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Xiaomi has floated an IPO on the Hong Kong stock exchange, thereby raising $4.72 bn
•Xiaomi priced its share offering at HK$17 per share ($2.17), the bottom of a price range of HK$17 to HK$22

Paytm Mall receives final tranche of Rs 3,000 crore funding from SoftBank Investment Holdings and Alibaba
•Paytm Mall has received the final tranche of its $445 million (about Rs 3,000 crore) funding from SoftBank and Alibaba

Tech nationalism is a complex game; a ‘swadeshi index’ may support the right Indian startups
Narayanan Madhavan •When is a company Indian? Is it by who it serves, who or how many it hires, the origin of the person who runs it, or who owns it?

Tech needs a MAD formula: It is time for India to make the transition from 'dukandar' to disruptor
Anu Acharya •Most firms pivot to a more acceptable model that can be funded, or become a services company, or succumb to greener pastures elsewhere.

Mary Meeker Internet Trends 2018 report: Stagnant mobile growth, 3.6bn internet users and other key takeaways
Tech2 News Staff •The theme of the "privacy paradox" surrounding data collection for profit could dominate the internet in 2018 according to Mary Meeker.

Alibaba makes its way into offline services by leading a consortium to buy 10% stake in Chinese courier ZTO Express at $1.38 bn
•This would be Alibaba's third investment in Chinese courier after buying a minority stakes in YTO Express Group Co Ltd and Best Inc.

Despite China’s tech industry boom there's still sexism and inequality prevalent in the work space
•In recent years, China’s tech industry has boomed, but there's still sexism and inequality prevalent in the work space.

SoftBank, Alibaba could pump money into Zomato; international expansion on the cards for Gurugram-based firm
Fp Staff •Food delivery startup Zomato is reportedly in talks with Japan's SoftBank Group and China's Alibaba in order to explore possible investment opportunities

Paytm to invest Rs 5,000 cr over next 3 years to grow bank transfers, other payments facilities
•Paytm is aiming to process Rs 60,000 crore in monthly bank transfers alone by the end of this year.

After Flipkart, SoftBank could raise its stake in e-commerce underdog Paytm Mall; discussions underway
Fp Staff •In April, SoftBank had invested around Rs 2,600 crore ($400 billion) for a 21 percent stake in Paytm Mall,



