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What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Services

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

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

Retail

Hong Kong

MGP’s stellar debut sets it apart, but long-term success hinges on R&D, diversification, and sustaining its premium appeal in a cooling beauty market.

After its dazzling IPO, Mao Geping Cosmetics must now deliver | KrASIA

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After its dazzling IPO, Mao Geping Cosmetics must now deliver

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

KrASIA

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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36Kr English

ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

ByteDance

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

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

Artificial intelligence

Emerging products like Devin and Cursor bolster confidence in AI coding as a scalable and monetizable innovation.

AI coding takes the cake as startups and giants dive in | KrASIA

AI coding takes the cake as startups and giants dive in

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

Alibaba

CATL manufactures batteries that power electric vehicles, energy storage, and renewable energy infrastructures globally.

CATL

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

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

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

Thailand

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

Deals in brief: Kickstart Ventures backs Lydia AI, Alibaba unveils USD 150 million AI fund, CATL confirms interest in Hong Kong listing, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Kickstart Ventures backs Lydia AI, Alibaba unveils USD 150 million AI fund, CATL confirms interest in Hong Kong listing, and more

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KrASIA Writers

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

Food Tech

Food Tech | KrASIA Archives

One of Hargol FoodTech's products. Courtesy of Hargol FoodTech via NoCamels.

The firm's products include grasshopper protein powder, supplements, and meat replacement products.

Grasshopper protein food tech startup Hargol raises USD 3 million | KrASIA

Grasshopper protein food tech startup Hargol raises USD 3 million

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Q&amp;A

Singapore is becoming Asia’s food tech hub, with a strong commitment to build an alternative protein ecosystem.

COVID-19 crisis could boost awareness about alternative proteins: Q&A with Andrew Ive, founder of Big Idea Ventures | KrASIA

COVID-19 crisis could boost awareness about alternative proteins: Q&#038;A with Andrew Ive, founder of Big Idea Ventures

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Khamila Mulia

Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

Zomato, an Indian food delivery platform, lets customers discover eateries, order meals, and explore culinary experiences.

Zomato

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

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

Grocery Delivery

Over the last few weeks, Swiggy, Zomato, and Amazon have raised money to strengthen their e-grocery business in the country.

Indian unicorn companies scramble to raise funds to brace tough times | KrASIA

Indian unicorn companies scramble to raise funds to brace tough times

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

Meituan

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

E-commerce

China's developments in farm management tech, online grocery delivery, B2B procurement, and unmanned stores show a broader trend of modernization in the food economy.

While investment in China's agrifood sector contracted in 2019, focus on digitization prevails | KrASIA

While investment in China&#8217;s agrifood sector contracted in 2019, focus on digitization prevails

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AJ Cortese

TurtleTree Labs is the first company to develop cell-based milk.

One-of-a-kind startup TurtleTree Labs is producing milk from cells: Startup Stories | KrASIA

One-of-a-kind startup TurtleTree Labs is producing milk from cells: Startup Stories

The firm focuses on the development of artificial meat made from bean protein.

CHINA BRIEF | Chinese artificial meat startup Starfield secures funds from investor of Beyond Meat | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Chinese artificial meat startup Starfield secures funds from investor of Beyond Meat

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Sun Henan

UMAI expects to be in more than four continents within the next two years.

The company that's helping restaurants serve diners better | KrASIA

The company that&#8217;s helping restaurants serve diners better

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Vulcan Post

The competition in India's food tech industry was reduced to a duopoly when Zomato acquired Uber Eats India in January this year for USD 350 million.

Amazon launches food delivery pilot in India | KrASIA

Amazon launches food delivery pilot in India

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Avanish Tiwary

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Israel has been positioning itself as a key player in an industry worth an estimated USD 8.7 trillion in 2018.

Food Tech

Grasshopper protein food tech startup Hargol raises USD 3 million

COVID-19 crisis could boost awareness about alternative proteins: Q&A with Andrew Ive, founder of Big Idea Ventures

Indian unicorn companies scramble to raise funds to brace tough times

While investment in China’s agrifood sector contracted in 2019, focus on digitization prevails

One-of-a-kind startup TurtleTree Labs is producing milk from cells: Startup Stories

CHINA BRIEF | Chinese artificial meat startup Starfield secures funds from investor of Beyond Meat

The company that’s helping restaurants serve diners better

Amazon launches food delivery pilot in India

Ten Israeli companies listed among top 50 global agritech and food tech firms in 2020

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After its dazzling IPO, Mao Geping Cosmetics must now deliver

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Deals in brief: Kickstart Ventures backs Lydia AI, Alibaba unveils USD 150 million AI fund, CATL confirms interest in Hong Kong listing, and more