TiA podcast episode 9: India goes clean and Alibaba goes crazy

Yes, it’s true: after years of providing you top-notch text coverage of Asia’s tech scene,Tech in Asia has branched out into the world of multimedia. Meet the Tech in Asia Podcast, our weekly show where hosts Anh-Minh Do and Charlie Custer will take you through the week’s top Asia tech stories.

This week we’re trying out a new format with just the week’s news, but not to worry – we’ll have in-depth features and interviews coming in separate episodes. Until then, get up to date with us on Alibaba’s crazy-busy week, SoftBank’s new venture into India’s cleantech industry, and more interesting news from Indian startups Housing and Porter.

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Show Notes:

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction
01:07 Alibaba’s crazy week
11:34 Housing’s Rahul Yadav resigns (again)
14:50 SoftBank sets up Indian cleantech JV
18:18 India’s Porter raises funds

Links

• Full disclosure: TiA just raised a new funding round
• Alibaba just threw $1 billion into the battle for China’s O2O services
• Alibaba makes first Hollywood move with funding for Mission Impossible sequel
• Alibaba launches online bank: ‘It’s for the little guys, not the rich’
• I’m Porter Erisman, a former Alibaba Vice-President & author of ‘Alibaba’s World’. AMA!
• Housing CEO Rahul Yadav says a final good-bye: report
• Here’s how SoftBank aims to provide electricity in every Indian home
• As Porter builds truck driver network across India, it bags funding from Sequoia Capital

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