Rumor: Meituan to finally file for Hong Kong Exchange IPO this Friday
Meituan, the next unicorn to list on HKEX?
Online education platform VIPKID raises $500m Series D+ round; its valuation crosses $20b
The round is co-led by Coatue, Tencent, Sequoia Capital China, and Yunfeng Capital.
Today’s Tech Headlines: Carousell launches CarouPay; Sea completed convertible notes offering at $575m
All you need to know about what happened in the tech world today.
China’s fastest growing e-commerce startup Pinduoduo in disputes with merchants
Pinduoduo, which rides the wave of popularity of WeChat, claimed it has punished over 200 stores on its platform, less than three out of ten thousand among its monthly active shop owners.
Singapore’s Carousell finally launches its own mobile wallet – CarouPay
Carousell's very own mobile wallet - CarouPay.
Pinduoduo: a Close Look at the Fastest Growing App in China
Pinduoduo has seen explosive growth since its launch in 2015, becoming one of the largest e-commerce Apps in China.
Kuaidi founder announces his blockchain ridehailing startup VV Share
CHEN, the former founder of Kuaidi Dache, partners Yang, former founder of Meituan, to launch VV Share.
Why Xiaomi abruptly scrapped its CDR listing?
Xiaomi decides to list at HKEX before raising CDR in the middle kingdom.
RedDoorz expands into the Philippines, its third Southeast Asian market
RedDoorz just announced it would expand its business to the Philippines
How to hunt unicorns in Southeast Asia: explains a venture capitalist
The following is a take on the Southeast Asia market by an investor from Forsun RZ Capital.
Sequoia Capital China leads $10m round in unmanned vending machine startup Bianli24
Much hype was made since the end of 2016 when Amazon introduced its cashier-free store Amazon Go.
Indonesia ecommerce through the eyes of a veteran
It’s a market full of potential and any form of investment must be seen as long-term. Investing now rather than later is critical so as to have a foot (or a toe) in a market which is expected to be the 4th biggest economy by 2050.
