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

China Tech

Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi makes and invests in smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, and related consumer electronics.

Xiaomi

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

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

Transportation

Electric vehicle

xiaomi

The smartphone maker hopes to turn the 'Apple Car' idea into reality.

China's Xiaomi jumps into EV market battle with gusto | KrASIA

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China&#8217;s Xiaomi jumps into EV market battle with gusto

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

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Nikkei Asia

Chery

New Energy Vehicle

new energy vehicles

The Chinese automaker is banking on the new brand to change its fortunes in the NEV market.

Chery to launch new “Yueji” NEV brand, debut model coming by year’s end | KrASIA

Chery to launch new “Yueji” NEV brand, debut model coming by year’s end

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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The decade-old "Oriental Leaf Tea" remained Nongfu Spring's driving force in 2023, spearheading the company's growth.

Nongfu Spring’s profits soared in 2023 despite public backlash | KrASIA

Nongfu Spring’s profits soared in 2023 despite public backlash

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

India Tech

KrASIA | India Tech Archives

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

India

Q&amp;A

4 thoughts on climate tech from Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures. USV entered India to back firms that are active in the electric mobility transition.

4 thoughts on climate tech from Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures | KrASIA

4 thoughts on climate tech from Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures

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

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A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

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The Uptake Daily Digest | The COVID payment app. How many multifunctional apps do we need?

Daily Digest | The COVID payment app | KrASIA

Daily Digest | The COVID payment app

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The Uptake

Ola Cabs, is an Indian origin online transportation network company developed by ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd. As of December 2018, Ola was valued at about $5.7 billion. A variety of venture capitalists including Softbank have large stakes in the company.

With the new funding, Ola Electric plans to accelerate the development of electric scooters and motorbikes as well as electric cars.

Ola Electric raises over USD 200 million to drive growth, eyes electric car market | KrASIA

Ola Electric raises over USD 200 million to drive growth, eyes electric car market

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

E-Commerce

The latest investment has shot up Meesho’s valuation to USD 4.9 billion from USD 2.1 billion in April 2021—a rise of 133%.

SoftBank-backed Meesho raises USD 570 million at USD 4.9 billion valuation | KrASIA

SoftBank-backed Meesho raises USD 570 million at USD 4.9 billion valuation

The Uptake Daily Digest | Lipsticks, rockets, taxes. Livestreamers may be regulators' next target as Beijing reshapes internet culture and commerce.

Daily Digest | Lipsticks, rockets, taxes | KrASIA

Daily Digest | Lipsticks, rockets, taxes

Edtech

Investment

Vedantu became the 28th startup to join the elite billion-dollar club in India this year.

India gets fifth edtech unicorn in Vedantu after it raises USD 100 million round | KrASIA

India gets fifth edtech unicorn in Vedantu after it raises USD 100 million round

As global liquidity returned at the end of 2020, many heavyweight investors began pooling money to take on the monumental challenge.

Climate tech investments gain pace in India | KrASIA

Climate tech investments gain pace in India

Investor research in India's retail tech solutions has soared.

Daily Digest | All hail retail | KrASIA

Daily Digest | All hail retail

OYO Rooms, commonly known as OYO, is India's largest hospitality company, consisting mainly of budget hotels. It was founded in 2013 by Ritesh Agarwal and has since grown to over 12,000 hotels in 337 cities in India, Malaysia, UAE, Nepal, China and Indonesia.

Oyo has reportedly been gearing up to file documents for a mega IPO of USD 1–1.2 billion by next week, targeting a valuation of USD 12-14 billion.