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Grab is all grown up and acting like a public company (but investors still aren’t happy)
The ride-hailing firm posted its first annual profit and made an ambitious acquisition, but the market still doesn’t see a tech company
 • Jon Russell
Thailand’s top startups forced to look overseas for IPOs
Negative market sentiment may push Line Man, Bitkub and others to Hong Kong
 • Jon Russell
India's Peak XV sees more senior departures after recent IPO exits
Top VC firm loses three more partners following row over $1B+ windfall
 • Jon Russell
Y Combinator reaps big rewards in India but its future in Asia is long over
The world’s top startup accelerator programme is no longer a dominant force in Asia
 • Jon Russell
South Korean companies are making hay in the AI boom
SK Hynix and Samsung posted huge profits but both warned of a global supply crunch
 • Jon Russell

January 2026

PhonePe prepares for billion-dollar India fintech IPO
Numbes show Flipkart spinout is cutting losses but must grow financial services arm
 • Jon Russell
TikTok US deal looks like a major win for ByteDance
Chinese entity retains algorithm source code and will control US e-commerce effort
 • Jon Russell
India’s government stages an intervention over 10-minute delivery promise
Plus: More Nvidia woes in China despite US green light and India goes after VC tax dodgers
 • Jon Russell
Billionaire scam kingpin in Southeast Asia arrested and extradited to China
Plus: first AI IPOs give Chinese challengers much-needed cash and Beijing tries to push back on Meta-Manus deal
 • Jon Russell
Meta’s $2.5B Manus deal is historic for Asia, but it isn’t Singapore’s win
Chinese AI startups find a new path but with their domestic market surging, do they even need it?
 • Jon Russell

December 2025

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