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Nikkei Asia Award
Singapore cultured seafood startup wins Nikkei Asia Award
Shiok Meats takes on food security with lab-grown shrimp, crab
Startups
Posco, Apple help turn South Korea's 'Steel City' into tech incubator
Nearly 90 startups involved in next-gen innovations call campus home
DealStreetAsia
Singapore crypto startup Nansen raises $75m to fund expansion
Blockchain data analytics company to accelerate hiring, acquisitions
Startups
Chinese tech startups flock to foreign crowdfunding platforms
Online fundraising sites used to boost name recognition, expand sales
Business deals
Grab expands reach into retail with purchase of Malaysian supermarket
Deal for Jaya Grocer puts focus on thriving delivery business after rocky Nasdaq debut
SoftBank
SoftBank invests in India payment processing startup Juspay
Company now valued at $450m, up over 3 times from last fundraising round
Startups
India used-car unicorn takes on ASEAN's Carro and Carsome
SoftBank-backed CARS24 eyes Thailand and Indonesia as 3-way battle heats up
DealStreetAsia
Indonesian fintech startup Flip raises $48m co-anchored by Sequoia
Company seeks to become free-of-charge digital banking platform
Caixin
Chinese flexible-screen maker Royole delays employee salaries
Questions raised over whether STAR market listing requirements are too lax
Startups
Indian startups lock horns with old guard over two-wheeler EVs
Legacy manufacturers are going slow and steady while startups accelerate
IPO
Indonesia allows multiple voting shares to boost tech IPOs
Country's biggest tech company GoTo had been waiting for the regulatory change
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Startups
Indian wealth management startup focuses on the ultrarich
True Beacon hopes new fund in tax-incentive zone will attract global investors
36Kr/KrASIA
Digital twin startup gets funding to bolster core technologies
Beijing Freedo Technology raises $15.6m for market expansion
Startups
Grab's dismal Nasdaq debut a wake-up call for ASEAN startups
'Realistic valuation' now key after Singapore superapp dives 21% in first day
Startups
Japan's unicorns gain foothold from AI to materials: Nikkei survey
Startups see strong growth but still lag behind overseas peers
Startups
Singapore's Grab faces latest test in Nasdaq debut
Big in Southeast Asia, the 9-year-old startup goes public in U.S. amid pandemic
Startups
Singapore superapp Grab to debut on Nasdaq via SPAC on Dec. 2
Altimeter Growth approves $40bn merger with ride-hailing tech unicorn
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Technology
Indonesia's Bukalapak shrinks loss but share price still subdued
E-commerce startup enjoys strong growth in demand for small retail digitalization
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IPO
India IPOs rise as startups divert investor attention from China
Dozens of companies look to list in first half despite Paytm's rocky debut
Media & Entertainment
Naver and Daum ban Yonhap for running advertorials as news
South Korea's key news agency wonders how it can move forward
Interview
Grab targets ASEAN's unbanked in 'once in a lifetime' opportunity
Digital bank, 'buy now, pay later' to drive growth, says executive
Cryptocurrencies
US startup Circle to build bigger stablecoin presence in Asia: CEO
Payments group to 'demonstrate' value of crypto reserve currency in Singapore
Market Spotlight
Venture capital funds pile into India's startup scene
Country attracts record number of investors as China's appeal dims
Interview
Microsoft aims to fund more female-led startups in Asia
U.S. cloud giant partners with Singapore-based women-focused tech organizer
DealStreetAsia
Chinese company founded by former Google exec set to raise $500m
Sinovation Ventures to expand investment on AI, big data