CHINA:
2 Chongqing is launching a blockchain alliance and public service platform
3 Short seller says China edtech firm GSX 跟谁学 inflated revenue by 70%
4 E-Commerce Giant Pinduoduo 拼多多 Launches New Services Duoduo Biyou 多多比优 To Diversify Its Business
5 Chinese smart lighting brand Yeelight 易来 closes Series C+
6 China’s science service provider Titan Scientific 泰坦科技 refiles for STAR Market IPO to raise $76m
7 Chinese Medical Device Firm NewMed 纽脉医疗科技 Raises $14M In Series B+ Round
8 Chinese AI chips accelerator Westwell 西井科技 snags $14m
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1 Indian startups raise at least $4.33b in Q1
2 ScaleUp Malaysia, a country-based accelerator to invest $46k in 10 firms
3 Indonesian Fintech company LinkAja launches new sharia-compliant e-money service
4 Bengalura-based vernacular content platform ShareChat eyes AI, ML startups
5 India’s FarEye raises $25M to grow its logistics SaaS startup in international markets
7 Philippines-based cloud kitchen startup CloudEatsbags secures $1.4 million in seed funding
8 Singapore-based foodtech startup Hoow Foods raises pre-Series A
CROSS-BORDER:
1 HK-based fintech unicorn Airwallex snags $160m Series D funding for US, Europe expansion
2 Indian online grocer Bigbasket raises $50m debt funding from Alibaba
3 Indian digital lender Capital Float nabs $15m from Sequoia, Amazon, others
4 Temasek-backed Reefknot, Mastercard co-lead $11m round in UK fintech Previse
5 Sirius Venture co-leads $3m funding in Israel-based foodtech company Hargol
OVERSEAS:
1 Microsoft plans Planetary Computer to assess the Earth’s health
2 Uber claims its AI enables driverless cars to predict traffic movement with high accuracy
3 Waze reports 60% drop in miles driven globally during pandemic
4 AI behavioral startup BioCatch raises $145 million
5 Onfido, the AI-based ID verification platform, raises $100M led by TPG
7 Cybersecurity startup Awake Security To Expand Operations After Securing $36M Series C
8 Austin-Based Coder Raises $30M For Cloud-Based Software Development
9 Retail tech startup Edited Raises $29M In New Round Led By Wavecrest Growth, Beringea UK
10 Slite raises $11 million to simplify document sharing and workplace collaboration
11 Frame AI raises $6.3M Series A to help understand customers across channels
12 UK fintech company Credit Kudos raises $6.3M Series A to use open banking for credit scoring
13 Superplus Games raises $4.7 million to bring player-versus-player competition to casual gamers
14 Austin-basesd Gembah Secures $3.28M Seed Funding Round For Product Development Platform
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