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The Shandong-born chain is expanding beyond its home turf, betting that supply chain depth and value pricing can win over diners nationwide.

Call it China’s Saizeriya: Chaoyixing scales fast food with low costs and margins

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

China Venture Roundup

China Venture Roundup Volume 30 covers China’s investment activity from April 19 -25, 2021.

Zuoyebang—China's largest Edtech unicorn—considers US IPO | China Venture Roundup Volume 33

Zuoyebang—China&#8217;s largest Edtech unicorn—considers US IPO | China Venture Roundup Volume 33

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HKEX's net profit in Q1, 2021: USD 490 million

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

The stock connect programs with Shanghai and Shenzhen recorded historical highs in terms of revenue. Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX: 388) reported its best-ever results for the first quarter of this year. Revenue reached USD 760 million, up 49% year-on-year, generating a net profit of USD 490 million for the quarter, up 70%.

KEY STAT | HKEX posts best-ever Q1 results on the back of strong tech IPO pipeline

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Julianna Wu

What hovers over new frontiers? Explore drone logistics, aerial data collection, and surveillance tools shaping multiple industries.

Drones

The firm aims to benefit from China's USD 30.4 billion smart agriculture market.

Chinese agricultural drone maker EAVision bags funding from Temasek, CITIC

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China Venture Roundup Volume 30 covers China’s investment activity from April 12 -18, 2021.

Meet Youzan — the backbone of China's e-commerce industry | China Venture Roundup Volume 32

Meet Youzan — the backbone of China&#8217;s e-commerce industry | China Venture Roundup Volume 32

Dream11, India’s fantasy sports platform, engages cricket and football fans who create virtual teams to compete for prizes.

Dream11

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

Founded in 2008, Dream11 was the first Indian gaming startup to become a unicorn in 2019.

Fantasy sports platform Dream11 mulls to go public in US next year

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Tencent's total investment deals, Q1 2021: 103

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

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Tencent's investment arm has been the most active VC in China in the first quarter. Tencent Investment was the most active Chinese venture capital firm in the first quarter with 103 deals internationally, spending more than RMB 60 billion (USD 9.2 billion), according to the Qichacha data aggregator. Around 30% of its targets were game developers, suggesting that Tencent invested into a game company every three days in Q1.

KEY STAT | Tencent is investing in a video game company every three days

Highlighting events from China and the rest of Asia—organized by KrASIA and our partners—bringing regional insights to a global audience.

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

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

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

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Stephanie Li

While there has been an incremental interest from Indian celebrities to park their money in fast growing tech startups, a few of them have even set up their own fund to back early-stage companies.

Indian startups feature Bollywood stardom on their cap table

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Orchie Bandyopadhyay

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

Once the final close is completed, Openspace will have USD 625 million in committed capital across four investment vehicles.

VC Openspace Ventures expects first close of new fund at USD 100 million

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