DealStreetAsia
Xiaomi invests in Chinese self-driving chip unicorn Black Sesame
Startup leverages fresh funding to accelerate product upgrades and commercialization
Startups
Automobiles
GM to invest $300m in Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta
Company working with several automakers on mass-produced self-driving cars
Startups
Indian startup Ola opens all-female electric scooter factory
Ride hailer claims plant is world's largest staffed entirely by women
DealStreetAsia
Fintech unicorn Airwallex hits $4bn valuation after raising $200m
Hong Kong-based company wants to expand its global operations
36Kr/KrASIA
Chinese 3D printing startup Polly Polymer secures new funding
$15.5m raised to build a cloud-controlled, unmanned 'dark factory'
Property
Thai startup receives go-ahead to sell fractions of properties
Bangkok-based fintech to help small investors buy pieces of prime real estate
Markets
Temasek unit to supercharge anemic Singapore Exchange tech listings
As SPACs beckon, city-state unveils plan to draw likes of high-growth startups
Startups
Japan's 17 Live makes global push as Chinese platforms face crackdown
Streaming app eyes markets in India and US
Startups
Chinese trade services startup XTransfer reaches unicorn status
Company founded by Ant Group veterans raises $138m to expand reach
Comment
India's unicorn boom shows no signs of slowdown
Startups that meet demand for business services are growing rapidly
Startups
Grab lowers 2021 earnings projection as COVID hobbles ASEAN
Singapore 'super app' gains 62% in GMV as net loss widens to $815 million in Q2
Interview
Venture capital doubles down on Southeast Asian tech
Prominent investors Jungle Ventures and 500 Startups eye unicorns nearing IPOs
Japan immigration
Japan turns to tech to help foreign blue-collar workers
Businesses under pressure to address labor issues and meet UN standards
DealStreetAsia
Alibaba-backed fund invests in Vietnamese food chain Homefarm
The investor is branching out into the emerging markets of Southeast Asia
Education
Byju's buys exam coaching startup in India edtech push
Online education company has been on shopping spree this year
Business trends
Singapore is top in luring ASEAN-focused fund managers
Welcoming policies in tax and corporate structure draw in venture capital
Startups
'Spider-fiber' tailor nabs Carlyle's first funding of Japan startup
Spiber nets $300m to bolster American production
DealStreetAsia
Indonesia's Traveloka to suspend merger talks with a SPAC
The unicorn's plan shaken by waning SPAC market
China tech
Ant forays into 5,000 Singapore, Jakarta and Bangkok eateries
Alipay operator invests in Chope app as it looks beyond ASEAN payments market
Media & Entertainment
Thailand jockeying for world supremacy in a cat game
Simple Popcat helps people let off steam during lockdown
