Overseas:
1. US-based Algo Capital raises US$200m for new blockchain-focused VC fund
3. WeWork acquires co-working rival Spacious
4. US-based fitness startup Peloton Interactive files for IPO
5. E-commerce startup Enjoy raises US$150M, expands in UK
6. Homee raises US$15 million to connect property owners with service providers
10. AR world-mapping startup 6D.ai expands platform as it exits beta
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China:
2. WeChat unveils new device that allows customers to pay with their face
4. Sogou 搜狗 unveils an AI financial assistant for insurance company Ping An 平安
7. 36Kr Media 36氪 plans NASDAQ IPO seeking to raise US$100M
8. Hiscene 亮风台, AR product and service provider, completed 250M RMB in Series C
Cross-Border:
1. China’s CITIC Capital backs US$33.8m funding in Japanese e-commerce firm Reclo
2. Singaporean KK Fund invests in Vietnamese healthcare startup Med247
3. Singaporean fintech startup C88 acquires Indonesia’s IDX Optus to ramp up credit scoring capability
4. Gogoro launches its electric scooters for businesses in South Korea
Emerging Market:
1. Indonesia-listed Phapros gets nod for US$77m rights issue plan
3. Indonesia’s fashion e-commerce startup Sorabel confirms pre-Series C investment
4. India’s Bike taxi startup Rapido raises US$55.5m funding led by WestBridge
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