CHINA:
2. Chinese regulators remove TripAdvisor, 104 other apps from online stores for ‘illegal’ content
3. China accounted for 29% of global semiconductor manufacturing equipment billing in Q3 2020
4. Carmakers in China Downplay Impact of Global Chip Shortage
5. Nov. fundraising hits fresh 2020 peak of $7.6b across 143 PE-VC deals
6. China’s Great Wall plans new electric, smart vehicle brand
7. JD Health Commences in Hong Kong, Shares Surge 75%
8. JD.com Becomes First Online E-commerce Platform to Accept Chinese Digital Currency
9. Chinese electric car maker Xpeng to follow August NYSE debut by raising additional US$2.48 billion
10. Tencent-backed online grocery firm Missfresh raises $307m from state-linked Chinese investors
11. Chinese pharma firm Nuance raises $181m co-led by GT Fund, RTW
12. Cloud-driven workforce management software developer GaiaWorks bags $76m in a Series D1 round
13. Chip Design Platform MooreElite Secures Series B Round
14. HashData, a big data startup, raises $15 Million from GSR, Matrix Partners
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1.India’s Reliance Jio to roll out 5G technology in second half of 2021, says Mukesh Ambani
2. Indian social commerce startup Meesho said to be close to raising $150m funding
3. India’s edtech Cuemath raises $40m
4. Sequoia India’s Surge invests in customer service startup Richpanel
5. Mubadala, Arbor lead fintech firm tabby’s $23m funding round
6. Indian social commerce startup DealShare raises $21m led by WestBridge
7. Veranda Learning acquires Indian exam preparation institute Chennai Race for $13.5m
8. Indian smart appliance startup Atomberg Technologies lands $9.4m in series B round
10. Singapore fintech startup Rely secures finance facility of up to $75m
12. Malaysian facial recognition firm Wise AI secures funding from Sunway Group’s VC arm
13. Malaysian car marketplace Carsome raises $30m in Asia Partners-led round
CROSS-BORDER:
1. Goldman Sachs to take 100 per cent ownership of China joint venture
2. IFC proposes $30m investment in healthcare third-party administrator Malaysian MiCare
3. Germany blocks Chinese takeover of satellite firm IMST on security concerns
4. Trevo, the Airbnb of automobiles, will soon drive into Indonesia after Malaysia launch
6. SoftBank, Hanwha Investment pour $60m into Korean payments startup Chai
7. Amazon looks to invest $100m in India’s largest pharmacy chain, sources say
8. Chinese Coronavirus Vaccine Approved In UAE
9. China e-cigarette firm Relx technology picks Citigroup for planned IPO in the US
OVERSEAS:
1. Resilient European tech startups near record $41 billion investment, report
2. SpaceX’s Starship prototype explodes on landing after test launch
3. Tesla launches second $5 billion share sale in three months
4. AWS announces SageMaker Clarify to help reduce bias in machine learning models
6. Yandex robots start to deliver restaurant meals in central Moscow
7. C3.ai, AI Softwarre Developer Looks To Raise As Much As $589M In IPO
8. Japan’s SoftBank leads $80m round in healthcare startup Pear Therapeutics
9. Kaszek, QED Back Crypto Platform Bitso In $62M Series B Round
10. Isreal-based Firebolt Enters Data Warehousing Market With $37M
12. Centivo Secures $34M Series B To Scale Self-funded Employer Health Plan
13. CodeSignal Snaps Up $25M Series B For Hiring Platform
14. GetAccept Dives Into Sales Enablement Platform Following $20M Series B
15. Potloc raises CA$20M for consumer surveys
16. Sequoia-backed Sunday Tends DIY Lawn Care Business With $19M Series B
17. Enterprise learning platform WorkRamp lands $17M Series B
18. Modal Raises $15M Series A To Rev Up The Online Car-Buying Experience
19. Arthur.ai snags $15M Series A to grow machine learning monitoring tool
20. Synctera Raises $12.4M Seed For Financial Services Matching Platform
22. Israeli martech startup Exceed.ai banks $4m in seed money
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