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

Deals in brief: Toku to acquire AiChat, Strativity Group bought by UST, ADQ and OIA launch new fund to stimulate MENA tech innovation, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Toku to acquire AiChat, Strativity Group bought by UST, ADQ and OIA launch new fund to stimulate MENA tech innovation, and more

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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New Zealand

The recent delegation visit underscores China's openness to collaborate more closely with "friend and partner" New Zealand.

Chinese delegation bolsters bilateral trade and cooperation in recent visit to New Zealand | KrASIA

Chinese delegation bolsters bilateral trade and cooperation in recent visit to New Zealand

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Energy

Recent developments in electric charging and seafaring may contribute to the island city-state’s aspirations of achieving net zero emissions.

Electric vessels are leading Singapore's decarbonization charge | KrASIA

Electric vessels are leading Singapore&#8217;s decarbonization charge

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

India Tech

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Edtech

Every tutor, the co-founders believe, should be thought of as an entrepreneur in their own right.

Classplus keeps Indian tutors' entrepreneurial dreams alive: Startup Stories | KrASIA

Classplus keeps Indian tutors&#8217; entrepreneurial dreams alive: Startup Stories

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Avanish Tiwary

Temasek Holdings Private Limited is a Singaporean holding company owned by the Government of Singapore.

Temasek

The Internet of things (IoT) is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware, these devices can communicate and interact with others over the Internet, and they can be remotely monitored and controlled.

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.

Venture Capital

While the novel coronavirus has slowed down existing businesses, a slew of early-stage companies are realizing their products might just be apt for this new post-COVID-19 world.

VCs see Indian startup ideas evolve to solve for the new normal | KrASIA

VCs see Indian startup ideas evolve to solve for the new normal

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

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Tiger Global

In January, Tiger Global raised a new fund of USD 3.8 billion which is meant to back startups in the US, China, and India.

Tiger Global co-leads USD 44 million Series C in SirionLabs | KrASIA

Tiger Global co-leads USD 44 million Series C in SirionLabs

Blume Ventures

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Mid and late-stage companies might feel the worst blow of this global healthcare crisis.

VCs seek a way out for their portfolio companies struggling due to COVID-19 in India | KrASIA

VCs seek a way out for their portfolio companies struggling due to COVID-19 in India

The company recently raised USD 16 million led by Sequoia Capital India.

Qure.ai interprets medical images for rapid diagnoses: Startup Stories | KrASIA

Qure.ai interprets medical images for rapid diagnoses: Startup Stories

The company will use the money to expand across the Asia Pacific and North America markets.

Sequoia Capital leads USD 8 million round in Indian sales intelligence startup Salesken | KrASIA

Sequoia Capital leads USD 8 million round in Indian sales intelligence startup Salesken

Qure.ai uses artificial intelligence to enhance imaging accuracy with the assistance of machine-supported tools.

Sequoia leads a USD 16 million funding round in Indian health-tech startup Qure.ai | KrASIA

Sequoia leads a USD 16 million funding round in Indian health-tech startup Qure.ai

It has been backing Indian tech startups since 2014 and is best known for investing in Ola, Mswipe, Bounce, and Quikr.

Falcon Edge Capital raises USD 300 million India-focused fund | KrASIA

Falcon Edge Capital raises USD 300 million India-focused fund

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.