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

Grab

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Southeast Asia

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.

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What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

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What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

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

Deals in brief: Grab invests USD 60 million in Vay, Transcelestial secures new funding, Bioactivx closes seed round, and more

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Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

Samsung, a South Korean electronics giant, offers smartphones, smart TVs, home appliances, and semiconductors driving novel consumer experiences.

Samsung

South Korea’s tech ecosystem features top electronics firms, world-class mobile technology, and platforms advancing global digital culture.

South Korea

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What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

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Semiconductors

The tech giant is betting big on HBM chips after ceding ground to rival SK Hynix.

Samsung shakes off AI memory woes but race to innovate is far from over

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The startup is developing a streamlined reactor design that could make fusion energy cheaper, faster to build, and easier to commercialize.

Meet Xeonova, an Ant-backed startup powering China’s nuclear fusion ambitions

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After worldwide outage, will Southeast Asia's dependence on Facebook and WhatsApp wane? Telegram is now the top messaging app in Singapore and Malaysia.

After worldwide outage, will Southeast Asia's dependence on Facebook and WhatsApp wane?

After worldwide outage, will Southeast Asia&#8217;s dependence on Facebook and WhatsApp wane?

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What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

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Pandemic turns Vietnam's condos into flourishing marketplaces. Social media connects buyers to trusted merchants inside their own community.

Pandemic turns Vietnam's condos into flourishing marketplaces

Pandemic turns Vietnam&#8217;s condos into flourishing marketplaces

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

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Society Pass may become the first Vietnamese e-commerce firm to go public in the US. The company struggles with profitability.

Society Pass may become the first Vietnamese e-commerce firm to go public in the US

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How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

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Cryptocurrencies

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

The startup plans to go public on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in two to three years.

Binance-backed Tokocrypto wants to grow beyond a cryptocurrency exchange for Indonesian investors

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

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How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

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Crypto stakeholders see GameFi projects as the next gold rush. Notable GameFi startups have emerged to blend blockchain activity with video games.

Crypto stakeholders see GameFi projects as the next gold rush

The Uptake Daily Digest | Reading the wind (and floods and fires).

Daily Digest | Reading the wind (and floods and fires)

Highlights from SOSV’s 8x8 Fall 2021 Speaker Series. Mentors shared lessons, while the new Chinaccelerator cohort was revealed.

Highlights from SOSV’s 8x8 Fall 2021 Speaker Series

Highlights from SOSV’s 8&#215;8 Fall 2021 Speaker Series

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Ovo, an Indonesian e-wallet, enables digital payments, money transfers, and loyalty rewards for everyday transactions.

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Grab will own 90% of Ovo after acquiring stakes from Tokopedia and Lippo Group, report says. Ovo was seen as the most complex part in the GoTo merger.

Southeast Asia

After worldwide outage, will Southeast Asia’s dependence on Facebook and WhatsApp wane?

Pandemic turns Vietnam’s condos into flourishing marketplaces