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What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

Malaysia

Penang's state chief wants to foster an "ecosystem for innovation" as supply chains shift.

Malaysia's investment "sweet spot," Penang, to open new tech park | KrASIA

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Malaysia&#8217;s investment &#8220;sweet spot,&#8221; Penang, to open new tech park

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

KrASIA

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

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

Electric Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

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

Transportation

Firefly, Nio’s third automotive brand, is set to unveil its first model at Nio Day on December 21, with a China debut leading its rollout.

Nio’s Firefly prepares for takeoff with a SAIC veteran at its helm | KrASIA

Nio’s Firefly prepares for takeoff with a SAIC veteran at its helm

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, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

ByteDance

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

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

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

Investment

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.

Venture Capital

Hong Kong

Artificial intelligence

The ByteDance co-founder’s Hong Kong-based firm will target early-stage tech investments, with artificial intelligence expected to be a core focus.

Zhang Yiming enters private equity with AI-focused Cool River Venture | KrASIA

Zhang Yiming enters private equity with AI-focused Cool River Venture

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India | KrASIA Archives

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

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

Payments

DotPe helps restaurants with catalogue management, in-store ordering, digital payments, and customer engagement.

DotPe challenges Zomato and Swiggy with F&B enterprise tools | Startup Stories | KrASIA

DotPe challenges Zomato and Swiggy with F&#038;B enterprise tools | Startup Stories

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Avanish Tiwary

Sequoia Capital finances transformative companies, guiding them through growth phases and global market entry.

Sequoia Capital

Wobot has a presence in the Middle East and Southeast Asia as well.

Sequoia Capital leads pre-Series A round in video analytics startup Wobot Intelligence | KrASIA

Sequoia Capital leads pre-Series A round in video analytics startup Wobot Intelligence

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

Tencent

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

Fintech

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

India ranks second after China among developing countries where residents don’t have a bank account or access to financial services.

How neo-banks are ushering a new age of digital banking in India | KrASIA

How neo-banks are ushering a new age of digital banking in India

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Namrata Acharya

Q&amp;A

Since 2014, Sharrp Ventures has invested in ten venture capital funds and ten startups.

India's family offices will be a force to reckon with | Q&A with Rishabh Mariwala of Sharrp Ventures | KrASIA

India&#8217;s family offices will be a force to reckon with | Q&#038;A with Rishabh Mariwala of Sharrp Ventures

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Oyo, an Indian hospitality platform, aggregates affordable accommodations, bringing travelers budget hotels and homestays under one brand.

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

Singapore-based Aroa is Agarwal's third investment vehicle through which he will back startups.

Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal sets up new VC fund Aroa to invest in growth-stage startups | KrASIA

Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal sets up new VC fund Aroa to invest in growth-stage startups

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

Toppr joins the likes of Byju’s, Unacademy, and Vedantu, among others that raised money this year due to sudden jump in new user enrollments.

Indian edtech startup Toppr raises USD 47 million led by Foundation Holdings | KrASIA

Indian edtech startup Toppr raises USD 47 million led by Foundation Holdings

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

Chingari claims that its app has been downloaded 25 million times.

Chingari shines bright in its race to create the next TikTok | Startup Stories | KrASIA

Chingari shines bright in its race to create the next TikTok | Startup Stories

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

Entertainment

Snap’s revenue for Q2 stood at USD 454 million, an increase of 17% year-on-year.

Snapchat's India user base more than doubled in the second quarter | KrASIA

Snapchat&#8217;s India user base more than doubled in the second quarter

M&amp;A deals in India fell by 28% in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period last year.

India

DotPe challenges Zomato and Swiggy with F&B enterprise tools | Startup Stories

Sequoia Capital leads pre-Series A round in video analytics startup Wobot Intelligence

How neo-banks are ushering a new age of digital banking in India

India’s family offices will be a force to reckon with | Q&A with Rishabh Mariwala of Sharrp Ventures

Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal sets up new VC fund Aroa to invest in growth-stage startups

Indian edtech startup Toppr raises USD 47 million led by Foundation Holdings

Chingari shines bright in its race to create the next TikTok | Startup Stories

Snapchat’s India user base more than doubled in the second quarter

Distress sales to accelerate mergers and acquisition deals in the second half of 2020

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Malaysia’s investment “sweet spot,” Penang, to open new tech park

Nio’s Firefly prepares for takeoff with a SAIC veteran at its helm

Zhang Yiming enters private equity with AI-focused Cool River Venture