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11-Feb-18 Estimates say that China's Tencent, owner of WeChat, has invested RMB20 bn (USD3.2 bn) in medical startups since 2014, when the Internet giant made its first medical startup investment in medical portal DXY for USD70 mn. [image: TechNode]
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09-Feb-18 Samsung Electronics is pushing ahead with its efforts to drive future growth for the organisation, with initiatives such as opening an e-commerce center in India and investing in venture start-ups in the US. [image: Business Korea]
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08-Feb-18 Flywire, a US-based provider of global payment and receivables solutions, has opened an Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore to address a growing demand in the region for solutions that can facilitate frictionless transfer of money across borders. [image: Flywire]
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07-Feb-18 The venture capital arm of China’s largest insurer, Ping An, is targeting raising up to USD1.3 bn in two healthcare- and healthtech-focused funds that will seek growth stage and pre-IPO investments at home and overseas. [image: Ping An / Reuters]
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07-Feb-18 Alibaba has secured a USD200 mn stake in leading Indian online grocery group BigBasket, while its payments affiliate Ant Financial agreed to invest the same sum into Indian food-ordering app Zomato. [image: Morgan Stanley Research / FT]
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