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

Investment

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

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

Merger &amp; Acquisition

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

A new model of state capital is taking root in China—one that’s redefining how venture capital works, from funding mechanics to policy alignment.

Beneath the bureaucracy: How state capital made (and remade) China’s venture ecosystem

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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

Deals in brief: Wavemaker Impact leads Arysun’s pre-seed round, Nuevocor raises USD 45 million, latest funding deals in China, and more

An alias used when humans and machines team up in our newsroom. Articles under this byline may be shaped with the help of AI, but are always vetted by a human before publication.

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Sudo Lim

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

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

Gojek

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

On-demand Services

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

Grab and Go-Jek became big on the back of ride-hailing and other paid services. But to become profitable, they might need to monetize through ads.

Will ads help Southeast Asia’s “super apps” become profitable?

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Robin Moh

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

Transportation

Pulse Lab partnered with Grab to look at traffic data in Jakarta and the effects of the Asian Games on drivers' incomes.

Analysing transportation data from ride-hailing services to improve transport integration

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Pulse Lab Jakarta

Uber is a mobility platform that connects users to ride-hailing, food delivery, and logistics services, operating in cities worldwide.

Uber

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

One headache less for Grab in Vietnam's competitive ride-hailing market.

Vietnam finds “no violations” in Grab-Uber acquisition

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Thu Huong Le

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

An opportunity arises for Grab Financial in Singapore.

Grab targets virtual banking license in Singapore

Philippines

Grab summoned by Philippine transport regulator to explain thousands of unaccredited drivers

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Zhixin Tan

Opinion

The Philippines transportation authority keeps a tight lid on the number of vehicles it lets into ride-hailing networks.

Grab will deactivate at least 8,000 drivers in the Philippines to comply with local regulation

Malaysia

Grab responds to robbery and murder of one of its drivers in Malaysia

the University of Indonesia

Grab engages with universities across Southeast Asia

Grab partners with the University of Indonesia to nurture local talent

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Khamila Mulia

The company is merging deeper with Greater Jakarta's transportation network.