CHINA:
1. China’s Yingke 映客 hits final close of latest RMB fund at $286m
2. JD.com-backer China Creation Ventures on road to raise second RMB, USD funds
3. Tencent’s games PUBG MOBILE and Peacekeeper Elite Reach $3B USD in Total Revenue
4. Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide starts driverless testing
5 Pony.ai to test self-driving cars in Shanghai
6. CICC Capital Leads $128M Series D Round In Chinese Digital Energy Service Provider Newlinks
7. Chinese Biotech Startup Harbour BioMed Secures $102.8M In Series C Round
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1. India’s Zomato doubles revenue to $394m, losses marginally increase in FY’20
2 Indian lender PNB looking to raise up to $931m via share sale
3 Indian TikTok alternative Dubshoot reaches 1 million downloads
4 Security flaw in Indian short video platform Chingari allows hackers access to user accounts
5. India: Rossari Biotech raises $19.8m from anchor investors ahead of IPO
6. Early-stage investor SALT Ventures backs Indonesian footwear brand Amazara
7 Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands raises $4.1m ahead of another IPO
CROSS-BORDER:
1. Apple to Remove Thousands of Unapproved Games in China App Store
2 Apple supplier Foxconn to invest $1b to expand capacity in India
3. Meituan-backed Chinese EV maker Li Auto 理想 files for US listing
4 Singapore startup Trax said to be in early discussions for US listing
5. US-based Ares Management completes acquisition of Asian peer SSG Capital
6. Standard Chartered-backed China Bohai Bank to raise US$1.78 billion in Hong Kong IPO
7. Qualcomm Ventures to invest $97m in India’s Jio Platforms for 0.15% stake
8 IFC mulls $60m loan for Chinese solar power firm Jiangsu Linyang Energy
9 IFC approves $50m loan to help Shanghai-listed Jointown Pharma meet rising demand
OVERSEAS:
1. Nvidia overtakes Intel as most valuable U.S.chipmaker
2. Analog Devices in Talks to Buy Maxim Integrated for About $20 Billion
3. Google to restrict ads for tracking technology, spyware
4. LinkedIn sued for spying on users with apps for Apple devices
6 Multiple top Ubisoft execs out amid toxic workplace allegations
7. Amazon told employees to delete TikTok from phones, citing security risks, then changed its mind
8. Google’s AI tool lets users trigger mobile app actions with natural language instructions
9. Fintech company nCino sharply raises its IPO price range, boosting possible valuation to $2.6B
10 Multicloud technology services Rackspace preps IPO after going private in 2016 for $4.3B
11 . S Korea’s ACE Equity Partners plans $200m US IPO for blank check vehicle
12 Rivian Raises $2.5B Investment To Manufacture Electric Truck Line
13 Butler Hospitality Secures $15M Series A To Provide Better In-room Hotel Experiences
14 Energize Ventures-backed Beekeeper Adds $10M To Series B
15. Aryballe raises $7.9 million for odor-detecting AI sensors
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