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

Deals in brief: IvyCap Ventures announces final close of third fund, Ion Energy raises USD 3 million, 19 China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: IvyCap Ventures announces final close of third fund, Ion Energy raises USD 3 million, 19 China and India deals, and more

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The chipmaking equipment producer looks 'four generations ahead' in bolstering the supply chain.

Tokyo Electron investments help Japan's Silicon Road reclaim glory | KrASIA

Tokyo Electron investments help Japan&#8217;s Silicon Road reclaim glory

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Temasek Holdings Private Limited is a Singaporean holding company owned by the Government of Singapore.

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Deals in brief: Xefco, Thrixen, and Salmon secure funding, Temasek invests in US-based Blaize, ten China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Xefco, Thrixen, and Salmon secure funding, Temasek invests in US-based Blaize, ten China and India deals, and more

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Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

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SoftBank Group Corp. is a holding company that engages in the management of its group companies which provides information technology and telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Mobile Communications, Sprint, Fixed-line Telecommunications, Internet, and Others. 

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In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

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Chinese AI firms have long relied on VC funding to bolster R&amp;D, but as investment activity cools in a global recession, challenges await.

TECH PANORAMA | How China's four tigers of AI tech torn between hyped valuation and profitability dilemma [Update] | KrASIA

TECH PANORAMA | How China&#8217;s four tigers of AI tech torn between hyped valuation and profitability dilemma [Update]

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Ant Financial Services Group, formerly known as Alipay, is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group. Ant Financial is the highest valued fintech company in the world, and the world's most valuable unicorn company, with a valuation of US$150 billion. 

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Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four of technology along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

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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.

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Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

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WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It was first released in 2011, and by 2018 it was one of the world's largest standalone mobile apps by monthly active users, with over 1 billion monthly active users.

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Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi makes and invests in smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, and related consumer electronics.

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The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

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With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

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Seven out of the top 20 most-downloaded apps in India in 2020 are on the list.

India just banned 59 Chinese apps, including some of country's most popular | KrASIA

India just banned 59 Chinese apps, including some of country&#8217;s most popular

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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The food industry is booming! Both traditional companies and startups are using technology to transform the dynamics of the food sector.

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As its food orders plummeted, Zomato let go of 13% of its 4,000-strong workforce in May.

Food tech unicorn Zomato to raise USD 100 million from Temasek | KrASIA

Food tech unicorn Zomato to raise USD 100 million from Temasek

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

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Building a coherent narrative of India's rapidly changing tech ecosystem.

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The Internet of things (IoT) is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware, these devices can communicate and interact with others over the Internet, and they can be remotely monitored and controlled.

While the novel coronavirus has slowed down existing businesses, a slew of early-stage companies are realizing their products might just be apt for this new post-COVID-19 world.

VCs see Indian startup ideas evolve to solve for the new normal | KrASIA

VCs see Indian startup ideas evolve to solve for the new normal

The number of transactions also came down to 126 in the March quarter from 196 deals in Q1 last year.

VC funding in Indian startups fell by 22% in Q1 2020 | KrASIA

VC funding in Indian startups fell by 22% in Q1 2020

Kuaishou (Chinese: 快手) is a platform for recording with millions of original fresh videos everyday.

Kuaishou

Tencent has been a lead investor of MiningLamp since its RMB 1 billion Series C round in 2018.

Tencent and Temasek lead USD 300 million Series E round in Chinese big data startup MiningLamp | KrASIA

Tencent and Temasek lead USD 300 million Series E round in Chinese big data startup MiningLamp

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Cure.fit recently ventured into grocery delivery as well.

Indian healthcare company Cure.fit raises USD 110 million led by Temasek | KrASIA

Indian healthcare company Cure.fit raises USD 110 million led by Temasek

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Avanish Tiwary

Singapore coronavirus masks. Source: Shutterstock.

More companies are expected to implement similar measures.

Cost-cutting amid COVID-19: Firms like Temasek, SIA, CapitaLand impose hiring and salary freezes | KrASIA

Cost-cutting amid COVID-19: Firms like Temasek, SIA, CapitaLand impose hiring and salary freezes

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Vertex Holdings seeks out patient capital to boost corporate ties with startups.

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TECH PANORAMA | How China’s four tigers of AI tech torn between hyped valuation and profitability dilemma [Update]

India just banned 59 Chinese apps, including some of country’s most popular