CHINA:
1. Greater China-based companies raise $9.5b in the second quarter
2. Fosun RZ Capital holds first close of debut sci-tech fund at $186m
3. Alibaba teams up with Allwinner to produce 50 million chips
5. Over 170 million Chinese watch daily livestreams on Douyin rival Kuaishou
6. Missfresh racks up $495 million in funding as China’s e-grocery booms, led by CICC
7. Struggling rental platform Q&K to buy rental service company at USD 130 million
9. NIO Capital backs platform-as-a-service (PaaS) developer BoCloud’s Series C+ round
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1. Singapore-based influencer platform Hiip has secured an undisclosed sum in a bridge round of funding
2. Grab, gojek competing to invest in Indonesian digital payment platform LinkAja
3. India: 3D design software firm Autodesk to acquire Pype
4. Kochi-based Entri, a local-language learning app for jobs, has raised an additional $1.7 million
CROSS-BORDER:
1. TikTok unveils $200 million fund for U.S. creators
2. TikTok app would be banned on U.S. government devices under Senate bill
3. ByteDance in talks to invest in edtech firm Lido Learning
4. Amazon to open 10 new India warehouses; offers insurance
5. Amazon reportedly in talks to buy a 9.9% stake in India’s Reliance Retail
6. Flipkart acquires Walmart’s wholesale business in India
7. Snapchat’s India user base more than doubled in the second quarter
OVERSEAS:
2. Elon Musk’s SpaceX in talks to raise funds at $44 billion valuation
3. Intel offers disappointing Q3 earnings guidance as it delays next-generation chips
4. Twitter reports strong user growth, but ad revenue is down 23%
5. Nvidia expresses interest in SoftBank’s chip company Arm Holdings
6. HBO Max reached 4.1M subscribers in first month, despite lack of distribution on Roku and Fire TV
7. Could Contact Center Talkdesk’s Valuation Rises To $3B Following $143M Series C
8. Design platform Ceros nabs $100M in new round
9. Israeli ride-sharing company Gett raises USD 100 million to enhance corporate platform
10. Big data analytics company Quantexa’s $64.7M Series C boosts global expansion, intelligence platform
11. Accel Backs CyCognito In $30M Series B To Expand Cyber Risk Tool
13. Augmented reality startup Mira announces $10M more in funding from Sequoia and others
14. StuffThatWorks nabs $9M for crowdsourced insights on health conditions
15. Levitate raises $6M for its ‘keep-in-touch’ email marketing solution aimed at smaller businesses
16. Arrive Outdoors, the gear rental platform for outdoor adventures, raises $4.75 million
17. New $4.2M Seed Round Boosts Cambrian’s Digital Asset Investment Approach
18. Menlo Ventures Leads Matik’s $3M Seed To Personalize Business Reports
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