Mapping Chinese tech giants’ investments into Southeast Asia

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I think everything we do is interesting, but the last one is especially compelling to me. There’s something to be said about being able to look at individual events - a fundraising round here, a merger there, a strategic investment last week - and putting it together to paint a picture of something much larger. For example, in today’s premium story, my colleague Peter puts together many different events in our ecosystem to track the Chinese tech giants that are putting money into Southeast Asian startups. This gives us a sense of how our two tech scenes are connected. -- Stefanie  ---------------------------------------------------------------  THE BIG STORY [Charting the Chinese tech giants investing in Southeast Asia]( The funding flow may have slowed in recent years, but Alibaba and Tencent are still pumping cash into the region. --------------------------------------------------------------- TRENDING NEWS [Thai billionaire heir’s AI startup Amity raises US$60 million]( GenAI startup Amity has raised US$60 million in a funding round led by Insight Capital. 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