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Tencent leads $40m round for China's Ubtech Robotics

Tencent Holdings has led a $40 million Series C round of funding for Shenzhen-based Ubtech Robotics, a humanoid robot maker backed by CDH Investments and Goldstone Investment.

  • Greater China
  • 20 November 2017
DCM leads $75m round for China's Maimai

DCM Ventures has led $75 million Series C round for Maimai, a Chinese social networking app for professionals, with participation from existing backers IDG Capital and Morningside Venture Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 17 November 2017
New opportunities breed new VCs in Asia – AVCJ Forum

A byproduct of Asia’s technology boom is the emergence of a new generation of GPs that have spun out from global venture capital players and internet companies, with a view to capturing opportunities presented by this fast-moving sector.

  • GPs
  • 16 November 2017
SBCVC leads $33m round for China's Malong Technologies

SBCVC has led a RMB220 million ($33 million) Series B round for Shenzhen-based Malong Technologies – its first investment in an artificial intelligence (AI) technology company in China.

  • Greater China
  • 13 November 2017
China's Bytedance to acquire VC-backed Musical.ly

Beijing Bytedance Technology, the parent company of Chinese news aggregator Toutiao, has agreed to acquire Musical.ly, a VC-backed short video social networking platform.

  • Greater China
  • 12 November 2017
NewQuest joins $31m round for China video cloud player

Asia-dedicated secondaries investor NewQuest Capital Partners has participated in a RMB208 million ($31 million) Series C round for Bokecc.com, a China-based company that offers video cloud computing solutions.

  • Greater China
  • 10 November 2017
Goldman, CIC form $5b Sino-US industrial fund

Goldman Sachs and China Investment Corporation (CIC) have launched a private equity fund that is seeking to raise $5 billion to invest in US companies. The initiative is part of efforts to strengthen trade relations between the two countries.

  • Greater China
  • 10 November 2017
Yunfeng, Xiaomi lead $40m round for China's Jinying

Yunfeng Capital and Chinese smart-phone maker Xiaomi have jointly led a $40 million Series B round for Beijing Jinying Technology, a China-based online content publisher. Fosun International and SIG Asia also participated.

  • Greater China
  • 09 November 2017
China's AnchorDx raises $28m Series B

AnchorDx, a China-based company that develops new clinical diagnosis products based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, has raised $28 million in a Series B round led by 6 Dimensions Capital and Sijia Jianxin Fund.

  • Greater China
  • 09 November 2017
PE-backed China Literature raises $1.1b in HK IPO

China Literature, a PE-backed online reading unit being spun out by Tencent Holdings, has raised HK$8.3 billion ($1.1 billion) in a Hong Kong IPO.

  • Greater China
  • 08 November 2017
China's Phoenix Travel gets $105m Series C

Phoenix Travel Group, a China-based travel services provider, has raised a RMB700 million ($105 million) Series C round led by CITIC Capital, Haier Capital, Legend Holdings and Legend Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 07 November 2017
Sinovation leads $21m round for Chinese AI firm

Sinovation Ventures has led a $20.6 million Series B round for Zhuiyi Technology, a Shenzhen-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up that specializes in chatbots.

  • Greater China
  • 06 November 2017
GA hires ex-Actis Asia IR head to spur capital partnering

General Atlantic (GA) has hired Pamela Fang, formerly head of Actis' investor development group in Asia, as a managing director to lead its capital partnering efforts in Asia.

  • People
  • 06 November 2017
Qihoo 360 to relist in Shanghai via $7.6b reverse merger

Qihoo 360, a Chinese internet security software provider that was delisted in the US last year by a consortium that includes several PE investors, will relist in Shanghai through a reverse merger worth RMB50.4 billion ($7.57 billion).

  • Greater China
  • 03 November 2017
China genomics player Annoroad raises $105m Series C

Beijing-based genomics services provider Annoroad has completed a RMB700 million ($105 million) Series C round co-led by Shenzhen GTJA Investment Group and Ping An Ventures. SBCVC and SAIF Partners China also participated.

  • Greater China
  • 03 November 2017
Chinese facial recognition player raises $460m

Megvii Technology, a Beijing-based facial recognition software developer, has raised a $460 million Series C round led by China State-owned Venture Capital Fund.

  • Greater China
  • 02 November 2017
Yunfeng leads $120m round for China's Xiaozhu.com

Chinese PE firm Yunfeng Capital has led a $120 million Series E round of funding for Xiaozhu.com, a Beijing-based short-term rentals platform.

  • Greater China
  • 02 November 2017
Fund focus: HighLight's early-stage prescription

HighLight Capital has secured $250 million for its second China healthcare-focused fund, suggesting that proven sector specialists are getting traction with institutional LPs

  • Greater China
  • 01 November 2017
China's Guazi raises additional $180m for Series B

Guazi, an online consumer-to-consumer (C2C) used car trading platform that spun out from US-listed Chinese classifieds site 58.com, has raised another $180 million to close its Series B round at $600 million.

  • Greater China
  • 31 October 2017
Hony backs Chinese pharmacy management platform

Hony Capital has led a Series B round of funding for Quanyi Pharmacy Chain, an investment and operating platform that is intended to consolidate Chinese retail drug stores.

  • Greater China
  • 31 October 2017
ClearVue, TAL lead $55m round for China's Changingedu

Consumer-focused GP ClearVue Partners and US-listed TAL Education Group have jointly led a $55 million Series D round for Changingedu, a China-based education platform that connects teachers and students.

  • Greater China
  • 31 October 2017
MSPEA to exit Chinese convenience store chain Hi-24

Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) has agreed to sell Chinese convenience store chain Hi-24 to strategic investors in a deal worth $84 million.

  • Greater China
  • 30 October 2017
China Everbright, Walden launch semiconductor fund

China Everbright and venture capital firm Walden International Group have jointly launched a $500 million fund focused on semiconductors and industrial technology.

  • Greater China
  • 27 October 2017
China's HighLight Capital closes Fund II at $250m

Chinese healthcare-focused GP HighLight Capital, which was set up by former CDH Investments executive Steven Wang, has closed its second US dollar-denominated fund at the hard cap of $250 million.

  • Greater China
  • 26 October 2017
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