Startups Weekly: Chinese investors double down on African startups
In this week's newsletter: China's pivot to Africa, another big scooter funding...
African logistics startup Lori Systems raises Series A led by Chinese investors
African on-demand trucking logistics company Lori Systems has raised a Series A...
India’s 9-month-old CRED raises $120M to help people improve their financial behavior
Many Silicon Valley companies and fintech startups in India today share a common...
Moka raises $27M led by Hillhouse to make hiring more data-driven in China
Moka, a startup that wants to make talent acquisition a little more data-driven...
Today’s top tech news, Feb 21: JD.com taking its drone delivery system to Japan
Its other human-less tech includes self-operating trucks, automated warehouses...
Lalamove raises US$300M in Series D funding round to widen expansion
The funding round followed a US$100 million Series C funding round that Lalamove...
Indian food delivery startup Swiggy raises US$1B investment led by Naspers
Swiggy’s latest fundraising round is the single largest in India’s...
Mobike raises over US$600M to ramp up AI tech, IoT network and global expansion
Mobike’s long-time backer, Tencent, led the round. Other investors include...
Garena rebrands as Sea, following new US$550M investment to battle Alibaba in Indonesia
Garena will use the new funds to further expand its e-commerce arm Shopee in the...
Users in China can now unlock Mobike directly from WeChat
The functionality will be added to the wallet section of WeChat, where users...