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How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

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

Deals in brief: Daniel Ek’s Neko Health raises USD 260 million, Pomelo Group acquires Arrow Checkout, latest China deals, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Daniel Ek’s Neko Health raises USD 260 million, Pomelo Group acquires Arrow Checkout, latest China deals, and more

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What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Services

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Bananain is a brand dedicated to eliminating the discomforts of everyday life.

Redesigning the basics: How Bananain built a brand around comfort | KrASIA

Redesigning the basics: How Bananain built a brand around comfort

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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36Kr English

Bilibili, an online entertainment platform, features anime, gaming videos, live streams, and interactive communities appealing to younger audiences.

Bilibili

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

Who thrives in a digitally democratized landscape? Discover how independent creators, influencers, and educators monetize content and expertise.

Creator Economy

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

Video

Bilibili needs to strike a balance between advertisers, creators, and users.

Bilibili’s 2025 advertising game plan: Simplify, innovate, and grow | KrASIA

Bilibili’s 2025 advertising game plan: Simplify, innovate, and grow

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

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How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Grab will face competition from Gojek that will also launch a similar service in Malaysia this month.

Grab officially launches GrabBike pilot in Malaysia | KrASIA

Grab officially launches GrabBike pilot in Malaysia

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Khamila Mulia

Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

Many college students in now opt to work for ride-hailing companies.

Vietnam might impose limits on part-time work to protect student bike drivers | KrASIA

Vietnam might impose limits on part-time work to protect student bike drivers

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Thu Huong Le

Grab’s e-wallet partner OVO also started a separate initiative in response to the disaster.

Grab Indonesia starts cooperation with Jakarta government to provide flood support | KrASIA

Grab Indonesia starts cooperation with Jakarta government to provide flood support

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech

Grab will have a 60 percent stake in the consortium entity while Singtel will hold 40 percent. 

Grab and Singtel join forces in race for Singapore digital banking license | KrASIA

Grab and Singtel join forces in race for Singapore digital banking license

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

The three e-wallet platforms will distribute a total of MYR 450 million to encourage cashless transactions

GrabPay, Touch’ n Go, and Boost selected for Malaysian digital money initiative | KrASIA

GrabPay, Touch’ n Go, and Boost selected for Malaysian digital money initiative

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Cindy Silviana

Grab said its fares are compliant with regulations in the Philippines but respects the decision.

Grab hit with new fine in the Philippines for overcharging customers | KrASIA

Grab hit with new fine in the Philippines for overcharging customers

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

Grab's electric cars and motorbikes will start operating in Jakarta in January 2020.

Grab Indonesia introduces its first electric vehicle fleet | KrASIA

Grab Indonesia introduces its first electric vehicle fleet

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

Food and financial services now make up more than 50% of Grab’s gross merchandise volume, according to Lim Kell Jay, the regional head of GrabFood.

As Grab expands to food and finance, its transport business is no longer driving most of its growth | KrASIA

As Grab expands to food and finance, its transport business is no longer driving most of its growth

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South China Morning Post

Grab aims to make GrabPay a "truly ASEAN wallet."