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The Supernova Challenge 2.0 showcased the innovation driving the global startup ecosystem, with Dubai playing a key role in supporting emerging tech.

Longenesis wins top prize at Supernova Challenge 2.0, Singapore's ProfilePrint takes second | KrASIA

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Longenesis wins top prize at Supernova Challenge 2.0, Singapore&#8217;s ProfilePrint takes second

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

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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.

Deep Tech

Beyond tech hubs like Beijing and Shanghai, China’s smaller cities reveal a different dimension of AI's business impact.

In China, cities like Yiwu reveal a less known side of the AI boom | KrASIA

In China, cities like Yiwu reveal a less known side of the AI boom

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

China Tech

Artificial intelligence

As open-source models and high costs squeeze the market, leading Chinese AI firms consider dropping pre-trained models for a clearer path to profitability.

Two of China’s "AI tigers" abandon pre-trained models to pursue app-driven growth | KrASIA

Two of China’s &#8220;AI tigers&#8221; abandon pre-trained models to pursue app-driven growth

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. The education industry is fast-reforming nowadays. 

Education

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. The education industry is fast-reforming nowadays.

KrASIA | Education Archives

Voices

Coming from a background with a lack of resources, his passion for technology spurred him to broaden his horizons and learn about the unique business ecosystem in China.

Afghanistan to China: How a passion for technology led Maruf Bashiri to end up in the heart of China’s tech ecosystem | KrASIA

Afghanistan to China: How a passion for technology led Maruf Bashiri to end up in the heart of China’s tech ecosystem

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Yinglin Huang

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

Kuaishou

Edtech

Beijing-based Huohua Siwei specializes in math, science and critical thinking training for children aged three to 12.

CHINA BRIEF | Edtech startup Huohua Siwei announces USD 150 million financing round led by KKR | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Edtech startup Huohua Siwei announces USD 150 million financing round led by KKR

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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online education

As student enrollment is recovering, Rise is exploring the online-merge-offline education model.

Rise Education’s shares jump after Morgan Stanley upgrade | KrASIA

Rise Education’s shares jump after Morgan Stanley upgrade

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Gozde Celik

Q&amp;A

Founder Nurul Hussain gives insights on challenges with building and sustaining a social enterprise financially.

[Tuning In] The Founder of The Codette Project, Nurul Hussain, on how to measure the success of a social enterprise | KrASIA

[Tuning In] The Founder of The Codette Project, Nurul Hussain, on how to measure the success of a social enterprise

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Julianna Wu

China's online education market size, 2022: USD 78 billion

Visual Stories

The massive study-at-home scenario opens up broad market potential for edtech in China.

KEY STAT | China's online education boosted by COVID-19 | KrASIA

KEY STAT | China&#8217;s online education boosted by COVID-19

Online classes were like a band-aid in the beginning because nobody believed that the pandemic would last this long, said Sandeep Aneja.

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

India Tech

Sequoia Capital

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

The company received an NBFC (non-banking financial company) license from Reserve Bank of India in 2017 that allows it to offer financial products and services to customers.

Sequoia Capital leads USD 5 million round in education loan startup Eduvanz | KrASIA

Sequoia Capital leads USD 5 million round in education loan startup Eduvanz

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Avanish Tiwary

OYO Rooms, commonly known as OYO, is India's largest hospitality company, consisting mainly of budget hotels. It was founded in 2013 by Ritesh Agarwal and has since grown to over 12,000 hotels in 337 cities in India, Malaysia, UAE, Nepal, China and Indonesia.

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. 

Softbank

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Zomato

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

E-Commerce

Electric Vehicles

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 total value of all known unicorns based in India is USD 73.2 billion, while the value of unicorns founded overseas by Indians sums up to USD 99.6  billion.

Indian entrepreneurs set up a total of 61 unicorns globally | KrASIA

Indian entrepreneurs set up a total of 61 unicorns globally

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Bjyu's

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.

Tencent

In a meteoric rise, Byju’s valuation has jumped from USD 1 billion to USD 10.5 billion in mere two years.

The making of Byju's–the world's most valuable edtech startup | KrASIA

The making of Byju&#8217;s–the world&#8217;s most valuable edtech startup

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Education minister Nadiem Makarim wants an effective and efficient system with the help of technology. But is the nation ready for these changes?

Long distance learning in Indonesia: How much can edtech startups help? | KrASIA

Long distance learning in Indonesia: How much can edtech startups help?

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Education

Afghanistan to China: How a passion for technology led Maruf Bashiri to end up in the heart of China’s tech ecosystem

CHINA BRIEF | Edtech startup Huohua Siwei announces USD 150 million financing round led by KKR

Rise Education’s shares jump after Morgan Stanley upgrade

[Tuning In] The Founder of The Codette Project, Nurul Hussain, on how to measure the success of a social enterprise

KEY STAT | China’s online education boosted by COVID-19

Sequoia Capital leads USD 5 million round in education loan startup Eduvanz

Indian entrepreneurs set up a total of 61 unicorns globally

The making of Byju’s–the world’s most valuable edtech startup

Long distance learning in Indonesia: How much can edtech startups help?

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