Opinion
Ride-hailing insanity shows Japan is right to shun startups
Investors are starting to notice that losses show no sign of easing
Startups
Companies
Startup MioTech hires Pinduoduo finance head to get 'IPO ready'
Company aims to double staff count amid Singapore expansion
Datawatch
Over 20% of Japan's 'open dataset' contains unavailable info
Poor management and nervous officials hinder digitization drive
Cryptocurrencies
Japanese crypto exchanges to speed up cryptocurrency listings
Industry body creates 'green list' in bid to catch up with rest of world
Startups
Singapore fintech startups take off amid financial sector boom
City-state a magnet for innovative new companies, talent, money
36Kr/KrASIA
Bottles to beds: Chinese startup changes plastics into linen
Company, called P.E.T., uses blockchain to track whole recycling process
Interview
Second Life creator sees disaster in Facebook-like metaverse
Philip Rosedale says technology is not yet ready for 3D immersive VR
Business Spotlight
Indonesia holds key to GoTo's 'aggressive' IPO valuation
Super apps burn through cash in fight for Southeast Asia's biggest digital market
Automobiles
Thai used-car market heats up as foreign startups jump in
Online dealers hope to attract more consumers amid rising demand
Startups
Japan to boost startup subsidies for infrastructure orders abroad
Drones and telemedicine among those seen as promising growth areas
China tech
China's frenzied metaverse poised to balloon into $50bn business
Regulators react to growing pains of fast-moving and overheating market
36Kr/KrASIA
Chinese smart farming startup secures $15m in new funding
AIForceTech's unmanned tractors improve productivity, ease labor crunch
Aerospace & Defense
Japan startup helps satellites send data in geopolitical crises
Ground station service Infostellar aims to tap growth of constellations
DealStreetAsia
Indian game streamer Loco raises $42m from South Korean VC
Company to bolster platform, product development, backed by fresh capital
Ukraine war
Startups brace for talent crunch as Ukraine war rages
Israel tech companies have ramped up hiring during pandemic
Startups
Cars24's smart pricing puts India's used car market in fast lane
$3bn unicorn takes AI-powered platform to UAE, Thailand
Startups
Japan's top business lobby wants to see 100 unicorns by 2027
Keidanren calls for new agency dedicated to promoting startups
Startups
MUFG Bank devotes $300m to direct stakes in Indian startups
Japanese megabank aims to tap technology from thriving fintech sector
Startups
India's Josh close to raising $500m to win video app fight
VerSe to bolster short video business as competition heats up
Startups
Accel ups game in Southeast Asia and India with $650m fund
U.S. venture capitalist plans more deals in region despite IPO market volatility