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

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Smaller companies could turn to local listings, lifting the region's performance.

Southeast Asia's IPOs poised for rebound in 2025, but clouds loom | KrASIA

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Southeast Asia&#8217;s IPOs poised for rebound in 2025, but clouds loom

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

KrASIA

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

As cold weather continues to reveal performance gaps in electric vehicles, are automakers finding effective solutions?

Winter woes: Why EVs face their toughest test in the cold | KrASIA

Winter woes: Why EVs face their toughest test in the cold

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

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

Biotechnology

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

Deep Tech

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

New treatments like dotinurad provide safer, more effective solutions for millions battling gout and hyperuricemia.

The decade-long wait ends: A breakthrough in gout treatment | KrASIA

The decade-long wait ends: A breakthrough in gout treatment

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

Logistics | KrASIA Archives

Consumer Services

On-demand Services

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

E-commerce

As the government enforces large-scale social restrictions to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, online grocers are struggling to handle overwhelming order numbers.

Traffic boost induced by COVID-19 spark delivery problems for agritech startups and online grocers | KrASIA

Traffic boost induced by COVID-19 spark delivery problems for agritech startups and online grocers

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Ursula Florene

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

Q&amp;A

MapmyIndia is backed by Qualcomm Ventures, Flipkart, and Japanese map publisher Zenrin Co. Ltd.

On locating COVID-19 testing and quarantine centers on a map: Q&A with MapmyIndia's Rakesh and Rohan Verma | KrASIA

On locating COVID-19 testing and quarantine centers on a map: Q&#038;A with MapmyIndia&#8217;s Rakesh and Rohan Verma

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Avanish Tiwary

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

Alibaba

New positions will cover technology development, product operations, quality control, warehousing, and transportation.

CHINA BRIEF| Alibaba-backed logistics provider Best to create 40,000 jobs, including 5,000 in Southeast Asia | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF| Alibaba-backed logistics provider Best to create 40,000 jobs, including 5,000 in Southeast Asia

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Song Jingli

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

Artificial Intelligence

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

DiMuto uses blockchain, internet of things, and AI to help digitize the agrifood supply chain.

Singapore agrifood startup DiMuto secures funding to enter Latin America | KrASIA

Singapore agrifood startup DiMuto secures funding to enter Latin America

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Tech in Asia

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

Lalamove became a unicorn firm in 2019 after its USD 300 million Series D round.

CHINA BRIEF | On-demand trucking service provider Lalamove invests in Southeast Asia-based logistics firm Inteluck | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | On-demand trucking service provider Lalamove invests in Southeast Asia-based logistics firm Inteluck

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

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

ByteDance

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

Video

Videos

Once again, a Chinese company is the most valued unicorn in the world.

Video | These are China's most valuable unicorns in 2020 | KrASIA

Video | These are China&#8217;s most valuable unicorns in 2020

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James Chan

It's the first startup investment in for the soft drink group.

Indonesia logistics startup Kargo bags investment from Coca-Cola’s Amatil X | KrASIA

Indonesia logistics startup Kargo bags investment from Coca-Cola’s Amatil X

SFMap focuses on the development of AI-driven high-definition map technology.

CHINA BRIEF | SF Express map service subsidiary SFMap bags over USD 14 million in Series A round | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | SF Express map service subsidiary SFMap bags over USD 14 million in Series A round

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Sun Henan

Unemployment in China rose rapidly in the first two months of 2020 as the country’s economy was squeezed by the impact of the coronavirus lockdown.

JD Logistics to hire 20,000 more delivery and warehouse workers, giving priority to those below poverty line | KrASIA

JD Logistics to hire 20,000 more delivery and warehouse workers, giving priority to those below poverty line

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