Chinaccelerator Daily Digest 3/22/2019

 

Overseas:

1. San Francisco could ban Amazon’s cashier-free stores

2. Apple is on a hardware-launching bonanza ahead of its big TV announcement

3. Amazon to Launch Mobile Ads, in a Threat to Google and Facebook

4. Sentient, Once the Top-Funded AI Startup, Breaks Up

5. Robotics process automation startup UiPath raising $400M at more than $7B valuation

6. Payment processing company Marqeta files to raise $250M on a $1.9B valuation

7. Largest U.S. automaker GM to announce $300 million investment in Orion EV/AV plant to build electric and self-driving vehicles 

8. Ludlow Ventures raises $45M for third fund and intends to use it to keep investing in founders seeking pre-seed and seed funds

9. Guesty, a tech platform for property managers on Airbnb and other rental sites, raises $35M

10. HoneyBook, a client management platform for creative businesses, raises $28M Series C led by Citi Ventures

11. LogRocket nabs $11M Series A to fix web application errors faster

 

 

China:

1. Chinese Aging Farms Step Into AI Era With Facial Recognition for Pigs

2. Alibaba to run its entire business on the cloud

3. Alibaba’s AI Labs to invest $15 million in Chinese dialect project

4. Xiaomi Releases Short Video App Zhenjing Video 朕惊视频

5. Xiaomi-backed Tiger Brokers raises $104 mn in US IPO eyeing Chinese young investors

6. Etu Medical 依图医疗 and Huawei jointly released smart medical cloud, deeply integrating big data, AI, cloud technology

7. Car-rental app Togo taken down from Mi Store as users await return of deposits

8. A Chinese Dating App Blued for Gay Men Is Helping Them Have Kids, Too

 

Cross-border:

1. Alibaba brings a Chinese twist to Lazada’s Southeast Asia expansion

2. ZTE and Malaysia U Mobile sign a memorandum of understanding to support U Mobile 5G construction in Malaysia

 

Emerging Market:

1. Singapore-based video publisher platform iVideoSmart raises Series A+ US$4.5m funding

2. Indonesian student loan startup Dana Cita enters the Philippines

3. Vietnamese ride-hailing app FastGo set for Singapore launch next month

 

Cover picture credits from CNBC.

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