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In late June of 2021, Nayuki Holdings Ltd. became the first tea drink chain to be listed on the stock exchange.

It’s clear that the sky is the limit for this drink chain, but they’re not the only ones who are—excuse the pun—making a splash.

While the drink market isn’t exactly new, this momentum it’s finding in China is, and that’s due to four main reasons.

The New Era of China’s Tea Drink Industry

The New Era of China’s Tea Drink Industry | Headline

If you thought bubble tea was big before, you thought wrong.

We share freee K.K.’s early pitch deck and how we knew they were destined for greatness.

We Look At freee K.K.’s Winning Pitch Deck for LAUNCHPAD 2013

The Headline team in Asia shares freee K.K.’s early pitch deck and how we knew they were destined for greatness.

We Look At freee K.K.’s Winning Pitch Deck for LAUNCHPAD 2013 | Headline

Follow along from the perspective of Headline's Partner Joe Huang as he highlights the importance of the metaverse and the opportunities that it can offer.

Headline's Partner in Asia Joe Huang shares his thoughts on the metaverse.

Owning Real Estate in the Metaverse | Headline

What do Snoop Dogg, tokens.com, and Samsung have in common?

Three founders from Taiwan and Hong Kong share where they find their drive, their confidence, and their voice.

For entrepreneurship, I would like to share with you one of my favorite quotes by Benjamin Mee from the movie We Bought a Zoo: “You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.”

“It’s only about you and who you want to be, but not [about being] someone’s daughter, or sister, or wife, or mother.”

Women Founders II: SkyREC, Lootex, and Xen Capital

Women Founders II: SkyREC, Lootex, and Xen Capital | Headline

Three Japanese founders of women-led companies share how they overcame their hardships.

“However, if you can work in a way that allows you to demonstrate your value as a business owner in a short amount of working hours, you do not have to give up your family.”

Women Founders I: Pinpinkorori, Radiotalk, and Spider Labs

Women Founders I: Pinpinkorori, Radiotalk, and Spider Labs | Headline

Helping the underserved and millennials find the best ways to invest

Founder Spotlight of Finhay: Huy Nghiem | Headline

Kaminashi eliminates paperwork and digitalizes field workers’ work using a no-code solution.

Check Out LAUNCHPAD 2020 Winner Kaminashi’s Brilliant Pitch Deck

Check Out LAUNCHPAD 2020 Winner Kaminashi’s Brilliant Pitch Deck | Headline

LAUNCHPAD finalists have raised over 300 billion yen.

All of LAUNCHPAD Finalists Exits and Funding

All of LAUNCHPAD Finalists Exits and Funding | Headline

Theodoric Chew, Co-Founder and CEO of Intellect tells us the rapid growth process of Intellect and the importance of mental health care.

“Headline’s approach in understanding a market [segment], as well as the business mechanics of what makes a startup successful in it, was exceptional and advanced in many ways.” — Theodoric Chew, CEO, and Co-Founder of Intellect.

“…That’s why I started Intellect, in order to tackle a problem I personally faced and know the majority of people in the world [also experience] or can deeply relate to..” — Theodoric Chew, CEO and Co-Founder of Intellect.

“Following what I shared earlier, we believe that in Asia, a big part of our mission and work is to [change] the perception of how people perceive mental health & wellbeing; from one that is clinical to one that is relatable and happening every day. That is what drives us to constantly work towards making mental health stigma-free.” — Theodoric Chew, CEO and Co-Founder of Intellect.

Founder Spotlight of Intellect: Theodoric Chew

Intellect is Asia-Pacific’s fastest growing startup that provides comprehensive mental health services.

Founder Spotlight of Intellect: Theodoric Chew | Headline

As of May 10, Infinity Ventures in Asia and e.ventures in the US and Europe have rebranded together as Headline. Moving forward, Infinity Venture’s existing offices in Beijing, Taipei, and Tokyo will be known as Headline Asia. Headline will also have offices in San Francisco, Berlin, Paris, and São Paulo.

"What we’ll gain from further collaboration is we will have access to more global data and trends. With our shared network of information, we’ll have more rapid and more efficient insight into internet tech trends happening around the globe and that is what’s going to make us better VCs,” Infinity Ventures founder and Headline co-founder Akio Tanaka says, “The world is becoming more connected, ideas from one part of the world to another travel much, much faster today. There is no such thing as purely regional deals anymore. Every regional deal in the future will have an international angle. For VCs to find winners early, and opportunities that scale, you need international intelligence. That’s what we have had so far working with e.ventures, and that’s what we’re betting on further with Headline.”

“I am so excited about this new chapter in our relationship. Our technology, our team, and our global vision combine to fuel our founders with resources at every stage of their companies’ life cycles,” says e.ventures partner and Headline co-founder Mathias Schilling.

We Have Big News | Headline

Our Partner Joseph Huang talks with Matt Cheng from Cherubic Ventures and Jamie Lin from AppWorks about growing startups.

3 VCs Weigh In on Venture Building | Headline

Join Joseph Huang, Headline Asia's partner as he talks about Metaverse and how it's connected to one of his favorite books "A Song for a New Day" and his thoughts on the future of VCs.

“Immersive hardware has got to become as affordable, comfortable, and multifunctional as mobile phones while also providing a 1000 percent better experience — along the lines of the Hoodie™ Pinsker describes in A Song for a New Day.“ - Joseph Huang.

From Joe’s Desk: MetaSaaS and Music’s Future In the Metaverse II

Join Joseph Huang, Headline's Partner in Asia as he talks about Metaverse and how it's connected to one of his favorite books "A Song for a New Day" and his thoughts on the future of VCs.

From Joe’s Desk (Part II): MetaSaaS and Music’s Future In the Metaverse | Headline

Metaverse growing pains and opportunities.