CHINA:
1. Chinese video platform Bilibili to raise $2.6 billion in Hong Kong listing
2. TikTok owner ByteDance hires CFO in a step towards IPO
3. China’s Didi leans towards New York for IPO, eyes valuation of at least $100 billion
4. Tencent’s quarterly revenue jumps as online gaming surges
5. H&M removed from Chinese apps over Xinjiang cotton boycott
6. Chinese E-cigarette Stocks Slump Following Proposed Regulation
7. Nio reaches milestone for battery-swap program
8. Kuaishou shares dive after first annual report
9. Self-driving truck startup TuSimple files to go public
10. Tencent-backed DouYu still wants to merge with Huya despite government antitrust concerns
11. Cross-border fintech Airwallex raises $100M Series D extension at new valuation of $2.6B
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1. Indian fantasy sports app Dream11’s parent firm raises $400 million
2. Sequoia India joins $45m round of Indian beauty e-tailer Purplle
3. Indian social network Public App raises $41 million
4. Peter Thiel-backed VC firm leads $10.3m seed round in Indian fintech firm Velocity
5. Indonesian social commerce app KitaBeli gets $10M led by Go Ventures
6. Indonesian insurtech firm Qoala acquires Thailand’s FairDee
7. Nigerian fintech of the unbanked Bankly raises $2M led by Vault
8. Monk’s Hill Ventures leads $1.5m round of Singapore software testing platform UI-licious
9. Beacon VC joins construction-tech firm Builk’s Series B round to help it with ASEAN expansion
CROSS-BORDER:
1. India antitrust body orders investigation into WhatsApp’s privacy policy changes
OVERSEAS
1. Sole Female Founders Raised $1B Less In 2020 Despite Record Venture Funding Surge In the US
2. Intel is spending $20 billion to build two new chip plants in Arizona
3. Robinhood files confidential paperwork to go public
4. Fidelity applies to launch a bitcoin ETF
5. Crypto firm Blockchain.com rides bitcoin mania to a $5.2 billion valuation
6. Prince Harry joins Silicon Valley mental health start-up as its Chief Impact Officer
7. SoftBank-backed Real Estate Brokerage Compass Aims for $10B Valuation in NYSE Debut
8. Discord, the popular communications platform for gamers, eyes sale at valuation of over $10B
9. Uber teams up with ScriptDrop to expand prescription delivery access in U.S.
10. Sweden’s MTG to buy New Zealand-based Ninja Kiwi for up to $186 million
11. IKEA invests in mapping technology startup what3words
13. Rec Room raises at $1.25B valuation from Sequoia and Index as VCs push to find another Roblox
14. Ro raises $500M for telehealth
15. Feedzai raises $200M at a $1B+ valuation for AI tools to fight financial fraud
16. Fanatics scores $320M for sports merchandise e-commerce
17. Cloud Security Provider Orca Security Hits $1.2B Valuation After $210M Series C
18. Laerdal Million Lives Fund Raises $100M To Target Health Care Access, Education Startups
19. Pacaso Raises $75M, Reaches Unicorn Status Less Than One Year After Launching
20. Neighbor raises $53M for self-storage marketplace after 5x YoY revenue growth
21. Virtual Events Platform Bevy Lands $40M Series C From Diverse Collection Of Investors
22. Australian lidar maker Baraja collects $31M B round to illuminate the future of autonomy
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