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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

A new model of state capital is taking root in China—one that’s redefining how venture capital works, from funding mechanics to policy alignment.

Beneath the bureaucracy: How state capital made (and remade) China’s venture ecosystem

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

Deals in brief: Wavemaker Impact leads Arysun’s pre-seed round, Nuevocor raises USD 45 million, latest funding deals in China, and more

An alias used when humans and machines team up in our newsroom. Articles under this byline may be shaped with the help of AI, but are always vetted by a human before publication.

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Sudo Lim

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

Deep Tech

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

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

Good Startup, a Singapore-based venture capital firm that invests in companies that aim to eliminate animals agriculture from the food system, raised USD 25 million for its Good Protein Fund I.

Singaporean VC Good Startup raises USD 25 million to invest in alternative protein developers

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Khamila Mulia

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How does technology feed the planet? Explore precision farming, digital supply chains, and sustainability efforts shaping modern agriculture.

Agriculture

A strong uptick in interest for ESG-based investments is boosting capital flow into agritech. Silicon Valley-based AgFunder estimates USD 26.1 billion went into related tech ventures in 2020.

Amid healthy investor appetite, Southeast Asia's first agritech accelerator sees sector maturing

Amid healthy investor appetite, Southeast Asia&#8217;s first agritech accelerator sees sector maturing

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Shannen Tan

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

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Visual Stories

China's vast manufacturing sector is undergoing upgrades, with industrial robots being introduced in various sectors for handling, assembly, and welding.

As wages in China climb, robots are making everything you buy

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Kara Greenberg

Q&amp;A

SzeKi Sim shares her journey building SGInnovate’s community from scratch.

SzeKi Sim of SGInnovate about the constant need for reinvention in the deep tech space

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Joanna Ng

Voices

From creating a startup to building a deep tech community, here are three recommended reads for May.

Top 3 leadership thoughts | Oasis May features

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What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

Engine Biosciences applies machine learning to genomics for drug discovery and therapy optimization.

Singapore-based biotech firm Engine Biosciences raises SGD 57 million to advance cancer treatment

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

Orca’s self-driving boats are mapping the country’s urban rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.

Orca-Tech’s autonomous watercraft are clearing trash out of waterways | Inside China’s Startups

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Simin Zhang

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Middle East

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

The Moonshot Lab – Israel will look to collaborate with local and regional universities, startups, and entrepreneurs.

Google to set up Moonshot Lab in Tel Aviv in search of radical tech solutions

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NoCamels

When it comes to building a smart city, Singapore is more advanced than any other in the world. Anacle is blazing a trail in that transformation.

Once a local underdog, Anacle now leads smart city innovation in Singapore

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