Walden International
Korea’s SMBA to form VC fund with DFJ, Walden
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and Walden International have agreed to set up a $150 million venture capital fund with South Korea’s Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA).
Walden Riverwood leads $8m Series A for Japan's Atonarp
Walden Riverwood Ventures has led an $8 million Series A round of funding for Atonarp, a Japanese developer of chemical sensors.
Phillip PE leads Series B round for Singapore’s Clozette
Phillip Private Equity has led a $3 million Series B round for Singapore-based fashion shopping network Clozette.co, with participation from existing backers Walden International and several angel investors.
Walden to launch $100m India semiconductor start-ups fund
Walden International will launch a fund to invest in Indian semiconductor-related start-ups. It already manages a similar vehicle focused on China.
China's VIEs: A political football
The investment structure that has underpinned foreign investment in China’s internet and telecom sectors is being questioned by investors and regulators. Is the VIE dead and, if so, what could replace it?
AVCJ at 25: Lip-Bu Tan of Walden International
Lip-Bu Tan, founder and chairman of Walden International, plotted the route by which foreign venture capital entered China’s internet sector, as well as guiding dozens of Asian companies from start-up to listing
AVCJ at 25: Turning points
To mark the 25th anniversary of Asian Venture Capital Journal, we highlight five key phases in the development of asset class in Asia and talk to the individuals involved. Two of the phases are births – of a sort – and the other three are crises,...
Singapore start-up raises $1.2m from Walden, Innosight
Singapore-based YFind Technologies has raised S$1.5 million ($1.2 million) in a Series A funding round led by Walden International and Innosight Ventures. The indoor GPS start-up will use the funding to accelerate its development of applications including...
VC-backed DangDang's CFO resigns
Dangdang, the New York-listed Chinese e-commerce company, announced that its CFO Conor Chia-huang Yang is leaving the company for personal reasons.
Walden’s chief on making 11 exits in 15 months
Consistent concentration on core investment values is at the heart of their conspicuous success
Walden International invests in Indian loan portal
VC firm Walden International has reportedly invested $6 million in A&A Dukaan Financial Services Pvt Ltd., the parent of Indian loan and insurance quotation website BankBazaar.com, as part of a second round of funding.
VCs sell drug maker for up to $935m
Walden International and a number of other VCs will exit from their nearly decade-long investment in cancer drug maker Plexxikon after Japan’s third largest drug maker, Daiichi Sankyo, announced its acquisition of the Berkeley, California-based company.
Walden International launches Fujian Haiyuan Automatic Equipments on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Walden International investee Fujian Haiyuan Automatic Equipments has launched on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange at a 30% premium to its initial offer price, at RMB18 ($2.70) a share to raise a total RMB3,742M ($561 million) on its first day of trading on...
Chinese e-commerce giant Dangdang raises $272 million after IPO price hike
PRC e-commerce giant Dangdang Inc., after marking up its IPO price as high as $16 from a previous $11-$13, has raised $272 million by selling 17 million American Depositary Shares on the NYSE.
Book E-commerce giant DangDang sets pricing for NYSE IPO
DangDang Inc., the Beijing-based leading B2C e-commerce company in China, has set the pricing on its planned NYSE IPO at $11 to $13, as part of its plans to raise $17 million from selling American Depository Shares.
VC-backed Dangdang plans $1 billion NASDAQ IPO
Dangdang, China's largest online book retailer, reportedly will debut on NASDAQ next month, aiming to raise $1 billion.
Walden International exits Beceem Communications for $316 million
Veteran US and Asian VC firm Walden International has announced that Beceem Communications, Inc., a portfolio company providing fourth generation (4G) wireless platform solutions, will be acquired by US communications semiconductor major Broadcom Corporation.
Sequoia, SIG, Walden investee Le Gaga files for NASDAQ IPO
Le Gaga Holdings Ltd., a Chinese greenhouse vegetable growing company headquartered in Hong Kong, has filed for an IPO on NASDAQ, seeking to raise some $100 million.
Lightspeed leads Asian, Western VCs investing $25 million in SolarEdge in Israel
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Silicon Valley VC firm, has led an investor group in committing $25 million to SolarEdge Technologies, an Israel-based provider of distributed solar power harvesting and monitoring solutions, alongside existing backers, including...
Walden gets happy returns from Korean games
Walden International has sold a 13% stake in its portfolio company Ndoors Corporation, a South Korean game software developer/publisher, to Nexon Corporation, a major strategic peer in the sector.
Kleiner, Sequoia, Walden-backed Auto Navi goes to NASDAQ
Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins and Walden International investee AutoNavi Holdings Ltd., a provider of digital map content and navigation services in China, filed with US regulators on Wednesday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering...
TSMC invests Walden fund
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), one of Taiwan's largest listed chipmakers, has invested $5 million in a new Shanghai Walden Semiconductor Venture Capital Investment Enterprise fund, which targets chip design start-ups in the PRC semiconductor...
DCM, Walden-backed Dangdang seeks IPO by year end
VC-invested Chinese online shopping site Dangdang.com has appointed Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley as advisors for a US IPO, expecting to list by year end.
Walden announces duet of deals
Veteran Asia Pacific VC investor has announced two new deals, one in China, with a Series B financing of Best Logistics Technologies, and one in India, with an expansion round for Quattro BPO Solutions.