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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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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.

In 2003 and 2004, funding for Asian private companies declined by 27% and 29% respectively against 2002 levels.

Funding for Asian start-ups likely to slow amid coronavirus outbreak, if Sars and Zika any guide | KrASIA

Funding for Asian start-ups likely to slow amid coronavirus outbreak, if Sars and Zika any guide

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With his new role at East Ventures, Triawan Munaf is expected to advance Indonesian startups and help them scale at a regional level.

Former Indonesian cabinet member Triawan Munaf joins East Ventures as advisor | KrASIA

Former Indonesian cabinet member Triawan Munaf joins East Ventures as advisor

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Khamila Mulia

Dream11

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

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Tiger Global

Tiger Global has invested in 23 Indian technology companies last year.

Tiger Global raises USD 3.8 billion, might lead USD 500 million round in Tencent-backed Dream11 | KrASIA

Tiger Global raises USD 3.8 billion, might lead USD 500 million round in Tencent-backed Dream11

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Avanish Tiwary

The firm has prepared USD 29 million for fintech, proptech, and logistics startups.

Indonesian bank OCBC NISP launches corporate venture capital fund | KrASIA

Indonesian bank OCBC NISP launches corporate venture capital fund

Building a coherent narrative of India's rapidly changing tech ecosystem.

India Tech

The firm's executives raked in good money through partial exits from Oyo and Byju's.

Sequoia to raise USD 1.25 billion fund for India | KrASIA

Sequoia to raise USD 1.25 billion fund for India

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

1982 Ventures is focused on early-stage fintech startups in Southeast Asia.

Former principals of Tryb Group launch new VC firm | KrASIA

Former principals of Tryb Group launch new VC firm

Edtech

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

Poor performance of some of the big tech companies has seeded the idea of course correction in India.

Profitability and unit economics to be Indian startups' mantra in 2020 | KrASIA

Profitability and unit economics to be Indian startups&#8217; mantra in 2020

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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It roped in former Google India interim head Vikas Agnihotri as its first operating partner in the country.

SoftBank makes second hire in India in one month, appoints India head to ante up bets in the country | KrASIA

SoftBank makes second hire in India in one month, appoints India head to ante up bets in the country

Malaysian companies need to venture abroad as the local market is too small, according to ecosystem builders.

Startup founders in Malaysia need to learn from others around the region | KrASIA

Startup founders in Malaysia need to learn from others around the region

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