The tech scene can’t stop, won’t stop

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Hello reader,

And just like that, January is coming to a close. Did you spend the month planning or did you hit the ground running? Either way, it’s clear that the tech and startup world never stops.

Besides the big-money funding deals featured in this week’s newsletter, we’ve got more thinkpieces on trade wars, navigating Trump’s second presidency, and even a play-by-play of one investor’s generative AI usage.

There are always more things to learn and do. Hopefully, February will prove to be as vibrant and engaging.

You can find all other important investment deals that happened in the last few days in our weekly funding news wrap-up.

Let’s dive into the biggest deals and M&As that recently took place.

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The biggest deals by country

🇨🇳 InventChip Technology, a Chinese semiconductor company, has closed a US$137.5 million series C round. The participating investors were National Manufacturing Transformation, CICC Capital, and GoldStone Investment.

🇮🇳 Based in India, Infra.Market offers a one-stop store for building materials. It secured US$121 million in series F funding from Nuvama Wealth, Foundamental, and Evolvence India, among others.

🇦🇺 ElectraLith uses cutting-edge technology for direct lithium extraction and refining. The Australian firm has closed a US$27.5 million series A fundraise, with Main Sequence Ventures, Rio Tinto, and Chevron joining the round.

🇰🇷 South Korea-based Sizl, which specializes in solutions for process automation tech at smart factories, has raised US$16.5 million in bridge funding from Aju IB Investment, CJ Investment, and Crowdworks, among others.

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M&As

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Startups that are raising funds

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Behind the Glasswall

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Exclusive listicles

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