Chinaccelerator Daily Digest 7/13

Overseas:

  1. Crunchbase’s Q2 2018 analysis states that there is another rise in VC exits and funding in North America. 
  2. AI-driven image enhancement platform Meero raises $45M Series B led by Alven Capital and Idinvest Partners. 
  3. Microsoft Windows Notepad app gets first update in years. 
  4. Google Calendars has a new “Working Hours” feature. 
  5. Amazon and startup Xealth are planning a pilot where doctors would prescribe products to be delivered after patients leave the hospital.
  6. Alphabet and ResMed are creating a startup to fight sleep apnea. 

China:

  1. Part-time job info app “Part-time Cat” obtains RMB 160M Series C. 
  2. Independent media account Jiuming wins RMB 2M seed funding to teach parents how to discipline children. 
  3. “Recommerce” startup that recycles broken/unwanted smartphones Aihuishou raises $150M led by Tiger Global. 
  4. Lionbridge Capital, automotive financing startup, raises $150M led by Baidu and Sunshine Insurance Group’s Riverhead Capital Investment. 
  5. Tiger Brokers, online stockbroker, raises $80M Series C. 
  6. Ucommune (formerly known as Urwork), co-working space provider, buys Workingdom for $45M. 
  7. Shenzhou High Speed Rail plans to acquire Youluo Technology for RMB 1.8B. 

Blockchain:

  1. Philippines government aims to make $67M from crypto-exchange licensing. 

Mobile:

  1. Venmo fare-splitting is coming to the Uber app. 

Emerging Market:

  1. Ride-hailing services in Malaysia will now face taxi regulations. 

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