SEA Digest: Gojek to launch car service in Vietnam; Facebook’s accelerator programme
Gojek has been granted a licence and is now recruiting drivers.
China’s CCT Fund leads $80m funding in Canadian drug maker Virogin Biotech
The round was joined by investors like Forebright Capital, and GP Capital.
Snack Is Busy nets $37m and 14 more deal updates from Greater China
DealStreetAsia has also put together a table listing out major VC deals from May 6-7, 2021.
Australia: Apollo makes $3.1b bid for Tabcorp’s betting, media units
The offer is for the wagering and media as well as the gaming units of Tabcorp.
Chinese insurtech firm Waterdrop said to raise $360m in New York IPO
The company is backed by Tencent Holdings and Boyu Capital.
Norwegian state telco Telenor faces an ethical conundrum in coup-hit Myanmar
Myanmar contributed to 7% of the Norwegian state firm’s earnings last year.
Has the SPAC spigot run dry for Grab’s public debut?
Only 10 SPACs went public in April, down from the highest-ever monthly record of 109 in March.
Hotel booking platform Go2Joy Vietnam raises $1.3m from Korea’s SV Investment
With this tranche, the company has raised a total of $3.6 million in its Series A+ round.