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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.

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

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

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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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The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Middle East

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Group 11, the venture capital fund headed by American-Israeli investor Dovi Frances, has announced it has secured over USD 120 million in the first closing for the firm’s fifth fintech fund in just 90 days.The firm announced just three months ago it had intended to raise USD 100 million for the fund.Group 11 says its fifth fund will invest primarily in Silicon Valley-based fintech companies, many of them with Israeli founding teams and R&D centers.

Dovi Frances' Group 11 secures more than USD 120 million for fifth fintech fund

Dovi Frances&#8217; Group 11 secures more than USD 120 million for fifth fintech fund

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

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Southeast Asia

VC firm Openspace Ventures earlier this month announced the closure of its third managed fund, raising USD 200 million, which brings the total capital under management to USD 425 million. Openspace director Ian Sikora told DailySocial that Indonesia is an important market, where they will continue to develop their presence.

Openspace Ventures targets Southeast Asia with its third fund

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DailySocial

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

India

Tiger Global, a US-based venture firm, backs internet and software businesses scaling across multiple regions.

Tiger Global

The New York-headquartered hedge fund, Tiger Global, which invested half a billion dollars in Indian startups last year, is stepping up its game in India, writing checks at a faster pace in 2021 than the previous year.

American hedge fund Tiger Global steps up investments in India

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Mumbai-headquartered micro VC fund 100X.VC is on a mission to turn startups that are in their extreme early stages into enterprises that are ready for serious financing.100X.VC was founded in mid-2019 by veteran angel investor Sanjay Mehta, who has backed more than 100 startups since 2011, along with Yagnesh Sanghrajka, Ninad Karpe, Shashank Randev, and Vatsal Kanakiya. The firm writes seed-stage checks for rookie founders, and mentors them to raise the next round of funding.

100X.VC will back 100 seed-stage startups by the end of 2021 | Q&amp;A with Yagnesh Sanghrajka

China Venture Roundup

China Venture Roundup Volume 27 covers China’s investment activity from March 8 - 14, 2021.

Tencent adds real estate services to its diverse portfolio | China Venture Roundup Volume 27

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KrASIA Venture Roundup

The number of micro VC funds in the world's third-largest startup ecosystem has increased to 88 in 2020 from 29 in 2014.

The rise of micro venture capital funds in India

Till February 2020, Amol Bagul, was a senior analyst working at multinational accountancy Ernst & Young's office in Gurugram, a satellite city near India’s capital New Delhi. After spending four years in the city, which is one of the two largest startup ecosystems in the South Asian nation—the other one is in Bengaluru, the country's answer to Silicon Valley—he has acquired an ample network of connections with founders, venture capitalists, and fund managers by frequenting himself at startup-related events hosted by VC funds across the city.

From Jodhpur to Singapore: the dreams of small city entrepreneurs | Tales from India's Towns

From Jodhpur to Singapore: the dreams of small city entrepreneurs | Tales from India&#8217;s Towns

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Avanish Tiwary

Visual Stories

Chinese investors are a financial dynamo for markets like India, Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Endless deal flow: Capital from China is accelerating Asia’s digital transformation

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Baidu's secondary listing to raise USD 3.1b

Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

Baidu

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

Internet giant and AI developer Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) will be raising about USD 3.1 billion from its secondary listing in Hong Kong, at a share price of HKD 252 (USD 32.5), which is 14.6% lower than the maximum target of HKD 295, according to its filing.

KEY STAT | Baidu kicks off 'homecoming' listing, remains short of its target

KEY STAT | Baidu kicks off &#8216;homecoming&#8217; listing, remains short of its target

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Venture Capital

Dovi Frances’ Group 11 secures more than USD 120 million for fifth fintech fund

Openspace Ventures targets Southeast Asia with its third fund

American hedge fund Tiger Global steps up investments in India

100X.VC will back 100 seed-stage startups by the end of 2021 | Q&A with Yagnesh Sanghrajka

Tencent adds real estate services to its diverse portfolio | China Venture Roundup Volume 27

The rise of micro venture capital funds in India

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Endless deal flow: Capital from China is accelerating Asia’s digital transformation

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