China:
1. China’s manufacturers express mixed outlook amid rising optimism of US trade war deal
2. Realty PE firm Phoenix Property closes sixth Asia fund at $1.15b
3. Alibaba fund to boost investments in Hong Kong biotech firms
4. Bytedance launches consumer lending app on Android
6. Xiaomi launched new smartphones, smart watch, and smart TV for Double 11 2019
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Mobile-only Markets:
1. Fatima Gobi Ventures to close $20m Pakistan fund by Nov-end
2. India-based edtech startup Adda247 raises $6m in series B round
3. Southeast Asian esports firm Evos bags $4.4m in series A round
5. State-owned e-wallet platform LinkAja to close Series A round by this year
6. Indonesian student loan platform Pintek nabs funding from GFC
Overseas:
1. Google launches App Defense Alliance to fight the spread of malicious apps
2. Facebook cut off developer access to user data to squash potential rivals
3. Niantic sets up $10 million third-party developer fund and names first dev contest winner
4. Niantic enables small businesses to sponsor events in location games
5. Samsung’s VASTA system uses AI to let users program smartphone tasks visually, without coding
6. WhatsApp Business launches Catalogs to let small businesses share products
7. Amazon’s AI rewrites ‘millions’ of Alexa user commands to reduce defects by 30%
8. T-Mobile will launch national 5G on December 6, covering 200 million people
9. Ghost raises $63.7 million to develop an aftermarket kit that gives cars self-driving capabilities
11. Immersive Labs raises $40 million to upskill cybersecurity workers through gamification
12. Maas Global raises $33 million to bring multi-modal transport subscriptions to cities globally
14. Real estate tech company Snapdocs secures $25M to make real estate closings less tedious
16. Nightfall emerges from stealth with $20M for a cloud-native data loss prevention platform
17. SaaS startup Productiv raises $20 million to track SaaS engagement
21. LogRocket lands $15M Series B, announces new tool to track customer metrics
22. Insurtech firm Cover Genius secures $10m to fuel its global expansion
23. Brazilian digital onboarding startup idwall lands $10M Series B with Qualcomm as lead
24. With $6.5M in funding, Aircam offers a fast, easy way to share photos at events
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