CHINA:
1. Chinese Central Bank Official Calls for Greater International Oversight of Digital Currencies
2. Tencent Music announces biggest ever $1 billion share buyback
3. Chinese apps join celebs in backlash against Western fashion brands over Xinjiang
4. Chinese livestreaming firm Joyy posts revenue of $578m in Q4
5. Meituan’s community group-buying expansion mires firm in losses
6. Evergrande NEV shares rise 7.3% despite ballooning losses
7. Morris Garages Partners With Bilibili Esports
8. Chinese Social E-commerce App Xiaohongshu Hires New CFO From Citigroup
9. Tencent-backed mutual aid platform Qingsong Huzhu abruptly shuts down
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1. Southeast Asian tech startups raised $8.2b in 2020 despite Covid-19 impact
2. DotPe pulls in $27.5M to digitize businesses
4. Local real estate developer sues Bukalapak for “illegal acts”, seeks US$6.2M compensation
5. Indian ride hailer Ola doubles down on EV to drive itself out of slow growth
6. Sequoia leads $234m round of Indian lending firm for small businesses
OVERSEAS
1. Robotic automation company UiPath files to go public — revenue grew 81% last year, losses pared
2. WeWork To Go Public Via SPAC In Deal At Fraction of Former Valuation
4. Woven Capital kicks off portfolio with investment in autonomous delivery company Nuro
5. Jeff Bezos-backed accounting start-up Pilot hits $1.2 billion valuation after new funding round
6. Linktree, a platform enabling easier social commerce, closes $45M Series B
7. Fintech startup Greenwood lands $40M
8. Cybersecurity company Morphisec closes new $31M round
9. Vibrant raises $7.5M for a drug-free mechanical pill to treat constipation
10. Headless commerce startup Swell raises $3.4M
11. Preveta Raises $2M To Coordinate Care For Early Disease Detection
12. Hub, a productivity platform for technical sales professionals, launches with $1M in funding
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