Latest Episodes
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22 October 2018 – Alibaba Confirms Ele.me and Koubei Merger
Listen nowDeals Alibaba has confirmed the merger of Ele.me, the food delivery service it acquired in April, with Koubei, the local services platform it launched in…
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15 October 2018 – Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund Invests $45bn in SoftBank’s Second Vision Fund
Listen nowFunds SoftBank has for a few months discussed its intentions to launch a second $100bn Vision Fund, and it will have received a hefty incentive…
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08 October 2018 – Grab Looking To Raise Another $1bn
Listen nowDeals Southeast Asian ride hailing platform Grab closed $2bn in funding just two months ago, but Reuters has reported that it’s looking to raise another…
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01 October 2018 – ByteDance in Funding Talks with SoftBank
Listen nowDeals Reports that China-based digital media company ByteDance was seeking funding at a $75bn valuation emerged a few weeks back, but now they’ve been fleshed…
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24 September 2018 – Uber in Talks to Acquire Rival Careem
Listen nowExits Uber is already in talks to acquire Middle Eastern rival Careem and has now reportedly in negotiations to buy food delivery service Deliveroo. The price…
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17 September 2018 – Smart Car Producer Banma Completes $2.3bn Funding Round
Listen nowDeals Banma, the smart car producer formed by carmaker SAIC and e-commerce group Alibaba, has completed a $2.3bn funding round that included SAIC investment vehicle…
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10 September 2018 – Used Vehicle Marketplace Souche Raises $578m
Listen nowDeals Used vehicle marketplace Souche has attracted $578m in series F capital from investors including Alibaba, Sunshine Insurance Group and CreditEase. The round has brought…
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03 September 2018 – Uber Reaffirms Toyota Partnership
Listen nowDeals Uber has reaffirmed its partnership with Toyota, extending a pre-existing deal to include the development of an autonomous car-based ride hailing service, with Toyota investing…
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27 August 2018 – Walmart Completes $16bn 77% Acquisition of Flipkart
Listen nowExits Walmart has completed its $16bn acquisition of a 77% stake in Indian e-commerce marketplace Flipkart, as part of an ongoing drive into e-commerce that…
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20 August 2018 – Podcast and Radio Streaming Service Ximalaya Secures $580m
Listen nowDeals With much of the western VC industry seemingly on summer holiday (and frankly, who can blame them?), it’s up to China to pick up…