Tech in Asia podcast episode 5: big investments, bigger burn rates

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 and then dive into deeper discussions on pressing issues with experts from all across Asia’s tech industry.

This week: big investments and bigger burn rates. We take a look at Didi Kuaidi’s recent massive cash influx, and its even bigger spending spree. Plus big money for Baihe, Vietnam gets its “first” homemade smartphone, and we talk to the folks from MaGIC Malaysia about their dream of making Malaysia the startup capital of Asia.

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Show notes

• Weibo invests $142M in China’s biggest taxi app startup
• Didi Kuaidi spends $161M to give customers free rides as China’s taxi app price war ramps up
• Here’s Vietnam’s first homegrown smartphone
• Baihe, a Chinese dating site where users flaunt their financial standing, bags $241M
• (Related) Chinese Tech Firms Aim to Stay Home to IPO
• India’s Uber for trucks TheKarrier bags $230K funding
• MaGIC Malaysia official site (English)

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