Overseas:
1. Foundation Capital just closed its ninth fund with US$350 million in capital commitments
2. Shopify acquires 6 River Systems for US$450 million to expand its AI-powered fulfillment network
3. Rivian, an adventure-minded electric automaker, lands US$350 million investment from Cox Automotive
4. Singapore-based Online realtor PropertyGuru plans up to US$274.2m Australian IPO
5. Neighborhood social network Nextdoor closes US$170 million round
7. JobTeaser scores £45M for its graduate recruitment platform
8. WaveOptics, a UK-based startup, closes US$39 million investment to scale AR display technology
9. Volta raises US$20 million more to expand its network of electric car chargers
10. Food tech startup Strong Roots raises US$18 million for vegetable-based frozen products
11. Caper, a New York-based smart grocery cart startup, bags US$10 million
12. Danish startup Pento raises US$2.8M seed round for its payroll SaaS
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China:
1. Sky9 Capital 云九资本 closed a US$440 million new fund
3. JD.com 京东 launched new online trading platform for logistics vehicles, called 京东云箱
4. NetEase developing AI to turn selfies into 3D game avatars
5. Byton 拜腾汽车, new energy vehicle company, completed US$500M in Series C
6. Shanghai Henlius Biotech launches US$477m HK IPO
9. Shenzhen-based SimShine raises US$8 million for home security cameras that use edge computing
Cross-Border:
1. San Francisco-based Mithril Capital to invest US$45m in India AI startup Glance
2. TikTok narrows focus to US, Japan, and India as key growth markets
3. Grab Financial to launch Singapore-Philippines remittance corridor by year-end
4. JD.com along with Thai retail giant Central Group launch financial services app in Thailand
Emerging Market:
3. Indian home loan company Aptus Value Housing received US$122m in funding
4. Indian HCL Technologies acquires Sankalp Semiconductor, semiconductor design company, for US$25m
5. Gojek’s Go-Ventures leads US$3m funding in Indonesian fintech firm Pluang
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