Startups
After Grab: ASEAN's tech giants produce a new startup generation
Alumni of Gojek, Tokopedia and others are becoming entrepreneurs themselves
DealStreetAsia
KKR takes controlling stake in India's Vini Cosmetics for $625m
The startup targets further expansion in India, South Asia and other growing markets
Coronavirus
Singapore's COVID breath tests give results within 2 minutes
Devices suited for large events and border control
Markets
Sea tops SoftBank in market cap amid Latin America expansion
Singapore tech group valued at $140bn launches e-commerce in Chile and Colombia
Startups
Indonesia startups stand out in ASEAN by leaning on bonus pay
Southeast Asia battles for top professionals as its digital prominence grows
Business Spotlight
Grab's $40bn SPAC plan puts CEO Anthony Tan in driver's seat
Super app founder's huge voting power will bring fresh scrutiny of leadership
IPO
TikTok rival Kuaishou takes market cap crown among new IPOs
Chinese names take nine of top 10 spots in Asia, with Coupang sole exception
Technology
Modi woos global tech investors to land of 1.2bn mobile phones
India's PM touts Infosys support for French Open at VivaTech digital conference in Paris
DealStreetAsia
Edtech startup Byju becomes biggest unicorn in India
Company raises $340m, surpassing fintech unicorn Paytm
Finance
SoftBank supercharges Singapore's Carro to unicorn status
Vision Fund 2 leads $360m Series C round in Southeast Asian car marketplace
36Kr/KrASIA
Hotel delivery robots bring winning edge to Chinese startup
Shanghai Jingwu Intelligent Technology aims for 3,500 installations this year
Startups
India's fintech unicorns eye Southeast Asia expansion
Startups nurtured by huge market will confront local giants in new frontier
Startups
SoftBank-backed Katerra files for bankruptcy protection
US construction startup raised more than $1bn from Vision Fund
Startups
KKR to make more bets on Japan's cloud software startups
Backer of ByteDance and Gojek beefs up tech talent pool in Asia
Business trends
Thai logistics startup builds war chest to battle regional rivals
Flash Group raises $150m amid booming Southeast Asian e-commerce market
DealStreetAsia
Indian health insurance startup raises $16m led by Tiger Global
Plum aims to use new funds to reach 10 million customers by 2025
Business deals
Singapore's PropertyGuru to acquire Malaysia and Thailand rivals
Real estate portal follows Grab and Gojek with Southeast Asia's latest megadeal
36Kr/KrASIA
Chinese AI-based architectural design company secures new war chest
Design platform aims for 90% automation in construction drawing
Technology
WhatsApp drags India government to court over privacy law
Facebook unit says breaking end-to-end encryption breaches consumer rights
Comment
India shows startups' adaptability amid devastating COVID wave
Companies remodeled strategies during the first wave, entered the second stronger
The Big Story
How SoftBank taught the market to love lossmaking startups
A slew of IPOs may vindicate Masayoshi Son's growth-at-all-costs view
DealStreetAsia
Tencent-backed recruitment platform owner files for $100m US IPO
Job-seeker-friendly Kanzhun to list on Nasdaq in bid to boost expansion plan
DealStreetAsia
Chinese SPAC TenX Keane Acquisition files for IPO in US
Asia-focused blank-check company to raise $50m for unspecified merger
Business Spotlight
GoTo sets up three-way battle for Southeast Asian tech dominance
Listing plans by Grab and Gojek-Tokopedia put focus on profitability
Comment
China supply chains give birth to potent global brands
'Factory of world' infrastructure and online retailers give leg up to startups