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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

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

East Asia

Luckin Coffee provides app-based ordering, convenient pickup, and a broad beverage menu, reshaping China’s coffee consumption patterns.

Luckin Coffee

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

Coffee

Five years after a financial scandal, China’s leading coffee chain is testing its footing in Starbucks’ home market.

Luckin Coffee tests the waters in the US with two New York stores

Home

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

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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36Kr English

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

Bonjour is building an agentic platform that turns tasks into instant transactions—fulfilled by humans today, and AI tomorrow.

Inside Bonjour, a Chinese startup creating the “Upwork of the agent era”

AI Now! is a global AI community of Chinese developers, professionals, and founders.

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AI Now!

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

Biotechnology

Studies are underway to validate the product’s benefits in children who miss elite growth marks but fall outside clinical deficiency.

Growth for all: Agebox’s IGF‑1 sensitizer is designed for kids above clinical thresholds

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

Venture Capital

Venture Capital | KrASIA

Number of IPOs on Shanghai Stock Exchange, 2020: 228

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

China registered 395 new listings raising a total of USD 72 billion in Shanghai and Shenzhen combined, the largest amount since 2010.

KEY STAT | Shanghai takes the crown as world number one exchange for IPOs in 2020

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Julianna Wu

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

India

Q&amp;A

Roots Ventures has already made ten investments from its current fund.

'We don't have any FOMO': Japan Vyas, co-founder of Roots Ventures

&#8216;We don&#8217;t have any FOMO&#8217;: Japan Vyas, co-founder of Roots Ventures

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Avanish Tiwary

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

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

E-commerce

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

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

Private Equity

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

Short Video

The fresh investment would value ByteDance at USD 180 billion.

ByteDance expects to raise USD 2 billion in new round led by Sequoia and KKR

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Song Jingli

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

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian startups are looking to tap the Chinese market, Ng says.

Niche Southeast Asian startups have an edge in China, says Altara Ventures' Dave Ng

Niche Southeast Asian startups have an edge in China, says Altara Ventures&#8217; Dave Ng

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Ursula Florene

China Venture Roundup

China Venture Roundup Volume 13 covers China’s investment activity from November 30 to December 6, 2020.

China Venture Roundup Volume 13 | Maker of world's thinnest foldable display to raise USD 1 billion in IPO

China Venture Roundup Volume 13 | Maker of world&#8217;s thinnest foldable display to raise USD 1 billion in IPO

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Swee En Tan

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

Investment

The post-pandemic era will be the best time to acquire new capabilities and human talents, according to Seah.

Big firms will acquire aggressively after the pandemic, says Quest Ventures Jeffrey Seah

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Stephanie Li

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

Singapore

Two Singaporean startups learn from Grab and IMDA to help expand into Vietnam.

Grab Ventures Ignite helps Singaporean startups kickstart in Vietnam

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Taro Ishida

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

Middle East

A majority of the investments in 2020 went to late-stage startups and companies, following a trend in the high-sector that has been on the rise for several years.

Israeli companies raise record-smashing USD 9.5 billion in 2020

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NoCamels

Startup Istanbul has built up a deal flow through its annual event and now wants to cut checks for promising participants.

Startup Istanbul launches USD 10 million fund for pre-seed startups

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