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INCJ, Fidelity in $24m round for cloud storage provider
Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ and Fidelity Growth Partners have taken part in $24 million round for US-based Cloudian, a hybrid cloud storage solutions provider.
Q&A: Infocomm Development Authority's Steve Leonard
Singapore has introduced a slew of initiatives as part of efforts to become a technology hub. Steve Leonard, executive deputy chairman of the government-backed Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), explains how and why
GGV leads $10m round for gamer-focused networking platform
Sino-US VC firm GGV Capital has led a $10 million Series B round funding for Curse, a US-based social networking platform that targets online gamers.
New Australian crowd-funding platform set for launch
A new equity crowdfunding platform called Equitise is being launched in Australia.
WiL leads $50m round for Japan gaming start-up
Silicon-Valley based Japanese early-stage investor World Innovation Lab (WiL) has a led a JPY5 billion ($49 million) round of funding for Tokyo-based gaming company Gumi.
Sequoia supports India customer feedback platform
Sequoia Capital has led a $5 million round of funding for Akosha, an Indian online consumer feedback platform. This follows a $200,000 seed stage investment by the VC firm in 2011.
China-US VC: Beyond borders
Chinese tech companies are interested in making investments in the US, while start-ups are targeting Sino-US or global markets from the outset. How can VC investors make money in this melting pot?
Japan's Rakuten launches $100m global VC fund
Rakuten Ventures - the corporate VC arm of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten - has launched a $100 million fund targeting start-ups in Asia Pacific, Israel and the US.
Fidelity leads Series C for India's Milk Mantra
Fidelity Growth Partners India has led an INR800 million ($13.3 million) Series C round of investment in Milk Mantra Dairy.
Cisco allocates $40m to Indian start-ups
Cisco Investments, the VC arm of Cisco, has allocated $40 million to fund early-stage companies in India.
China's Pixar dream wins VC support
Gary Wang has start-up pedigree. The Chinese entrepreneur took online video company Tudou.com from nothing to a US listing, and two years ago, a merger with rival Youku.com in a deal worth $1 billion. Wang now runs an animated film studio, which is already...
Lightspeed China closes Fund II at $260m
Lightspeed China Partners has reached a final close of $260 million on its second China fund, exceeding the target of $220 million.
Australia's Lifx goes from Kickstarter to Series A
Sequoia Capital has led a $12 million Series A round of investment for Lifx, an Australian manufacturer of Wi-Fi enabled light bulbs.
China's Innovation Works exits Elex Technology via trade sale
Beijing-based incubator Innovation Works has sold its entire 3.49% stake in mobile games platform Elex Technology to Chinese Universe Publishing and Media for RMB70 million ($11 million).
KDDI, Jafco invest $12m in Japan news app Gunosy
Japanese telecom giant KDDI Corp. has led a JPY1.2 billion ($11.8 million) round of investment in news app developer Gunosy.
Milestone leads $35m Series B round for JHL Biotech
Milestone Capital has led a $35 million Series B round of investment for JHL Biotech, a Taiwan-based biopharmaceutical company.
Nadathur invests $10m in Indian risk management provider
Nadathur Holdings has invested $10 million in Paladion Networks, an Indian technology firm which provides information risk management.
SAIF leads $25m round for India's BookMyShow
SAIF India has led a INR1.5 billion ($25 million) round of funding for Bigtree Entertainment, the company behind cinema and events ticketing site BookMyShow.
Singapore's Sova raises $3m seed round
Sova, a Singapore start-up that provides a cloud-based WordPress hosting service, has secured $3 million in seed funding from undisclosed investors.
CyberAgent launches $50m start-up fund
CyberAgent Ventures, the corporate VC arm the Japanese internet firm, has formed a new fund worth JPY5 billion ($49 million).
China's UCloud raises $50m Series B round
UCloud, a China-based cloud services provider, has raised $50 million in a Series B round of funding led by Legend Capital and existing investor Bertelsmann Asia Investments.
Sequoia, TOM Group support HK P2P lender WeLab
Sequoia Capital and Asian billionaire Li Ka-Shing's TOM Group have invested $14 million in WeLab, the start-up behind peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform WeLend.hk, in a Series A round of funding .
Intel Capital leads $16m round for India's Vizury
Intel Capital has led a $16 million Series C round of funding for Indian client relations management (CRM) platform Vizury.
Khosla, Battery lead $9.2m Series B for HackerRank
Khosla Ventures and Battery Ventures have led a $9.2 million Series B round of funding for Indian hacker platform HackerRank.