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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 updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Hukumonline, Pintar, and Pixelmon secure funding, Singapore’s GIC invests in Zum, seven China deals, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Hukumonline, Pintar, and Pixelmon secure funding, Singapore’s GIC invests in Zum, seven China deals, and more

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Deals in brief: Yume, Zora Health, and BlokID secure funding, Antler announces pre-seed funding for 37 SEA startups, seven China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Yume, Zora Health, and BlokID secure funding, Antler announces pre-seed funding for 37 SEA startups, seven China and India deals, and more

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

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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.

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Tokopedia is an Indonesian technology company, sometimes referred to as a unicorn. It was founded in 2009 by William Tanuwijaya and his Bestfriends from Harvard University, Michael Alexander.

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Several contenders exist, but the verdict on the future leader of Southeast Asia's e-commerce market remains pending.

Southeast Asian e-commerce: TikTok disrupts the market, Shopee and Lazada navigate defensive dilemmas | KrASIA

Southeast Asian e-commerce: TikTok disrupts the market, Shopee and Lazada navigate defensive dilemmas

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The world's biggest foreign travel market is hurt by weak economy and safety concerns.

In charts: How Asia's tourism recovery is held back by stay-home Chinese | KrASIA

In charts: How Asia&#8217;s tourism recovery is held back by stay-home Chinese

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Chinese car manufacturers are making advances in Vietnam despite the emergence of VinFast and a tax advantage enjoyed by ASEAN competitors.

Chinese automakers make headway in Vietnam’s car market despite ASEAN advantage | KrASIA

Chinese automakers make headway in Vietnam’s car market despite ASEAN advantage

Photo of Sharon Wong (left), founder and CEO of Motherswork, and Roshni Mahtani Cheung, founder and group CEO of The Parentinc.

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

Deals in brief: The Parentinc acquires Motherswork, Flowdesk secures Series B funding, Mirae Asset Capital Life Science emerges from stealth, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: The Parentinc acquires Motherswork, Flowdesk secures Series B funding, Mirae Asset Capital Life Science emerges from stealth, and more

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

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To categorize the recent layoffs merely as a cost-cutting measure might risk oversimplifying the more nuanced strategy that Alibaba is implementing at Lazada.

What’s next for Alibaba’s Lazada after the recent layoffs? | KrASIA

What’s next for Alibaba’s Lazada after the recent layoffs?

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Mixue Bingcheng is earning good money in China, but the perennial challenge of managing franchise stores en masse remains an ongoing struggle.

Should Mixue Bingcheng bear the blame when its franchisees get caught up in controversy? | KrASIA

Should Mixue Bingcheng bear the blame when its franchisees get caught up in controversy?

Deals in brief: Vietnam’s Be Group secures VND 739.5 billion, Zendesk acquires Klaus, multiple China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Vietnam’s Be Group secures VND 739.5 billion, Zendesk acquires Klaus, multiple China and India deals, and more

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.

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An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

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The industry is aiming to start mutual use of QR code payment systems in Southeast Asia and India by Expo 2025 Osaka.

Japan to collaborate on Chinese payment services with joint QR code | KrASIA

Japan to collaborate on Chinese payment services with joint QR code

Securing China’s commitment to reduce plastic production will be crucial for an effective treaty to combat plastic pollution.

Global plastic treaty talks could hinge on China pledging to curb plastic production | KrASIA

Global plastic treaty talks could hinge on China pledging to curb plastic production

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