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

India

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

E-commerce

Q&amp;A

Taking a cue from the Thrasio-model, a bunch of local startups like 10Club, Upscalio, and Mensa, are buying digital brands to become the online version of P&amp;G or Unilever in the country.

Fireside Ventures' Vinay Singh on the trend of Indian startups rolling up online brands | KrASIA

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Moulishree Srivastava

With the most recent funding, the three-year-old startup has now raised USD 183 million across three rounds.

Tiger Global leads USD 144 million round in social e-commerce startup DealShare | KrASIA

Tiger Global leads USD 144 million round in social e-commerce startup DealShare

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

At USD 1.5 billion, SaaS accounted for the second-highest quantum of investments after consumer tech in India last year.

Indian SaaS firms can create USD 1 trillion in value by 2030, report says | KrASIA

Indian SaaS firms can create USD 1 trillion in value by 2030, report says

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

Fintech

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

The decade-old company has now diversified into a software-as-a-service company.

Indian fintech company Clear acquires B2B payments startup yBanq to expand services | KrASIA

Indian fintech company Clear acquires B2B payments startup yBanq to expand services

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Avanish Tiwary

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How do policies adjust to a data-rich world? Explore usage-based coverage, automated claims, and analytics guiding risk assessment.

Insurance

The process of buying insurance and claiming settlements can be a frustrating ordeal in India.

Insurtech startups in India are making insurance more accessible in the country | KrASIA

Insurtech startups in India are making insurance more accessible in the country

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Monika Ghosh

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

Zomato, an Indian food delivery platform, lets customers discover eateries, order meals, and explore culinary experiences.

Zomato

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

Local restaurants have accused Swiggy and Zomato of sky-high commissions, deep discounting practices, and withholding customer data, among other things.

Indian restaurant lobby files petition with market regulator against Swiggy and Zomato | KrASIA

Indian restaurant lobby files petition with market regulator against Swiggy and Zomato

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

Payments

Pine Labs is reportedly looking at an IPO in the US within the next 18 months.

IPO-bound Indian merchant payments platform Pine Labs raises USD 600 million from Fidelity, BlackRock | KrASIA

IPO-bound Indian merchant payments platform Pine Labs raises USD 600 million from Fidelity, BlackRock

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

Investment

About 990 investors pumped USD 10.15 billion in venture capital across 543 startup deals in H1 2021.

VCs pump USD 10.15 billion into Indian startups in H1 2021 | KrASIA

VCs pump USD 10.15 billion into Indian startups in H1 2021

Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

Flipkart, a prominent Indian e-commerce marketplace, hosts electronics, fashion, and home goods with fast shipping and easy returns.

Flipkart

Arzooo levels the imbalance in India’s retail sector by giving brick-and-mortar stores similar merchandising capabilities as online marketplaces.

Arzooo levels the imbalance in India’s retail sector | Startup Stories | KrASIA

Arzooo levels the imbalance in India’s retail sector | Startup Stories

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

East Asia

Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

GoTo, formed by Gojek and Tokopedia, merges ride-hailing, logistics, and retail into a single super-app ecosystem.

GoTo

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

Grab

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

Tokopedia, an Indonesian online marketplace, empowers entrepreneurs, brands, and SMEs to reach digital-savvy consumers.

Tokopedia

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

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

Private Equity

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

Venture Capital

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

Deals in brief: Grab reportedly in GoTo takeover talks, Kyberlife and Bluesify raise funding, Fore Coffee targets Indonesia IPO, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Grab reportedly in GoTo takeover talks, Kyberlife and Bluesify raise funding, Fore Coffee targets Indonesia IPO, and more

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KrASIA Writers

BYD, a Chinese EV maker, produces electric cars, buses, and batteries, accelerating adoption of sustainable transportation worldwide.

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

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

Electric Vehicles

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

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

Mobility

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

Transportation

BYD’s “super e-platform” is here to help EV drivers forget about range anxiety.

BYD’s new EVs could charge faster than your smartphone | KrASIA

BYD’s new EVs could charge faster than your smartphone

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