China:
2. Shaanxi Province and Alibaba to build smart agricultural industry system
4. Alibaba officially established incubator for Mini-Program developers in the ecology space
5. Cross-border payment platform XTransfer raises USD 15 million in Series B1 round, led by Alibaba
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Emerging Market:
1. India’s Vahdam Teas raises $11M to grow its tea-commerce business in the US and Europe
2. Social commerce app DealShare raises $11m from Matrix Partners India, Falcon Edge, others
Cross-Border:
1. Accenture to acquire China auto tech startup Futuremove Automotive
Overseas:
1. Australia’s Telstra Ventures raises $50m sidecar fund
2. Lab-grown meat could be on store shelves by 2022, thanks to Future Meat Technologies
3. Lilium is looking to raise up to $500M for its electric flying taxis
4. Austin’s Newest Unicorn: RigUp Lands a16z-led $300M Series D
5. Grammarly raises $90 million for AI that spots grammar errors and plagiarism
6. Clari raises $60 million for AI sales pipeline optimization tools
7. Electric moped startup Revel raises $27.6 million as it eyes new markets
8. Parsley raises $26 million to provide personalized telemedical care nationwide
9. Einride raises $25 million to accelerate rollout of its autonomous electric shipping fleet
10. Nerd Street Gamers raises $12 million for building esports facilities
11. New Vector scores $8.5M to plug more users into its open, decentralized messaging Matrix
12. Nexkey raises $6M Series A round to make your company’s doors smarter
13. Meta Games raises $2 million for esports mobile games
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