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Koah SDK 1.0 is now available

Koah announces the availability of SDK 1.0, a product update for developers.

Kling AI IPO: Kuaishou Filings Leave Disclosure Gap

Kuaishou’s recently disclosed figures for Kling, its AI video-generation unit, are limited: Q2 revenue above RMB 850m and unaudited pro‑forma 2025 numbers. Kling was carved out in July with roughly $2.8bn in signed investor commitments (round may extend to $3bn, implying ~ $18bn post-money). A leaked internal dataset reported by National Business Daily adds detail on API client revenue share, customer concentration, and losses that do not appear in exchange filings. The article argues that public records supporting Kling’s valuation rely on aggregate totals, pro‑forma accounting, broker notes and a leak — leaving a material disclosure gap a prospectus would need to fill about who pays Kling and how stable that revenue is.

• Kuaishou disclosed Kling revenue above RMB 850m (~$125m) in Q2 (reported Aug 19, 2026).
• Kuaishou carved out Kling in July with about $2.8bn in signed investor commitments; the round can extend to $3bn, implying a post-money valuation near $18bn.
• National Business Daily published figures from an unaudited internal dataset (Aug 25, 2026) showing API client revenue share, customer concentration, and a first-quarter loss not included in exchange filings.

Mobile Commerce: Channels That Drive Smartphone Sales

Retail-News (Aug 19, 2026) summarizes an ECDB analysis showing mobile commerce now spans at least six distinct channels — mobile websites, native apps, social commerce, mobile wallets/one-click payments, QR/scan-to-buy, and purchases triggered by push/SMS. The article highlights high cart-abandonment rates (11.18% add-to-cart vs. 2.68% completed purchases globally), wide variation by category, and the growth of social commerce (ECDB cites Douyin GMV of $592.1 billion). Recommendations include reducing checkout friction, offering one-click payments, providing app-specific value for installs, using QR for in-store mobile checkouts, and exploring AI-driven assistants to shorten purchase flows.

• Published by Retail-News on 2026-08-19.
• ECDB analysis identifies at least six mobile commerce channels: mobile websites, native merchant apps, social commerce, mobile wallets / one-click payments, QR/scan-to-buy, and purchases triggered by push/SMS.
• ECDB reports a global add-to-cart rate of 11.18% but a completed-purchase rate of 2.68%.

Kuaishou Carves Out Kling, Secures ~$2.8B Funding

Kuaishou Technology filed a notice on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange announcing that its AI video generation unit, Kling, has secured approximately $2.8 billion in investor commitments with a potential ceiling near $3 billion within 60 days. If fully subscribed the financing would imply a post-money valuation of about $18 billion. The round involved 34 investors including Tencent, Alibaba Cloud and Baidu. Hello China Tech's analysis emphasizes that the transaction is a controlled carve-out and structured corporate finance operation rather than a pure startup equity sale. Kling reported ~Rmb 1.1bn revenue in 2025 with a Rmb 1.9bn net loss and Rmb 9m negative net assets; Q1 2026 revenue exceeded Rmb 650m (300%+ YoY). Kling’s revenues are subscription-heavy and geographically concentrated overseas, exposing it to pricing competition from other AI video products.

• Kuaishou Technology filed a Hong Kong Stock Exchange notice on July 2 announcing investor commitments for Kling.
• Kling secured approximately $2.8 billion in investor commitments, with the round able to expand to roughly $3 billion within 60 days.
• If fully subscribed, Kling’s post-money valuation would be about $18 billion.