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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: Lenovo’s Leshines gains Saudi backing, Ampd Energy and Ensonic secure funding, Swiggy bags USD 606 million from anchor investors, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Lenovo’s Leshines gains Saudi backing, Ampd Energy and Ensonic secure funding, Swiggy bags USD 606 million from anchor investors, and more

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Coffee

Amid slowing sales, new CEO Brian Niccol is steering Starbucks back to basics, reviving its “third space” community focus.

With Luckin Coffee on the rise, Starbucks scales back discounts and returns to its roots | KrASIA

With Luckin Coffee on the rise, Starbucks scales back discounts and returns to its roots

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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With innovative approaches and a commitment to cultural and environmental needs, Southeast Asian startups can thrive amid competition and market challenges.

Pioneering innovation: Turning challenges into competitive advantages | KrASIA

Pioneering innovation: Turning challenges into competitive advantages

Michelle Khoo is the leader of the Deloitte Center for The Edge Southeast Asia. With over a decade of experience in advising business and government leaders on long-term strategies, Khoo is passionate about shaping a more sustainable, fairer, and inclusive future in both physical and digital realms. Her work revolves around artificial intelligence, sustainability, metaverse, disruption, and innovation.

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Michelle Khoo

KrASIA | News Archives

Gojek is a transportation network company and logistics startup company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gojek

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Facebook invested into Gojek back in June.

Gojek further integrates with Facebook to support MSMEs | KrASIA

Gojek further integrates with Facebook to support MSMEs

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Khamila Mulia

Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

The company is expanding its networks in Southeast Asia, home of the most congested cities.

Chinese electric scooter maker Niu to supply Gojek: Reports | KrASIA

Chinese electric scooter maker Niu to supply Gojek: Reports

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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It follows Tesla's fire incidents in China.

Tesla summoned by Chinese regulators over quality issues | KrASIA

Tesla summoned by Chinese regulators over quality issues

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Song Jingli

Tesla

Battery

Deep Tech

Energy

Aside from a lithium battery plant, Tesla would also invest in energy storage products.

Indonesia's mining companies discuss Tesla investment plans | KrASIA

Indonesia&#8217;s mining companies discuss Tesla investment plans

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Tempo

Kuaishou bonus for each employee: USD 4447

Douyin

Kuaishou (Chinese: 快手) is a platform for recording with millions of original fresh videos everyday.

Kuaishou

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.

Tencent

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Several tech firms will have generous bonuses for its employees. Newly-listed short video app Kuaishou (HKEX: 1024) said it prepared a "sunshine award" of 100 shares for each of its regular employees, 36Kr reported. The award is valued at around USD 4,447 based on its current price.

KEY STAT | Kuaishou announces employee dividend as share price rockets | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Kuaishou announces employee dividend as share price rockets

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Food Delivery

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Experts weigh in on the implications for companies.

China's final rules on internet monopolies leave tech giants with room to maneuver | KrASIA

China&#8217;s final rules on internet monopolies leave tech giants with room to maneuver

Creative

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

While Clubhouse is reportedly no longer acccessible in China, various Chinese peers are already competing to soak up existing demand.

Clubhouse blocked in China as app clones begin to spread | KrASIA

Clubhouse blocked in China as app clones begin to spread

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AJ Cortese

ByteDance or Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. is a Chinese Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms, headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance's core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

Bytedance

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., formerly Didi Kuaidi, is a Chinese transportation network company, artificial intelligence and autonomous technology conglomerate.

Didi

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. 

Grab

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. 

Softbank

Shares hit 21-year high on hopes for profitable divestments in bull market.

SoftBank presses Vision Fund companies to seize IPO chance | KrASIA

SoftBank presses Vision Fund companies to seize IPO chance

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

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

India Tech

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

VerSe plans to bring more local language content on the platform, enhance AI and ML capabilities, and develop tools for content creators.

Dailyhunt's parent VerSe raises USD 200 million in two months for its short video app | KrASIA

Dailyhunt&#8217;s parent VerSe raises USD 200 million in two months for its short video app

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

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