.

Didi halts domestic food delivery expansion, eyeing overseas market instead | KrASIA

Didi halts domestic food delivery expansion, eyeing overseas market instead

Cheng Wei

In a memo to his employees, Didi CEO Cheng Wei wrote movingly that safety is the company's top priority going forward.

Exclusive | "I blame myself", Didi CEO Cheng Wei says in company memo | KrASIA

Exclusive | &#8220;I blame myself&#8221;, Didi CEO Cheng Wei says in company memo

Didi loses $584m in the first six months of 2018.