Overseas:
1. Salesforce is buying data visualization company Tableau for $15.7B in all-stock deal
2. Moving deeper into enterprise cloud, Intel picks up Barefoot Networks
4. Innoviz extends funding round to $170 million to bring its lidar tech to self-driving cars
5. Vectra lands $100M Series E investment for AI-driven network security
6. Event management platform Cvent acquires mobile event technology provider DoubleDutch
7. Spacemaker scores $25M Series A to let property developers use AI
8. Workhorse gets $25 million needed to finish electric delivery van
9. Student loan refinancing startup Splash Financial raises $4.3 million
10. Vuzix smart glasses get automatic facial recognition designed for law enforcement
China:
2. CMC Capital leads $14m in Series B round of Chinese activity centre operator Neobio
3. Alibaba Said to Pick CICC, Credit Suisse to Lead Hong Kong Offer
4. Alibaba partners with automakers including Audi, Renault, and Honda to add Tmall Genie tech to cars
5. Tencent sues user for livestreaming ‘League of Legends’ on Bytedance app
9. Sohu 搜狐 joins China’s social networking resurgence with Huyou 狐友
Cross-border:
1. Luxembourg to get €100M investment from Chinese payments startup Pingpong
3. Alipay grows Europe partnership to 6 digital wallet apps with 5 million users
Emerging Market:
1. Vertex Ventures to launch $770m fund with Japanese partners
2. Wavemaker Partners makes the first close of its third fund at US$60M
4. Malaysia insurtech startup PolicyStreet gets central bank approval for financial advisory
6. Indian furniture rental startup Cityfurnish raises $5m series A
7. Eye care startup Plano raises series A from billionaire Peter Lim’s Meriton Capital
8. Africa’s Technology Hub Rises in a Congested Lagos Neighborhood
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