China
Chinese O2O retailer raises $59m from Alibaba-backed fund
KK Guan, a China-based online-to-offline (O2O) retailer that mainly sells imported goods, has received RMB400 million ($59 million) in Series C funding led by the Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) Ecosystem Fund, which is backed by Alibaba Group...
Q&A: CITIC Capital's Eric Xin
Eric Xin, a managing director with CITIC Capital, discusses the causes of China’s recent economic woes, the potential for services sector reform, and why corporate carve-outs are still flavor of the month
Chinese pet e-commerce player gets $30m Series B
Mollybox, a subscription-based pet e-commerce company based in China, has raised a $13 million Series B round led by DCM Ventures and Digitalis Ventures.
Advantech, CMBI lead Series C for China's InventisBio
Advantech Capital and CMB International, an investment unit of China Merchants Bank, have led a $70 million Series C funding round for InventisBio, a Chinese clinical stage biotech company.
CDPQ leads $150m round for China's Mofang Apartment
Mofang Apartment, a Chinese serviced apartment developer backed by Warburg Pincus, has raised a $150 million Series D round led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ).
Chinese AI-driven search engine Tigerobo raises $33m
Tigerobo, an artificial intelligence-driven financial information search engine, has raised $33 million in Series A funding from PAC, CreditEase New Finance Industry Fund and existing investor Gaorong Capital.
Southeast Asia tech: Strategic incursions
Strategic investors are jockeying for position in Southeast Asia's blossoming technology space, hoping to gain a foothold with local start-ups before the market reaches a saturation point
China's MSA reaches $200m first close on second VC fund
MagicStone Alternative Investments (MSA) has reached a first close of $200 million on its second venture capital fund, which will focus on technology companies in China.
VC-backed internet celebrity incubator files for US listing
Ruhan, an internet celebrity incubator backed by Legend Capital that is said to be the largest business of its kind by revenue in China, has filed to list on NASDAQ.
China cross-border logistics provider raises $104m
Fujian Zongteng Network, a provider of overseas storage and transportation services for Chinese e-commerce players, has raised a RMB700 million ($104 million) round led by GLP and Cathay Capital.
LP interview: CreditEase Wealth Management
Leveraging the online and offline infrastructure of its parent’s P2P lending platform, CreditEase Wealth Management has built a channel for Chinese high net worth money to enter private equity
Chinese e-commerce: Community counts
A host of Chinese community e-commerce start-ups want to replicate the group-buying might of Meituan-Dianping and the social media savvy of Pinduoduo. They are getting capital, but can they achieve scale?
Development finance: The great game
As the US overhauls its development finance institution in response to China’s growing infrastructure investment, the PE industry is preparing for a world in which politics goes hand-in-hand with capital
VCs invest $10m in Chinese positioning technology provider
China and US-based startup Kolmostar, which provides positioning technology such as GPS for internet-of-things (IoT) devices and autonomous vehicles, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding led by AB Initio Capital Management.
Chinese electronic contract services provider raises $59m
Fadada, a China-based electronic contract services provider, has raised RMB389 million ($59 million) in a Series C round of funding led by Tiger Global Management and Tencent Holdings.
Chinese recruitment SaaS provider Moka raises $27m
Hillhouse Capital has led a RMB180 million ($27 million) Series B round for Chinese smart recruitment solutions provider Moka.
Sina invests $30m in Chinese fintech player Shuhe
Shuhe Technology, a Chinese consumer financial services start-up that provides installment repayment plans for credit card holders, has raised $30 million in Series B funding from Sina, a local internet company that operates microblogging site Weibo....
Australia cross-border: Fool me once
Asian markets continue to represent an attractive destination for Australian PE-backed companies, but investors will need to show increasingly skeptical buyers that their cross-border plans have borne fruit
Chinese apartment rental service Danke raises $500m
Chinese start-up Danke Apartment, operator of an online platform that connects landlords with long-term rental tenants, has raised $500 million in a Series C round led by Tiger Global Management and Ant Financial.
CDH targets $1b for second China growth fund
CDH Investments is seeking approximately $1 billion for its second China growth fund, just over two years after raising $800 million for the debut vehicle.
SoftBank Vision Fund invests $1.5b in China's Chehaoduo
Chehaoduo, a Chinese online auto services provider that runs consumer-to-consumer (C2C) used car trading platform Guazi and new car trading platform Maodou has raised $1.5 billion from SoftBank Vision Fund.
China's Tiantu Capital closes first angel fund at $75m
Tiantu Capital has closed its debut angel investment fund at RMB500 million ($75 million), complementing the GP’s coverage for companies from early to late stages in China.
Chinese community group purchasing business receives $31m
Songshupinpin, a Chinese group purchasing platform that connects consumers in different residential districts with suppliers of daily necessities, has raised $31 million in the first tranche of a series B round led by Hillhouse Capital Group and MSA Capital....
China's Horizon Robotics hits $3b valuation with Series B
Horizon Robotics, a Chinese developer of microprocessors that support machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, has raised $600 million in Series B funding at a valuation of $3 billion.