Overseas:
1. Logitech acquires popular game streaming tool Streamlabs for around $89M
2. Proptech Startup Beyond Pricing Raises $42.5M Series A from Bessemer Venture Partners
3. Recurly raises $19.5 million to boost subscription revenue with machine learning
5. Package Free Announces $4.5M Seed Round To Reduce Consumer Footprint
6. Dublin-based Modulz Raises $4.2M In 5 Days For “No Code” Solution
7. Overwolf and Intel invested $2 million in 25 indie dev apps in past year
8. Singapore B2B marketplace Eezee gets seed funding from Insignia Ventures
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China:
1. Asia’s VC market swells to $334bn in 2018; China overtakes US in deals value
2. Byte’s smart recommendation system, ByteAir, is now open to public
3. Huawei is producing 5G base stations without US parts
4. Didi Obtains License to Test Autonomous Vehicles in Another City
5. Alibaba to launch in-vehicle mini apps, starting with Xpeng Motors sedan
6. Zhihu’s 知乎 livestreaming feature is set to be launched on October 11
7. Suning Sports 苏宁体育 lays off more than 20% and restarted joint-venture negotiations with Alibaba
8. Chinese wellness e-commerce platform Ecmoho files for $150m US IPO
9. Chinese mobile gaming firm Paper Games brings female-oriented games mainstream
10. Nound Nound, a designer brand collection chain store, received 10 million RMB of funding
11. E-cigarette brand, NUT 坚果, receives 10 million RMB of angel round financing
12. Campus social e-commerce platform, Xiao Hu Tuan 小虎团, completed 10 million RMB seed-round funding
Cross-Border:
1. Huawei sues Transsion for intellectual property infringement
2. African Smartphone King Transsion Raises $393 Million in Chinese IPO
Emerging Market:
1. Vietnam’s Mekong Capital to raise fifth fund at $250m by next year
2. Accel leads USD 7 million round in Indian cancer care aggregator Onco
3. Indonesian rental marketplace Cumi banks seed funding from East Ventures
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