CHINA:
1. China’s Huawei aims to reach driverless car technology in 2025
3. Meituan to add 60,000 workers in bid to expand delivery services
4. Alibaba logistics arm Cainiao partners with China’s Hainan gov’t
5. Alibaba to Develop Self-Driving Trucks, Eyeing Next Potential Hot Spot in China’s Tech Sector
6. ByteDance launches Volcano Engine brand to offfer its ‘secret’ to corporates
7. Softbank-backed car trading firm Chehaoduo nets $300m to hit decacorn valuation
8. Chinese autonomous driving firm Desay allows Greater Bay Area city Huizhou to steer EV sector
9. China Youran Dairy said to have raised $642m in HK IPO
10. BSN architect firm Red Date raises $30 million
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
2. Singaporean fintech firm MatchMove gets $100m funding boost from US investor
3. Singaporean AI business services startup Osome bags $16m in series A money
4. Ex-Lazada exec’s ecommerce services startup Intrepid lands $11m in series B money
5. Foodpanda partners with Whizz Mobility, robotics startups for driverless delivery, in Singapore
6. Indian conglomerate Tata Group buys local e-healthcare platform 1mg
7. Inflexor Ventures leads $5m series A round of Indian logistics firm Kale Logistics Solution
8. Tencent-backed neobank Niyo acquires personal finance platform, a startup backed by SOSV
9. Indian fintech startup BharatPe acquires firm that offers loyalty programs
11. Pakistan’s Dawaai raises USD 8.5 million to grow online pharmacy and healthcare platform
CROSS-BORDER:
2. TSMC eyes plans for first chip plant in Japan
OVERSEAS:
1. Apple hires BMW veteran in latest sign of electric car push
2. SoftBank leads $640 million investment in Klarna, valuing buy-now-pay-later firm at $46 billion
3. Intel debates buyout of SiFive to bolster chip technology against Arm
4. ‘CryptoPunk’ NFT sells for $11.8 million at Sotheby’s
5. Nvidia acquires hi-def mapping startup DeepMap to bolster AV technology
6. Mexico’s payments startup Clip hits unicorn status after SoftBank investment
7. Sweden-based payments provider Klarna valued at $46B following new funding
8. Artificial intelligence startup DataRobot seeks to raise $500 mln
9. Ledger raises $380 million for its crypto hardware wallet
10. Eightfold AI, an AI-powered platform for HR, raises $220M in SoftBank-led round
11. Flyhomes Raises $150M To Streamline Homebuying
12. Brazil startup Buser raises $138 million from LGT, Softbank and others
13. S Korea’s Kakao Mobility bags $126m from consortium led by TPG, Carlyle
14. Yousign raises $36.6 million to build a European alternative to DocuSign
15. Prefect Raises $32M To Be The ‘Toothpick’ In Companies’ Data Stack
16. Ex-Google, eBay employees’ troubleshooting startup Komodor nets $21m in Accel-led round
17. Korean edtech firm Ringle bags $18m to expand globally
18. Corporate services “super app” Osome lands $16M Series A
19. Loupe Tech Lands $12M Series A To Connect Sports Card Enthusiasts
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