China:
1. Huawei says 9-month revenue up despite US pressure
2. ByteDance to launch an AI tutor for kids in 2020
3. Meituan announced the establishment of “Meituan University”, covering catering, takeaway and others
4. NetEase education unit Youdao looks to raise $116 million in US IPO
6. IoT technology provider Huilian 慧联无限 secured several hundred million RMB in C-round financing
7. Bao Da Shi 包大师, a luxury goods platform, raises nearly 100 million in A+ round financing
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Emerging Market:
1. Indian startup Qure.Ai in talks with VCs to raise $20m to fight tuberculosis
Cross-Border:
1. Japan’s Credit Saison to launch $55m SE Asia, India-focused venture fund
2. State-backed Cool Japan Fund to invest $50m in Indonesia’s Gojek
Overseas:
1. Global PE firm Permira closes seventh buyout fund at $12b
2. David Sacks’s Craft Ventures just closed its second fund with $500 million
3. M13 Raises $175M Fund II To Invest In Early Stage Consumer Tech
4. Boston’s Clean Energy Ventures Raises $110M For Its First Fund
5. Uber adds electric mopeds to its transport options, starting in Paris
6. Ex-Uber exec launches startup to autonomously reposition electric scooters and bikes
8. Level Home raises $71 million from Walmart to imbue locks with connected smarts
9. Wheels raises $50 million for ebikes focused on safety and durability
10. CleverTap raises $35 million for AI that tracks and builds customer engagement
11. Ex-Lazada exec gets $33m funding for healthcare startup Alodokter
12. Flowhub raises $23 million for its retail management software for cannabis dispensaries
14. Korean edtech firm Mathpresso raises $14.5m to expand in Asia
15. The digital banking startup that just closed $4.9M and came out of stealth
16. Brooklyn-based construction robotics startup Toggle gets $3M seed fund
17. Spearhead will give $1M to 15 founders to invest freely
18. Singapore-based foodtech startup Mekhala raises $730k in seed round
19. Kabuto is building smart suitcases for geeks
20. Square Off launches Kickstarter campaign for AI-based connected chess boards
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