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

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How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

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New supply deals and products signal the LiDAR leader’s expansion beyond sensors into embodied intelligence.

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How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

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

Transportation

Rino.ai expects to break even once its fleet reaches 10,000 units.

From pilots to profit: Rino.ai plots commercialization after Series B+ round

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

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

Consumer Economy

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

The release positions mixed reality as both a next-gen consumer interface and a testing ground for robots learning to navigate the physical world.

Vivo launches “Discovery” edition of Vision MR headset, signaling shift beyond smartphones

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

Venture Capital

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

India

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

India's startup ecosystem, which bounced back from the COVID-19 induced slump in the second half of 2020, is seeing an increased interest from global investors.Homegrown startups raised USD 3.65 billion in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 13.4% over the corresponding period last year, local media Economic Times (ET) said, citing data from intelligence platform Tracxn. Another research firm, Venture Intelligence, puts this number at USD 4.2 billion, 40% higher than that in the first quarter of 2020 when Indian startups raised USD 3.5 billion.

Global investors bet big on Indian startups, investing billions into country

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BlackSoil, which now has an NBFC and three AIFs under its umbrella, deploys multiple debt strategies to differentiate itself from other venture debt players in the market, said Ankur Bansal, co-founder and director at BlackSoil. One trait that sets the firm apart is its penchant for converting real estate investors into startup investors. Here's how Bansal does it.

Startups want to 'ensure they have a venture debt partner' | Q&A with Ankur Bansal

Startups want to &#8216;ensure they have a venture debt partner&#8217; | Q&#038;A with Ankur Bansal

Southeast Asia

B Capital Group on Thursday said that it closed a USD 415 million fund for a new category called "Elevate" and that it will open a presence in China, where it appointed former Softbank Vision Fund partner Daisy Cai as country head.

B Capital launches new USD 415 million fund and expands to China

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

China Venture Roundup

China Venture Roundup Volume 29 covers China’s investment activity from March 22 – 28, 2021.

China's YouTube - Bilibili - debuts on the HKSE | China Venture Roundup Volume 29

China&#8217;s YouTube &#8211; Bilibili &#8211; debuts on the HKSE | China Venture Roundup Volume 29

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

On-demand Services

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

Private Equity

Beijing-based logistics startup FlashEx, also known as Shansong, said on Tuesday that it closed its Series D2 round raising USD 125 million from investors including Shunwei Capital, Susquehanna International Group (SIG), and N5 Capital.

Chinese delivery firm FlashEx scores USD 125 million from Shunwei, SIG

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IvyCap will begin investing in Southeast Asian startups this year, utilizing the IIT alumni network in the region.

Recent exits instill confidence in Indian funds | Q&A with Vikram Gupta of IvyCap Ventures

Recent exits instill confidence in Indian funds | Q&#038;A with Vikram Gupta of IvyCap Ventures

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Sequoia Capital finances transformative companies, guiding them through growth phases and global market entry.

Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital India, which has been focusing on early-stage investments through its two-year-old Surge program in the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, has raised its second seed fund with a corpus of USD 195 million.

Sequoia Capital India closes second seed fund at USD 195 million

China Venture Roundup Volume 28 covers China’s investment activity from March 15 - 21, 2021.

Ride-hailing giant DiDi's IPO in the making? | China Venture Roundup Volume 28

Ride-hailing giant DiDi&#8217;s IPO in the making? | China Venture Roundup Volume 28

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Middle East

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

Group 11, the venture capital fund headed by American-Israeli investor Dovi Frances, has announced it has secured over USD 120 million in the first closing for the firm’s fifth fintech fund in just 90 days.The firm announced just three months ago it had intended to raise USD 100 million for the fund.Group 11 says its fifth fund will invest primarily in Silicon Valley-based fintech companies, many of them with Israeli founding teams and R&D centers.

Dovi Frances' Group 11 secures more than USD 120 million for fifth fintech fund

Dovi Frances&#8217; Group 11 secures more than USD 120 million for fifth fintech fund

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Venture Capital

Global investors bet big on Indian startups, investing billions into country

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B Capital launches new USD 415 million fund and expands to China

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Chinese delivery firm FlashEx scores USD 125 million from Shunwei, SIG

Recent exits instill confidence in Indian funds | Q&A with Vikram Gupta of IvyCap Ventures

Sequoia Capital India closes second seed fund at USD 195 million

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