CHINA:
1.China startup funding jumps seven-fold in March on back of megadeals
3 China AI speech interaction unicorn AISpeech 思必驰 raises $58M in Series E
4 China loT solutions developer QST 自矽睿 raises $49m in Series B+ round
5 China charging stations operator Zhangfei Chuxing 张飞出行 to raise $28m
6 China commercial workspace decor service inDeco 领筑智造 raises $20m
7 China AI-based Logistics escrow platform, Ktu56.com 快兔物流 raises $14M in Series B
8 Consumer tech company yufukaka 渔夫卡包 raises $2M in Pre-A Series
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1 Edtech startup Zenius and Gojek partner to provide free learning materials for Indonesian students
2 Indian food delivery startup Swiggy raises $43m in fresh funding
3 Agritech startup DeHaat raises $12M to reach more farmers in India
4 Singapore’s RaRa Delivery raises over US$800K in seed funding from 500 Startups
CROSS-BORDER:
1 Singapore Lifetracks Medical Systems partners Philippines government to identity COVID-19 patients
2 US chipmaking industry pushes back on proposed changes affecting semiconductor exports to China
3 Amazon Struggles in India as Lockdown Sows Confusion
4 Uber partners with Flipkart and BigBasket in India to deliver essential items
5 Grab suspends GrabHitch rides in Singapore from April 7 because of COVID-19
6 Voyager secures $120m investment commitment for e-wallet service from Tencent, KKR and others
7 MENA agribusiness Pure Harvest bags $100m commitment from Kuwait’s Wafra
OVERSEAS:
2 Finland’s Slush cancels November startup event due coronavirus
3 Facebook starts prompting US users to fill out a COVID-19 survey to help track the virus
4 Airbnb secures $1b investment from Silver Lake, Sixth Street to stockpile cash in pandemic
5 National Geographic launches a homeschool hub for parents and teachers, NatGeo@Home
6 Quibi launches its mobile streaming service in the middle of the quarantine era
7 Marketing tech company BounceX cuts staff, reduces salaries in wake of COVID-19 economic disruptions
9 ASX-listed Citadel acquires UK healthcare tech firm Wellbeing for $126m
10 Privitar raises $80 million to let companies use big data without compromising privacy
11 As demand for mental health services soars, SonderMind raises $27 million to expand its services
12 Myriota raises $19.3 million to expand its IoT satellite constellation
13 Open banking fintech Yapily raises $13M Series A
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