CHINA:
2. Tencent-backed online hospital WeDoctor files for IPO
3. Chinese chipset maker UNISOC nets $815m, seeks to file for STAR IPO by end-2021
6. VSPN Acquires Livestreaming Talent Agency Famulei
7. Xpeng says its self-driving tech outperforms Tesla’s
8. 58.com’s used goods trading platform Zhuan Zhuan rakes in $390m
9. iPhone producer Wistron leads $4.3m round of Taiwan machine learning startup
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1. BYJU’S acquires Aakash for nearly $1B
2. India’s Swiggy nears $5 billion valuation in new $800 million fundraise
3. Indian social commerce startup Meesho lands $300M in SoftBank-led round
4. Neobank StashFin closes $40m in series B extension funding
5. Monk’s Hill Ventures joined career platform Glints’ $22.5m round
6. Singapore, India-based SaaS firm Circus Social bags $1m in Inflection Point Ventures-led round
7. Pakistani fintech firm SadaPay raises country’s biggest seed financing
8. Conicle bags US$3M Series A to grow its ‘cloud university’ in Thailand
CROSS-BORDER:
1. South Korea’s SK Group buys 16.3% stake in Vietnam’s VinCommerce for $410 million
2. ByteDance says India’s freeze on bank accounts is harassment – court filing
3. KKR hits $15b in final close of its latest Asia Pacific fund
4. Facebook co-founder’s B Capital could set aside 40% of its $1.9b fund for China
5. SoftBank to take 40% stake in warehouse robotics firm AutoStore for $2.8b
OVERSEAS
1. Digital health funding high again in Q1 2021 in the U.S.
2. Crypto market cap surges to record $2 trillion, bitcoin at $1.1 trillion
4. LG is shutting down its smartphone business worldwide
6. Bank software provider Alkami aims for over $2 billion valuation in U.S. IPO
7. Ribbit Capital leads $26.7M round for Brazilian fintech Cora
8. FinanZero, Brazil’s free online credit marketplace, raises $7M
9. ConductorOne raises $5M in seed round led by Accel to automate your access requests
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