Bike-sharing:
Could latecomer bike-sharing startupHellobikeoutraceofoand Mobike?
Didi Reportedly Curbs Ofo Financing Amidst Launching An Ofo Rival
Mobike scraps deposit and adds e-bikes, first muscle flex after Meituan acquisition
Deals | Alibaba Leads Ofo’s $866 Million Round, Upping Competition with Tencent-backed Rival Mobike
Deals | Mobike Lands US$1 Billion, Adding Further Uncertainty to Mobile-Ofo Fight
Ofo claims to generate RMB 100 million in just two months amidst signs of cash woes
IPO:
China’s Largest Credit Card Service Startup 51 Credit Card Filed to List in HK
One of China’s Largest E-Recruiters Liepin.com Filed for HK IPO
Live-streaming Platform Inke Files to List in HK Ahead of Tencent’s Douyu and Huya
Tencent-backed Twitch-like Douyu reportedly files for $700m HK IPO
US-Listed YY Spins off Game Streaming Unit Huya for IPO to Fuel Expansion
Bytedance:
Tencent-backed Kuaishou acquires AcFun amid escalating competition with Douyin
China’s most valuable independent startup Toutiao was courted by Alibaba amid growing Tencent-Toutiao feud
Douyin clashes further with Tencent over short video market grab
Alibaba’s flopped attempt at investing in Toutiao
Toutiao launches paid content app to diversify revenue streams
Tencent:
Tencent Bets on Its Revived Weishi App to Take on Toutiao’s Tik Tok in Short Video Streaming
In-Feed Ads: The Real Reason for The Baidu-Toutiao Open Feud
Deals | rumor: Largest Chinese audio platform Ximalaya to raise $602m from Tencent, eyeing $7.5b HK IPO
JD:
From four-wheeler to propeller, JD in pursuit of unmanned logistics network
Pinduoduo:
Pinduoduo to file for $30b U.S. IPO next week
Taobao Launches Discounts App to Fend off Intimidating Rival Pinduoduo
Grab:
Grab in talks with Didi Chuxing for partnerships to get the most out of self-driving cars
Grab removes oBike from GrabCycle as homegrown bike-sharing startup pulls out of Singapore
Uber:
Rumor: Uber Proposes to Merge with India’s Ola and to Lead the New Company
Didi:
Is SoftBank Really Orchestrating A Merger between Uber and Didi Chuxing?
Meituan-Dianping:
Meituan-Dianping in Talks with Banks for HK IPO, Piling up Cash to Challenge Didi Chuxing Monopoly