Brief, Briefing, Gaming, Investments, News, Play Ventures, Startups Play Ventures rolls out $75m fund for blockchain gaming firms The fully subscribed Play Future Fund has made four commitments so far. Source link
Amazon, Brief, ecommerce, gojek, Indonesia, Investments, News, ride-hailing, startups in indonesia, Transportation In brief: Amazon to acquire stake in Gojek, source says With a significant investment, Amazon would tap into Gojek’s delivery infrastructure in Indonesia, a source said. Source link
Alibaba, blockchain, Brief, China, Cryptocurrency, News, Peoples Bank of China, Tencent In brief: Alibaba, Tencent among first to receive China’s cryptocurrency, source says The cryptocurrency could launch as soon as November 11, a separate source said. Source link
Brief, CE-Ventures, Crescent Enterprises, ecommerce, food startups, Freshtohome, India, Investments, Iron Pillar, News, Online Retail, startupfunding, Startups, startups in india, uae In brief: Online meat retailer FreshtoHome bags $20m in series B round The India-based startup plans to expand into other cities and the UAE and diversify its product offerings. Source link
Brief, ecommerce, ecommerce in Thailand, ecommerce tax, News, tax, Thailand In brief: Thailand to implement ecommerce tax in 2020 The country looks to collect up to US$131 million a year with the new value-added tax on electronic businesses. Source…
Brief, China, financial results, food delivery, meituan dianping, News, Startups, Tencent Holdings In brief: China’s Meituan Dianping posts first profit since listing CEO Wang Xing said the results were driven by the company’s food delivery segment, which accounts for more than half…
Alibaba, artificial intelligence, Brief, Facial Recognition, Hong Kong IPO, IPOs, Megvii, News, Startups In brief: Alibaba-backed AI firm Megvii files for $500m Hong Kong IPO, sources say Megvii may raise as much as US$1 billion in the IPO, said one of the people with knowledge of the…
Alibaba, Brief, early stage investments, India, Investments, News In brief: Alibaba halts fresh India investments, sources say Alibaba’s investment team in the country has been instructed to manage only the existing portfolio, people familiar with the matter…
Brief, Grab, investment, Investments, News, ride hail apps, Transportation, Vietnam In brief: Grab to invest ‘several hundred million dollars’ in Vietnam Vietnam ranks third or fourth among Grab’s top markets, company president Ming Maa said. Source link
Acquisition, Acquisitions, Alibaba, Brief, ecommerce, kaola, News In brief: Alibaba’s reported acquisition of NetEase Kaola falls through, sources say NetEase founder and CEO Ding Lei reportedly vetoed Alibaba’s offer. Source link
