CHINA:
3 Beijing sets up satellite internet measures as China aims to build new space infrastructure
5 Bilibili Presents China’s First Virtual Idol Musical Film
6 China’s Tencent buys audiobook platform Lazy Audio for $417m
8 BlackRock sells almost entire China Telecom stake for $200m
9 Cobots developer JAKA gets $46m
11 YC-backed BlaBla raises $1.5M to teach English through short videos
12 Quantum Precision Measuring Startup CIQTEK Secures Round From Hillhouse
13 VSPN E-sports company acquires Banana Gaming & Media
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1 SEA’s startups raised US$8.6B in 2020
2 Singapore’s GIC backs ThoughtWorks software consultancy firm with $720m round
3 Indian PM announces $133m seed fund to support startups
4 Indian insurtech startup Digit achieves unicorn status after $18.5m raise
5 Nazara Technologies becomes first Indian gaming firm to file IPO
7 Vietnamese PE firm VI Group to pursue tech bets to cash in on digital boom
CROSS-BORDER:
1 Xiaomi, COMAC Added On US Investment Blacklist
4 SoftBank, Hughes invest in UK’s satellite communications firm OneWeb
5 PayPal now the sole owner of a payments firm in China
6 Amazon launches mobile-only Prime Video subscription in India
7 Amazon makes education push in India with JEE preparation app
OVERSEAS
1 Dating App Bumble Files For IPO, Revealing 42M Monthly Users
2 Uber planning to spin out Postmates’ delivery robot arm
3 OneWeb Raises Big New Round for satellite network
4 UK’s Deliveroo raises $180m from investors at $7b valuation
5 Everlywell raises $75M from HealthQuest Capital following its recent $175M Series D round
6 UK’s Bloom & Wild raises $102M to seed its flower delivery service across Europe
7 Corporate credit card platform Moss raises $25.5 million
8 Crossbeam raises $25M to back startups built on ‘platform economies’
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