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ByteDance or Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. is a Chinese Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms, headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance's core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

Bytedance

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

China Tech

Douyin

Meituan-Dianping is a Chinese group buying website for locally found food delivery services, consumer products and retail services. The company is headquartered in Beijing and was founded in 2010 by Wang Xing. The Meituan.com site offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment.

Meituan

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

E-Commerce

Food Delivery

Grocery Delivery

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Retail

Ride-hailing encompasses a range of companies and services, including traditional taxis and car services. 

Ride-hailing

Commerce

E-commerce

quick commerce

Meituan Shangou, its quick commerce business, could play a significant role in its strategy to counter competition from main rival Douyin.

With Douyin looming, Meituan shifts focus back to its core business | KrASIA

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With Douyin looming, Meituan shifts focus back to its core business

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

KrASIA

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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India

MENA

Singapore

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

Deals in brief: Toku to acquire AiChat, Strativity Group bought by UST, ADQ and OIA launch new fund to stimulate MENA tech innovation, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Toku to acquire AiChat, Strativity Group bought by UST, ADQ and OIA launch new fund to stimulate MENA tech innovation, and more

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Jeff Chay

New Zealand

The recent delegation visit underscores China's openness to collaborate more closely with "friend and partner" New Zealand.

Chinese delegation bolsters bilateral trade and cooperation in recent visit to New Zealand | KrASIA

Chinese delegation bolsters bilateral trade and cooperation in recent visit to New Zealand

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

KrASIA | SEA Tech Archives

Bukalapak

Indonesia

As Indonesia's tech unicorns race toward their IPOs, state-owned firms are looking to cash in.

Indonesia's state investors in Bukalapak show increased confidence in local startups | KrASIA

Indonesia&#8217;s state investors in Bukalapak show increased confidence in local startups

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Ursula Florene

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

Lending

Philippines

Companies like SeedIn, Asia's leading P2B crowdfunding platform, are helping local MSMEs with short-term financing.

Fintech firms are blossoming in the Philippines, helping MSMEs prosper | KrASIA

Fintech firms are blossoming in the Philippines, helping MSMEs prosper

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Elyssa Christine Lopez

Mobility

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

Transportation

Vietnam

Q&amp;A

The investment marks Jungle Ventures’ first foray into the mobility sector, a vast emerging market in Southeast Asia that awaits the maturity of battery-charging infrastructure.

Dat Bike could become the e-bike company of Southeast Asia | Q&amp;A with Jungle Ventures' Amit Anand | KrASIA

Dat Bike could become the e-bike company of Southeast Asia | Q&amp;A with Jungle Ventures&#8217; Amit Anand

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Stephanie Li

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations. 

Logistics

Shipper is the latest logistics startup to receive tens of millions in investment this year.

Indonesian logistics company Shipper bags USD 63 million in Series B funding | KrASIA

Indonesian logistics company Shipper bags USD 63 million in Series B funding

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Khamila Mulia

A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data.

Blockchain

Financial centers like Singapore are in a race to attract new digital money businesses.

Coinbase's IPO is making headlines, but the real crypto action is in Asia | KrASIA

Coinbase&#8217;s IPO is making headlines, but the real crypto action is in Asia

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Georg Ackermann

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a transportation network company based in Singapore. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery services via mobile app. It operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. 

Grab

Malaysia

Accumulated losses reach USD 10 billion; Singapore company raises Myanmar risk.

Grab CEO takes 60% of voting rights: 5 take-aways from IPO plan | KrASIA

Grab CEO takes 60% of voting rights: 5 take-aways from IPO plan

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Nikkei Asia

Gojek is a transportation network company and logistics startup company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gojek

Tokopedia is an Indonesian technology company, sometimes referred to as a unicorn. It was founded in 2009 by William Tanuwijaya and his Bestfriends from Harvard University, Michael Alexander.

Tokopedia

The deal is expected to close this month, with Gojek taking a 60% stake in GoTo.

Gojek and Tokopedia are finalizing USD 18 billion fusion to form GoTo, report says | KrASIA

Gojek and Tokopedia are finalizing USD 18 billion fusion to form GoTo, report says

Bukalapak has reportedly hired Bank Mandiri's securities arm to seek a merger with a US-based blank-check company.

Bukalapak raises new funds from Microsoft, eyes local listing, report says | KrASIA

Bukalapak raises new funds from Microsoft, eyes local listing, report says

Investment

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

Once the final close is completed, Openspace will have USD 625 million in committed capital across four investment vehicles.

VC Openspace Ventures expects first close of new fund at USD 100 million | KrASIA

VC Openspace Ventures expects first close of new fund at USD 100 million

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