Overseas:
1. Employee survey startup Culture Amp closes US$82M round led by Sequoia China
2. US-based Palo Alto Networks intends to acquire Zingbox for US$75M
3. Bellwether Coffee, ‘the fastest-growing company in coffee,’ raises US$40M Series B
4. UK-based crypto research startup Elliptic raises US$23m Series B led by SBI Holdings
5. US-based Accion Venture Lab launches US$23m fintech-focused fund
6. London-based Railsbank raises US$10M Series A for its open banking and compliance platform
7. Australian satellite startup Fleet Space Technologies raises US$7.35M for its space-based IoT tech
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China:
1. China’s Quan Capital 泉创资本 closes second healthcare fund short of US$300M target
2. Alibaba to launch new department store brand, called 盒马里, next month in Shenzhen
3. Kuaishou achieved 100M RMB sales volume during its first e-commerce festival 靠谱好货节
4. Pet’em宠物家, pet service and retail brand, has obtained nearly 100M RMB in new financing round
5. Technode 动点科技, leading international tech media, raised 7-digit RMB in Pre-B Series
Cross-Border:
1. Mitsubishi invests in Finnish transport app Whim that wants to replace car ownership
Emerging Market:
1. Singaporean Reefknot Investments launches US$50M global fund for logistics and supply chain startups
3. Meituan-backed Indian food delivery unicorn Swiggy launches on-demand delivery service
5. Indian Advisorymandi.com, single window multi-asset investment platform, raises US$36m
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