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Alibaba Cloud powers scalable cloud computing, data analytics, and cybersecurity solutions, supporting businesses’ digital transformation worldwide.

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

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From learning tools to ad engines, teams prototyped AI applications aimed at solving practical challenges across industries.

AI in action: Inside the innovations from Alibaba Cloud’s Singapore Hackathon

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

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

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

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Southeast Asia

With a localized strategy and China-tested tech, Yup is expanding credit access across emerging markets in the region.

Can Yup become Southeast Asia’s answer to Nubank?

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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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

Europe

The UK grocer is testing a hybrid “Iceland Lab” concept to see if its icy staples can stand out in a hotly competitive market.

Can Iceland crack China’s frozen food market?

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

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

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

Uinnova develops visualization software to facilitate IT and IoT system maintenance.

CHINA BRIEF | Jack Ma-backed software company Uinnova closes USD 25.6 million Series B+ round

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Song Jingli

Wavemaker's previous fund was already the largest in Southeast Asia with focus on enterprise and deep tech.

Wavemaker Partners bags USD 111 millions for its third SEA fund

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Ursula Florene

Voices

Puja Bharwani, Director of Antler, shares Antler's experience of moving what is normally on a stage in a closed-door event format to a digital experience with live engagement.

Planning a Virtual Demo Day: a Careful Balance of Two Worlds

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Puja Bharwani

The UAE announces government changes to empower digital transformation, creates new Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology.

Hill & Knowlton Europe now managed out of Dubai, e-sports recognized by the Arab Olympic Committee, and deal news | The Middle East Weekly Roundup

Hill &#038; Knowlton Europe now managed out of Dubai, e-sports recognized by the Arab Olympic Committee, and deal news | The Middle East Weekly Roundup

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Qadisha Group

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Electric Vehicles

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

Transportation

The company has delivered 10,473 electric SUVs by the end of June since last November.

CHINA BRIEF | EV maker Lixiang files for US IPO after closing USD 550 million Series D

China is one of the top economic entities in the world. Many foreigners are starting their businesses in China from scratch or expanding from overseas to the Chinese market.

Startup Country Guide: China

Startup Universal is a content website covering emerging startup ecosystems across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe. We work directly with top local investors &amp; founders in emerging ecosystems to develop global startup insights in the form of country guides, database of local resources, and curated news articles. You can think of Startup Universal as the Wikipedia of global startup ecosystems--a centralized and foundational information source.

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Startup Universal

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Sublue is expected to start its pre-IPO financing round shortly and prepare for a future public listing on the Star Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

CHINA BRIEF | Underwater robot producer Sublue closes USD 17 million Series B+

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The third episode of Venture Matters TV discussed how Southeast Asian entrepreneurs emulate Chinese business models, the role of tech giants, and the impact of COVID-19.

Capital is becoming less powerful, ZWC Partners' Patrick Cheung says

Capital is becoming less powerful, ZWC Partners&#8217; Patrick Cheung says

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Lin Lingyi

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

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Top venture capital and private equity firms had placed their bets on the Chinese medical industry.