Overseas:
1. As Tech Firms Delayed Going Public, Pre-IPO Bonus Shrank
2. 2048 Ventures raises $27M fund to back first-time founders and the ‘first-time founder mindset’
3. Fox Sports becomes the first big media company to put its brand on a sports betting product
4. Samsung spilled SmartThings app source code and secret keys
5. Cloud data analytics company Sumo Logic announces $110M Series G investment on valuation over $1B
6. Proptech Startup VTS Raises $90M Series D, Reaches Unicorn Status
8. DispatchHealth Raises $33 Million To Bring More House Calls To Patients
9. LetsGetChecked Raises $30 Million For At-Home Lab Tests
10. ChowNow raises $21 million to help restaurants take online orders
11. HeyJobs, a ‘talent acquisition’ platform out of Berlin, raises $12M Series A
12. Pearl, the healthcare spinout from LA-based AI startup, GumGum, raises $11 million
13. Real Estate Brokerage Redfin Aims to Bring E-Commerce to Home Buying
14. Human lifespan could soon pass 100 years thanks to medical tech, says Bank of America
China:
1. Zhangjiang to Build Shanghai Science Park to Incubate China’s First Cell Treatment
4. Alibaba-backed facial recognition startup Megvii, commonly known as Face++, raises $750 million
5. Jack Ma-backed Yunfeng selling $103m shares in China’s YTO Express
6. Luckin reportedly seeking Ele.me tie-up for deliveries amid profit pressures
7. Beibei Group’s social e-commerce paltform Beidian 贝店 completed 860 million yuan of financing
8. China’s InnoCare is said to plan a Hong Kong IPO to raise about $250m
Cross border:
1. Chinese investments in US startups peak at $3.6b in 2018, ‘uncertainty’ ahead
3. Uber ceding share to Didi in Mexican ride-hailing market
Emerging Market:
2. India’s edtech startup CollegeDekho raises $8 million to connect students with colleges
3. Indian recruitment platform Skillenza raises $1m pre-series A
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