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From left to right: Genping Liu, Dennis Sze, Lemuel Low, Edmund Tan, and Chan Yip Pang. Sze, Low, and Tan are co-founders of ReN3, while Liu and Chan serve as general partner and executive director of investments, respectively, at Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India.

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Sudo Lim

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

Dreame

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

East Asia

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

Consumer Economy

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

Deep Tech

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 does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Robotics

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

Transportation

The company’s weeklong Silicon Valley launch highlighted both ambition and risk appetite.

Dreame’s next act stretches from robot vacuums to rocket-boosted cars

Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Cheng Zi

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, develops large language models and machine learning solutions for enterprise applications and scientific research.

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

Artificial Intelligence

Foundation and Large Models

DeepSeek V4 has clear advantages, but it also shows why no AI model can serve every use case yet.

How do industry professionals in China view DeepSeek V4’s strengths and limits?

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

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Evo develops software to help influencers and livestreamers drive more purchases.

Social commerce startup Evo secures seven-digit funding in seed round

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Stephanie Li

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

Fintech

Q&amp;A

Since its launch in 2012, e-wallet platform MoMo has amassed 20 million users, or about 21% of Vietnam's population.

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&#8216;I would like MoMo to be the homepage for all consumers in Vietnam&#8217;: Q&amp;A with MoMo’s CFO Manisha Shah

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

Lending

Vietnam’s P2P market is estimated to be worth USD 7.8 billion in 2020, almost doubling from USD 4.4 billion in 2017, while currently there are over 40 P2P lenders operating in Vietnam. 

Fintech startup Fvndit notches USD 30 million for its Vietnamese P2P lending firm

How do policies adjust to a data-rich world? Explore usage-based coverage, automated claims, and analytics guiding risk assessment.

Insurance

Last year, the startup snagged USD 10 million from Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India in February, followed by another USD 11 million funds raised from Quona Capital in December.

Thai insurtech startup Sunday bags USD 9 million in pre-series B round

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

Payments

JazzyPay is currently targeting underserved businesses in the Philippines, primarily hospitals, schools, clinics, and medical suppliers.

Philippine fintech JazzyPay raises USD 500,000 seed funding from Cocoon Capital

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Khamila Mulia

The co-living startup has nearly 10,000 rooms across 12 cities in Indonesia.

A pioneer in Indonesia's co-living segment, RoomMe stands strong through the pandemic: Startup Stories

A pioneer in Indonesia&#8217;s co-living segment, RoomMe stands strong through the pandemic: Startup Stories

Razer, a gaming hardware brand from Singapore, produces high-performance peripherals, laptops, and streaming accessories.

Razer

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

Razer bets big on the gamer community, which has grown to 3 billion players during the pandemic, and plans to offer banking services, clothing lines for young people.

We are a lifestyle company, says Razer CEO

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Georg Ackermann

Focusing on B2C and B2B2C segments, Moduit combines robo-advisory services and investment managers to better serve and educate investors.

Simplifying investment advisory in Indonesia: Startup Stories

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

Video

Migo launched an on-demand video platform, allowing users in Indonesia to download content from neighborhood shops, locally known as warungs.