CHINA:
1. Alibaba is making its cloud OS compatible with multiple chip architectures
2. Baidu Releases Patents For Epidemic Prediction Methods
3. JD Logistics expects non-JD customers to drive growth: CEO
4. Chinese presses audio platform Ximalaya to drop US for HK as listing venue
5. CDIB, Firstred, Huatai acquire Chinese cosmetics packaging firm Yuga
6. Chinese AI startup MegaRobo raises $65m from Matrix Partners, Sinovation, others
7. SuperGen Education Wraps Up Undisclosed Series A Funding Round
8. China’s medical equipment provider Jenscare secures funding co-led by GL Ventures
9. Unmanned retail company 无人新科技 Wurenxinkeji raised 5million RMB in angel round
10. Consumer brand 木喔woodwow closed angel round of 5 million RMB
11. Audio community 汽水儿 Qushuier raised several million RMB in angel round
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1. India attracted USD 81.72 billion in FDI in FY 2021 driven by tech sector
2. Tata Digital acquires Indian e-grocer BigBasket to fuel super-app ambition
3. Facebook-backed Indian edtech firm Unacademy in talks to raise $400m in Temasek-led round
4. Indian logistics giant Delhivery raises $277 million ahead of IPO
5. Indian sports platform banks $50m from parent firm Dream Sports
6. Jai Kisan, a fintech startup aimed at rural India, raises $30 million
7. Robocash to raise US$5M from Kilde, aims to launch online bank in SEA
8. IFC mulls $16m investment in third fund of Indonesian early-stage investor AC Ventures
CROSS-BORDER:
1. Hong Kong VC to launch $3m foodtech accelerator with Europe’s Blue Horizon
OVERSEAS:
1. Health-tech company Doximity files for IPO and says doctors will get up to 15% allocation
2. Electric-vehicle firm Rivian could seek $70 bln valuation in IPO
3. Klarna, Sweden BNPL financing unicorn, eyes valuation over $40B with new funding
4. Wejo to go public, deal values auto data startup at $800 mln
6. Brazilian proptech unicorn QuitoAndar lands $300M
7. Anthropic is the new AI research outfit from OpenAI’s Dario Amodei, and it has $124M to burn
8. Goldman Sachs leads $45M investment into auto fintech startup MotoRefi
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