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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.

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Bringing you the latest news briefs on fundraising activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Igloo and Gravel secure funding, COP28 participants step up financial commitments, multiple China, India, and Middle East deals, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Igloo and Gravel secure funding, COP28 participants step up financial commitments, multiple China, India, and Middle East deals, and more

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KrASIA Writers

Read the stories about Augmented reality (AR), Virtual reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR), know about the trendings and the future of VR/AR/MR industry. 

AR/VR

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Creative

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

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Metaverse

Video

Like other Chinese VR businesses, Pico viewed Meta as the benchmark for success. Attempting to emulate the American tech giant, however, contributed to its downfall.

Pico's odyssey: Fall from favor highlights mismatch of Meta's strategy in China's VR industry (Part 2 of 4) | KrASIA

Pico&#8217;s odyssey: Fall from favor highlights mismatch of Meta&#8217;s strategy in China&#8217;s VR industry (Part 2 of 4)

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Transsion

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Leading brand in Africa, Pakistan and Bangladesh thrives on local needs.

China's Transsion, world's No. 5 smartphone maker, keeps ascending | KrASIA

China&#8217;s Transsion, world&#8217;s No. 5 smartphone maker, keeps ascending

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ByteDance invested approximately RMB 20 billion in Pico, but even that substantial amount of funding could not avert the decline of the VR business.

Pico's odyssey: ByteDance's grandiose efforts fail to unleash a VR miracle (Part 1 of 4) | KrASIA

Pico&#8217;s odyssey: ByteDance&#8217;s grandiose efforts fail to unleash a VR miracle (Part 1 of 4)

Deals in brief: Bioniqa and Term Structure secure funding, LeapFrog announces USD 500 million climate strategy, multiple China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Bioniqa and Term Structure secure funding, LeapFrog announces USD 500 million climate strategy, multiple China and India deals, and more

Malaysia

Deals in brief: FEBE Ventures launches second fund, Fr8Labs, Rich Data Co, and Immensa secure funding, multiple China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: FEBE Ventures launches second fund, Fr8Labs, Rich Data Co, and Immensa secure funding, multiple China and India deals, and more

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Gideon Ng

Cotti Coffee

Luckin Coffee

Retail

Competition is brewing quickly in China’s coffee market, but not all players are feeling the heat equally.

Starbucks unfazed by Luckin Coffee amidst intense competition in China's coffee market | KrASIA

Starbucks unfazed by Luckin Coffee amidst intense competition in China&#8217;s coffee market

Vietnam

Deals in brief: Inflow, Wind.app, and M Village secure funding, Alipay to sell entire stake in Zomato, multiple China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Inflow, Wind.app, and M Village secure funding, Alipay to sell entire stake in Zomato, multiple China and India deals, and more

ByteDance or Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. is a Chinese Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms, headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance's core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

Bytedance

After significant investments in gaming and facing a lack of commensurate success, ByteDance appears poised to conclude its venture in the gaming sector by winding down Nuverse.

ByteDance to wind down Nuverse, signaling exit from gaming sector | KrASIA

ByteDance to wind down Nuverse, signaling exit from gaming sector

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

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Electric Vehicles

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

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Jeff Chay

Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

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Mobility

New Energy

Sany

Sany Group

Will Sany Group's contrarian strategy of expanding during the current downturn suffice for it to claim the top spot in the new energy sector?

China

Deals in brief: Igloo and Gravel secure funding, COP28 participants step up financial commitments, multiple China, India, and Middle East deals, and more

Pico’s odyssey: Fall from favor highlights mismatch of Meta’s strategy in China’s VR industry (Part 2 of 4)

China’s Transsion, world’s No. 5 smartphone maker, keeps ascending

Pico’s odyssey: ByteDance’s grandiose efforts fail to unleash a VR miracle (Part 1 of 4)

Deals in brief: Bioniqa and Term Structure secure funding, LeapFrog announces USD 500 million climate strategy, multiple China and India deals, and more

Deals in brief: FEBE Ventures launches second fund, Fr8Labs, Rich Data Co, and Immensa secure funding, multiple China and India deals, and more

Starbucks unfazed by Luckin Coffee amidst intense competition in China’s coffee market

Deals in brief: Inflow, Wind.app, and M Village secure funding, Alipay to sell entire stake in Zomato, multiple China and India deals, and more

ByteDance to wind down Nuverse, signaling exit from gaming sector

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

Electric vessels are leading Singapore’s decarbonization charge

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