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

Artificial Intelligence

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

China

Founder Wu Dezhou says depth in niche markets matters more than mass appeal when building consumer wearables.

The Garmin of AI glasses? ARknovv’s smart specs are built for athletes, not the masses

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36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Coffee

With over 150 stores and renewed profitability, boutique coffee chain Algebraist Coffee is staying selective and staying in the game.

Profit over pace: Algebraist Coffee finds footing after China’s coffee shakeout

A price reset and a hard push on Douyin and Pinduoduo fueled Three Squirrels’ turnaround, driving sales back to their 2019 highs.

From slump to RMB 10 billion comeback: How a Chinese snack brand found new life in social commerce

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

Sequoia Capital

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Accel Partners invests in high-potential startups, supporting product development, market expansion, and growth strategies.

Accel Partners

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

India

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

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

Tiger Global

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

Everything about India's unicorn hunters of 2021 | KrASIA Year In Review. A total of 40 unicorns were created in the first 11 months of this year.

Everything about India's unicorn hunters of 2021 | KrASIA Year in Review

Everything about India&#8217;s unicorn hunters of 2021 | KrASIA Year in Review

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Southeast Asia

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

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

Indonesia

Investment apps like Ajaib and Pluang have already collected tens of millions of venture funds this year.

Indonesian robo-advisor Bibit raises new funds from Sequoia India, Tencent

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Ursula Florene

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

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

E-commerce

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

Chinese grocery delivery unicorn Dingdong Maicai has closed its USD 700 million Series D round, investor Cygnus Equity announced on Tuesday on its official WeChat account. Shareholders Tiger Global, General Atlantic, Capital Today, and Sequoia China also joined the round, valuating Dingdong at USD 3.5 billion, according to investment data aggregator ITjuzi.

KEY STAT | Grocery delivery app Dingdong bags USD 700 million, seeks to expand market

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Julianna Wu

Sequoia Capital India, which has been focusing on early-stage investments through its two-year-old Surge program in the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, has raised its second seed fund with a corpus of USD 195 million.

Sequoia Capital India closes second seed fund at USD 195 million

Byju’s, a former edtech unicorn, merges video lessons, quizzes, and personalized learning paths to help students excel academically.

Byju's

Dream11, India’s fantasy sports platform, engages cricket and football fans who create virtual teams to compete for prizes.

Dream11

Reliance drives digital retail, telecommunication services, and entertainment offerings, shaping India’s consumer and connectivity environment.

Reliance

Unacademy, an online learning platform in India, provides test prep courses, video lessons, and live classes for students.

Unacademy

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

Edtech

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

Gaming

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

Short Video

The investors who KrASIA spoke with said, in the hindsight, there has never been a better year for tech startups than 2020.

Top five sectors that took center stage in India this year | KrASIA Year in Review

AngelList links startups, investors, and job seekers, fostering entrepreneurial ecosystems and funding pipelines.

AngelList

The Indian startup ecosystem has bounced back on the back of increasing tech adoption in the world's second-most-populous country.

How Indian startup ecosystem changed in 2020 | KrASIA Year in Review

Blume Ventures invests in early-stage Indian startups, supporting innovation in software, consumer tech, and emerging verticals.

Blume Ventures

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

Enterprise Services

The company said it saw a huge increase in demand following the pandemic and the rapid migration to digital technologies by SMEs as well as traditional offline businesses.

Sequoia leads a USD 6 million round in Indian browser testing startup LambdaTest

The startups of the cohort have collectively raised USD 45.35 million from Surge and other investors.

Sequoia Capital India announces fourth cohort of its scale-up program Surge

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

Taobao, Alibaba’s consumer-to-consumer marketplace, connects Chinese shoppers with diverse products, from fashion and electronics to everyday essentials.

Taobao

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

Health Tech

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

Lending

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

Payments

China is willing to work with other countries to seize the historical opportunities of the information revolution: President Xi.

Evolving regulations improve growth and sustainable development, Alibaba CEO says

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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