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

Grab

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

Southeast Asia

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.

Venture Capital

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Thailand

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

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

East Asia

Samsung, a South Korean electronics giant, offers smartphones, smart TVs, home appliances, and semiconductors driving novel consumer experiences.

Samsung

South Korea’s tech ecosystem features top electronics firms, world-class mobile technology, and platforms advancing global digital culture.

South Korea

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

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

Semiconductors

The tech giant is betting big on HBM chips after ceding ground to rival SK Hynix.

Samsung shakes off AI memory woes but race to innovate is far from over

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How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

The startup is developing a streamlined reactor design that could make fusion energy cheaper, faster to build, and easier to commercialize.

Meet Xeonova, an Ant-backed startup powering China’s nuclear fusion ambitions

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The Uptake Daily Digest | So many super apps.

Daily Digest | So many super apps

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

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5 thoughts from AppWorks partner Jessica Liu about blockchain development in Southeast Asia. AppWorks has blockchain technology as an investment focus.

5 thoughts from AppWorks partner Jessica Liu about blockchain development in Southeast Asia

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The Uptake Daily Digest | I want to play a game.

Daily Digest | I want to play a game

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

Gojek

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

On-demand Services

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

Ride-hailing

Gojek expands services in Singapore but lags behind Grab. Grab has extensive services in food delivery, courier services, and financial verticals.

Gojek expands services in Singapore but lags behind Grab

The Uptake Daily Digest | Living lightly? This year's Singles' Day is not like those that came before it.

Daily Digest | Living lightly?

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Vietnam

Big Tech warns Vietnam data rules risk 'damage' to digital economy. Strict EU-style privacy law could also fall afoul of free trade agreements.

Big Tech warns Vietnam data rules risk 'damage' to digital economy

Big Tech warns Vietnam data rules risk &#8216;damage&#8217; to digital economy

Sea Group operates digital entertainment (Garena), e-commerce (Shopee), and fintech (SeaMoney) platforms across Southeast Asia.

Sea Group

Shopee, a Southeast Asian online marketplace, features interactive shopping, flash deals, and localized payment options.

Shopee

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

Consumer Economy

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

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

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

Gaming

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Sea Group's net losses widen even though revenues rose to USD 2.7 billion in Q3 2021. Sea Group's shares dropped 3.8% at market closure.

Sea Group's net losses widen even though revenues rose to USD 2.7 billion in Q3 2021

Sea Group&#8217;s net losses widen even though revenues rose to USD 2.7 billion in Q3 2021

How are digital assets protected? Analyze threat detection, encryption standards, and cybersecurity solutions safeguarding data.

Cybersecurity

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

Enterprise Services

5 thoughts on digital identity solutions from Privy CEO Marshall Pribadi. Privy raised a USD 17.5 million Series B in October.