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Tesla’s electric cars, battery storage systems, and solar energy solutions shape sustainable transportation and power grids.

Tesla

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

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

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Europe

With pared-down versions of the Model 3 and Model Y, Tesla is testing lower prices in markets where rivals such as BYD and Xiaomi are closing in.

Tesla unveils new budget cars to take aim at China’s EV challengers

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

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

Pop Mart, a Chinese company, designs and sells toys, figurines, and collectibles, primarily in a blind box format.

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

Consumer Economy

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

Retail

Surging gold prices are testing traditional jewelers’ pricing power while fueling new experiments in China’s gold market.

As gold prices soar, Pop Mart and Laopu Gold take opposite bets on sparkle

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

Investors are reassessing de novo drug design as firms close major BD transactions.

AI-driven drugmakers fuel wave of cross-border deals in China

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

Venture Capital

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

Investment

Q&amp;A

US-based early-stage venture capital (VC) firm 500 Startups is well aware of this reality. In 2016, the firm launched a local fund to work together with the Japanese government, investors, and corporates to develop a more robust local startup ecosystem. To date, 500 Startups has invested in over 60 Japanese firms, including fintech developer Paidy, personal mobility startup Whill, and crowdsourcing human translation platform Gengo.

Are Japanese startups ready for the big leagues? | Q&A with Ayumi Ode, director of Japan at 500 Startups

Are Japanese startups ready for the big leagues? | Q&#038;A with Ayumi Ode, director of Japan at 500 Startups

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Simone Martin

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

India

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

India's startup ecosystem, which bounced back from the COVID-19 induced slump in the second half of 2020, is seeing an increased interest from global investors.Homegrown startups raised USD 3.65 billion in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 13.4% over the corresponding period last year, local media Economic Times (ET) said, citing data from intelligence platform Tracxn. Another research firm, Venture Intelligence, puts this number at USD 4.2 billion, 40% higher than that in the first quarter of 2020 when Indian startups raised USD 3.5 billion.

Global investors bet big on Indian startups, investing billions into country

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

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BlackSoil, which now has an NBFC and three AIFs under its umbrella, deploys multiple debt strategies to differentiate itself from other venture debt players in the market, said Ankur Bansal, co-founder and director at BlackSoil. One trait that sets the firm apart is its penchant for converting real estate investors into startup investors. Here's how Bansal does it.

Startups want to 'ensure they have a venture debt partner' | Q&A with Ankur Bansal

Startups want to &#8216;ensure they have a venture debt partner&#8217; | Q&#038;A with Ankur Bansal

Southeast Asia

B Capital Group on Thursday said that it closed a USD 415 million fund for a new category called "Elevate" and that it will open a presence in China, where it appointed former Softbank Vision Fund partner Daisy Cai as country head.

B Capital launches new USD 415 million fund and expands to China

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Khamila Mulia

China Venture Roundup

China Venture Roundup Volume 29 covers China’s investment activity from March 22 – 28, 2021.

China's YouTube - Bilibili - debuts on the HKSE | China Venture Roundup Volume 29

China&#8217;s YouTube &#8211; Bilibili &#8211; debuts on the HKSE | China Venture Roundup Volume 29

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

Logistics

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

On-demand Services

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

Beijing-based logistics startup FlashEx, also known as Shansong, said on Tuesday that it closed its Series D2 round raising USD 125 million from investors including Shunwei Capital, Susquehanna International Group (SIG), and N5 Capital.

Chinese delivery firm FlashEx scores USD 125 million from Shunwei, SIG

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Song Jingli

IvyCap will begin investing in Southeast Asian startups this year, utilizing the IIT alumni network in the region.

Recent exits instill confidence in Indian funds | Q&A with Vikram Gupta of IvyCap Ventures

Recent exits instill confidence in Indian funds | Q&#038;A with Vikram Gupta of IvyCap Ventures

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Avanish Tiwary

Sequoia Capital finances transformative companies, guiding them through growth phases and global market entry.

Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital India, which has been focusing on early-stage investments through its two-year-old Surge program in the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, has raised its second seed fund with a corpus of USD 195 million.

Sequoia Capital India closes second seed fund at USD 195 million

China Venture Roundup Volume 28 covers China’s investment activity from March 15 - 21, 2021.

Venture Capital

Are Japanese startups ready for the big leagues? | Q&A with Ayumi Ode, director of Japan at 500 Startups

Global investors bet big on Indian startups, investing billions into country

Startups want to ‘ensure they have a venture debt partner’ | Q&A with Ankur Bansal