Founder, Alibaba
Stories naming Jack Ma. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Ignition Lane's weekly wrap: Tiger Global's losses and past Australian bets, MilkRun and TradeSquare closures, Cyara's Spearline acquisition, a Co Ventures pre-seed fund, Square Peg's partner promotion and LaunchVic's 30×30 picks.
Israeli green hydrogen startup H2Pro has closed a US$22 million Series A2 round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures alongside Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe and IN Venture, backing its efficient water-splitting technology.
Daily tech roundup covering a pardon for a ex-Google engineer, Jack Ma's reappearance, a cyberattack on Malwarebytes, Facebook's privacy settlement, Cruise's multi-billion raise, and neobank Xinja winding up.
Ant Group is preparing a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai that Reuters estimates could raise about US$35 billion, surpassing Saudi Aramco's record IPO, with Jack Ma praising the pricing.