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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.

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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

The company will use the money to expand across the Asia Pacific and North America markets.

Sequoia Capital leads USD 8 million round in Indian sales intelligence startup Salesken | KrASIA

Sequoia Capital leads USD 8 million round in Indian sales intelligence startup Salesken

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Avanish Tiwary

Qure.ai uses artificial intelligence to enhance imaging accuracy with the assistance of machine-supported tools.

Sequoia leads a USD 16 million funding round in Indian health-tech startup Qure.ai | KrASIA

Sequoia leads a USD 16 million funding round in Indian health-tech startup Qure.ai

Tiger Global, a US-based venture firm, backs internet and software businesses scaling across multiple regions.

Tiger Global

It has been backing Indian tech startups since 2014 and is best known for investing in Ola, Mswipe, Bounce, and Quikr.

Falcon Edge Capital raises USD 300 million India-focused fund | KrASIA

Falcon Edge Capital raises USD 300 million India-focused fund

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

The company will use the money to increase its loan book to USD 700 million.

Digital lending startup MoneyTap raises USD 70 million Series B | KrASIA

Digital lending startup MoneyTap raises USD 70 million Series B

The firm's executives raked in good money through partial exits from Oyo and Byju's.

Sequoia to raise USD 1.25 billion fund for India | KrASIA

Sequoia to raise USD 1.25 billion fund for India

Social commerce has the potential of creating a market worth USD 70 billion, more than 2x the size of the current e-commerce market in India.

The USD 70 billion opportunity in India’s emerging social commerce sector | KrASIA

The USD 70 billion opportunity in India’s emerging social commerce sector

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Shraeyansh Thakur

The serial entrepreneur is streamlining banking for India's SMEs.

Mabel Chacko started Asia's first neobank for small businesses: Women in Tech | KrASIA

Mabel Chacko started Asia&#8217;s first neobank for small businesses: Women in Tech

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

Gojek

Gojek needs to acquire Moka, so the ride-hailing platform can expand and monetize more from its merchants.

Gojek to acquire point-of-sale software provider Moka | KrASIA

Gojek to acquire point-of-sale software provider Moka

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Cindy Silviana

The two funds mark the firm's continuing focus on early-stage companies in a market where investments are increasingly skewing towards late-stage startups to avoid risks. 