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Japan

14 overseas companies have been picked to receive advisory support for Japan IPOs.

Tokyo Stock Exchange seeks Asian unicorns to revive foreign listings | KrASIA

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Tokyo Stock Exchange seeks Asian unicorns to revive foreign listings

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

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Deep Tech

Robotics

Beatbot is charging a premium for its pool-cleaning robots, and the hefty price tag isn't deterring buyers.

Can a USD 2,199 pool cleaning robot succeed in the US market? Beatbot is betting on it | KrASIA

Can a USD 2,199 pool cleaning robot succeed in the US market? Beatbot is betting on it

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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Energy

In the wake of Typhoon Yagi’s impact on southern China’s power grid, attention is turning to the critical role of mobile energy storage solutions.

From disaster relief to household power: EcoFlow’s mobile energy storage gains momentum | KrASIA

From disaster relief to household power: EcoFlow’s mobile energy storage gains momentum

Angel Investing

KrASIA | Angel Investing Archives

Venture Capital

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

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

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Lending

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.

Malaysia

Fintech startup Finology won the Seedstars World Competition, earning USD 500,000 in funding.

Malaysian startup wins Seedstars World Competition, a first for the country | KrASIA

Malaysian startup wins Seedstars World Competition, a first for the country

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

India Tech

India

Retired and working professionals and non-tech businessmen are exploring the Indian startup ecosystem to diversify their investment and are more than ready to take the risk.

Indian startups are welcoming the most unorthodox investors: Individuals | KrASIA

Indian startups are welcoming the most unorthodox investors: Individuals

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Nidhi Rai

Q&amp;A

WEH invests USD 100,000 to 400,000 in seed-stage startups and has backed a dozen companies so far.

India's second wave of COVID-19 has impaired investment discussions | Q&A with Rohit Krishna of WEH Ventures | KrASIA

India&#8217;s second wave of COVID-19 has impaired investment discussions | Q&#038;A with Rohit Krishna of WEH Ventures

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Avanish Tiwary

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

China Tech

Investment

Chinaccelerator revealed the 12 startups that will form its latest cohort.

Chinaccelerator's 8x8 Global Speaker Series provides clues for young entrepreneurs | KrASIA

Chinaccelerator&#8217;s 8&#215;8 Global Speaker Series provides clues for young entrepreneurs

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Stephanie Li

Mumbai-headquartered micro VC fund 100X.VC is on a mission to turn startups that are in their extreme early stages into enterprises that are ready for serious financing.100X.VC was founded in mid-2019 by veteran angel investor Sanjay Mehta, who has backed more than 100 startups since 2011, along with Yagnesh Sanghrajka, Ninad Karpe, Shashank Randev, and Vatsal Kanakiya. The firm writes seed-stage checks for rookie founders, and mentors them to raise the next round of funding.

100X.VC will back 100 seed-stage startups by the end of 2021 | Q&amp;A with Yagnesh Sanghrajka | KrASIA

100X.VC will back 100 seed-stage startups by the end of 2021 | Q&amp;A with Yagnesh Sanghrajka

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

The number of micro VC funds in the world's third-largest startup ecosystem has increased to 88 in 2020 from 29 in 2014.

The rise of micro venture capital funds in India | KrASIA

The rise of micro venture capital funds in India

Antler Singapore selected 70 founders from 3100 applicants for its fifth cohort. The global startup generator and VC firm Antler on Wednesday revealed the 12 new startups that graduated from its fifth Singapore cohort and the COVID-19 initiative. This year, it welcomed young companies from new segments such as art tech and insurance tech.

Here are the 12 startups graduated from Antler’s fifth Southeast Asia Demo Day | KrASIA

Here are the 12 startups graduated from Antler’s fifth Southeast Asia Demo Day

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Khamila Mulia

Singapore-based global venture capital firm Antler entered India last June. It recently appointed Nitin Sharma as partner and co-lead for India operations.Sharma is a seasoned investor who has invested in more than 50 startups over a decade across NEA in the US, Lightbox Ventures in India, and his own portfolio First Principles VC. At Antler, he will be co-leading the efforts with Urban Ladder co-founder Rajiv Srivatsa.

Antler is after early-stage Indian companies building global products: Q&A with Nitin Sharma | KrASIA

Antler is after early-stage Indian companies building global products: Q&#038;A with Nitin Sharma

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

Singapore

Two Singaporean startups learn from Grab and IMDA to help expand into Vietnam.

Grab Ventures Ignite helps Singaporean startups kickstart in Vietnam | KrASIA

Grab Ventures Ignite helps Singaporean startups kickstart in Vietnam

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Angel Investing

Malaysian startup wins Seedstars World Competition, a first for the country

Indian startups are welcoming the most unorthodox investors: Individuals

India’s second wave of COVID-19 has impaired investment discussions | Q&A with Rohit Krishna of WEH Ventures

Chinaccelerator’s 8×8 Global Speaker Series provides clues for young entrepreneurs

100X.VC will back 100 seed-stage startups by the end of 2021 | Q&A with Yagnesh Sanghrajka