BEIJING, July 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 36Kr Holdings Inc. ("36Kr" or
the "Company") (Nasdaq: KRKR), a prominent brand and pioneering
platform dedicated to serving New Economy participants in
China, today announced that it has
entered into a strategic partnership with Zhi-Tech Group
("Zhi-Tech," SZ: 300785), a tech group focusing on the consumer
industry, to broaden its business expansion and commercialization
initiatives.
36Kr and Zhi-Tech will leverage their diverse strengths and
resources to jointly explore commercialization and expansion
opportunities in the consumer sector. 36Kr has accumulated a
massive user base and deep client experience over its past decade
of serving New Economy enterprises, while Zhi-Tech boasts deep
expertise in e-commerce and various consumer sectors such as
digital and 3C products, household appliances, groceries and fresh
foods, beauty and cosmetics, among others. Under this strategic
cooperation, the two companies will extend their customer reach and
bolster their market influence through collaborative original
content creation, joint marketing service offerings and product
innovation. Meanwhile, as AIGC trailblazers, 36Kr's data insights
and cutting-edge AI applications as well as Zhi-Tech's consumer LLM
tools will empower the two companies to create a more competitive
and dynamic ecosystem, fostering more experimental products, better
services, and ultimately greater commercialization.
Mr. Dagang Feng, Co-chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of 36Kr, commented, "We are delighted to
partner with Zhi-Tech Group to further expand our customer reach.
Zhi-Tech's consumer industry prowess and frontrunning AI technology
applications will help augment our strengths in content creation
and marketing services to deepen our penetration in the consumer
sector and beyond, unlocking both companies' value creation
potential."
Mr. Guodong Sui, Founder and
Chairman of Zhi-Tech Group, added, "Our vision is to create a
better world through the free flow of consumption information. We
are honored to enter into this strategic cooperation with 36Kr. The
collaboration will harness our complementary advantages to the
fullest and maximize the value of our premium content, catalyzing
sector-wide progress and advancing industrial upgrades."
About 36Kr Holdings Inc.
36Kr Holdings Inc. is a prominent brand and pioneering
platform dedicated to serving New Economy participants
in China with the mission of empowering New Economy
participants to achieve more. The Company started its business with
high-quality New Economy-focused content offerings, covering a
variety of industries in China's New Economy with diverse
distribution channels. Leveraging traffic brought by high-quality
content, the Company has expanded its offerings to business
services, including online advertising services, enterprise
value-added services and subscription services to address the
evolving needs of New Economy companies and the upgrading needs of
traditional companies. The Company is supported by a comprehensive
database and strong data analytics capabilities. Through diverse
service offerings and significant brand influence, the Company is
well-positioned to continuously capture the high growth potential
of China's New Economy.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.36kr.com.
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the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by
terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future,"
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including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations,
are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve
inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the
following: the Company's goal and strategies; the Company's future
business development, results of operations and financial
condition; relevant government policies and regulations relating to
our business and industry; the Company's expectations regarding the
use of proceeds from this offering; the Company's expectations
regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, its services; the
Company's ability to maintain and enhance its brand; the Company's
ability to provide high-quality content in a timely manner to
attract and retain users; the Company's ability to retain and hire
quality in-house writers and editors; the Company's ability to
maintain cooperation with third-party professional content
providers; the Company's ability to maintain relationship with
third-party platforms; general economic and business condition
in China; possible disruptions in commercial activities caused
by natural or human-induced disasters; and assumptions underlying
or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding
these and other risks is included in the Company's filings with
the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in
the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and the
Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
36Kr Holdings Inc.
Investor Relations
Tel: +86 (10) 8965-0708
E-mail: ir@36kr.com
Piacente Financial Communications.
Jenny Cai
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677
E-mail: 36Kr@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
Piacente Financial Communications.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1(212) 481-2050
E-mail: 36Kr@tpg-ir.com
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