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Japan automakers are set to boost total capital expenditures by 20% this fiscal year.

Toyota, Honda to set CapEx and R&D spending records amid EV pivot | KrASIA

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Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Clout Kitchen and Salmon score funding, Meta awards AI grants at Singapore event, Antler backs Canterly again, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Clout Kitchen and Salmon score funding, Meta awards AI grants at Singapore event, Antler backs Canterly again, and more

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Anta Sports partners with Kyrie Irving’s father to launch the Kai 1 Speed, making a bold push into Foot Locker and DSG stores across North America and Europe.

Anta Sports and Kyrie Irving’s father team up to conquer Western markets | KrASIA

Anta Sports and Kyrie Irving’s father team up to conquer Western markets

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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SoftBank Group Corp. is a holding company that engages in the management of its group companies which provides information technology and telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Mobile Communications, Sprint, Fixed-line Telecommunications, Internet, and Others. 

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Both deals were made late last year, before the coronavirus outbreak took a toll on China's economy.

KEY STAT | SoftBank places twin billion-dollar bets on China's property rental market | KrASIA

KEY STAT | SoftBank places twin billion-dollar bets on China&#8217;s property rental market

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Julianna Wu

5G is a commonly used term for certain advanced wireless systems. Industry association 3GPP defines any system using "5G NR" software as "5G", a definition that came into general use by late 2018. 

The firm is one of the pioneers in China's burgeoning private aerospace sector.

CHINA BRIEF | Private commercial satellite firm MinoSpace secures USD 14 million in Series A2+ round | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Private commercial satellite firm MinoSpace secures USD 14 million in Series A2+ round

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Song Jingli

OYO Rooms, commonly known as OYO, is India's largest hospitality company, consisting mainly of budget hotels. It was founded in 2013 by Ritesh Agarwal and has since grown to over 12,000 hotels in 337 cities in India, Malaysia, UAE, Nepal, China and Indonesia.

It earned around USD 900 million in two partial exits in India market last year.

Lightspeed Venture Partners to raise USD 300 million for third India-focused fund | KrASIA

Lightspeed Venture Partners to raise USD 300 million for third India-focused fund

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Avanish Tiwary

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

This firm has gained more than 100 clients in seven countries.

CHINA BRIEF | AI solution provider Mech-Mind Robotics closes Series B round led by Sequoia, bags USD 14.2 million | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | AI solution provider Mech-Mind Robotics closes Series B round led by Sequoia, bags USD 14.2 million

The VC is looking to pour USD 2 million to USD 10 million into Series A to C global companies through the fund.

Kickstart Ventures seeks potential Philippine unicorns with USD 200 million fund | KrASIA

Kickstart Ventures seeks potential Philippine unicorns with USD 200 million fund

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VCs start 2020 with an all-time high of USD 7 billion in hand for India investments.

Venture capitalists put in USD 10 billion in Indian startups in 2019 | KrASIA

Venture capitalists put in USD 10 billion in Indian startups in 2019

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a transportation network company based in Singapore. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery services via mobile app. It operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. 

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Q&amp;A

Here's what regional startups can expect when they work with Grab.

Grab Ventures' Chris Yeo on discovering startups to advance "super app" vision | KrASIA

Grab Ventures&#8217; Chris Yeo on discovering startups to advance &#8220;super app&#8221; vision

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Thu Huong Le

Having a unicorn may affect investors’ views towards tech companies, but it does not materially improve exit opportunities.

We don’t need a unicorn. We need a medium-sized IPO. | KrASIA

We don’t need a unicorn. We need a medium-sized IPO.

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Nattariya Wittayatanaseth

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Temasek Holdings Private Limited is a Singaporean holding company owned by the Government of Singapore.

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More companies are expected to implement similar measures.

Cost-cutting amid COVID-19: Firms like Temasek, SIA, CapitaLand impose hiring and salary freezes | KrASIA

Cost-cutting amid COVID-19: Firms like Temasek, SIA, CapitaLand impose hiring and salary freezes

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