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Terence Lee · · 7 min read

Check out Tech in Asia’s top stories of 2018

It was another year of upheavals in the world of tech. We saw the meteoric rise and fall of startups, gigantic shifts in the industry, and the sealing of massive deals.

Amid all the hullabaloo, here are the top 20 stories that captured your attention in 2018. (This list is compiled using a mix of metrics: pageviews, scroll depth, and acquired subscriptions.)

1. Sequoia is helping One Championship become the top streaming platform for martial arts

One Championship founder and CEO, Chatri Sityodtong

One Championship founder and CEO, Chatri Sityodtong. Photo credit: One Championship.

One Championship went on to raise a monster funding round.

2. Behind Honestbee’s big offline move and rapid expansion to 1,000 employees

Photo credit: Tech in Asia

It’s one of Southeast Asia’s most intriguing startups.

3. Carousell books $1.73m revenue and $29.8m loss in 2017 as monetization begins

Carousell Co-founders, Marcus Tan, Lucas Ngoo and Quek Siu Rui

Carousell co-founders Marcus Tan (L), Lucas Ngoo (M), and Quek Siu Rui (R) / Photo credit: Carousell

We looked into the finances of one of the most popular apps in Singapore.

4. Alibaba injects a further $2b in Lazada as Max Bittner steps down as CEO

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Terence Lee

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