Early-stage
TSMC invests China VC fund
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), one of Taiwan's largest listed chipmakers, said it has received a regulatory green light to invest $5 million in a new Chinese VC fund that targets chip design start-ups in the PRC semiconductor industry....
DCM invests in Softbank streaming JV
Softbank Corp., the Japanese mobile phone service provider and investment conglomerate, will establish a joint venture called Ustream Asia, with Ustream Holding, a US online movie distributor, in partnership with US venture capital firm DCM.
Softbank China Venture helps Henghui dental play
Softbank China Venture Capital (SBCVC) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Henghui Technologies Co., Ltd., a company engaged in R&D and industrialization of digital oral cavity technology in China.
Mayfield exits Servomax to founders
Mayfield is planning to sell its stake in power equipment company Servomax India Ltd., bought for $3.75 million in 2008, back to the founders.
Two for Foundation in India education with Tree House, Aspire deals
US early stage fund Foundation Capital has led two new Series B investment rounds in India: an $8.8 million commitment to education company Tree House Education and Accessories, with Matrix Partners India, and a $4.5 million round for education and HR...
Shenzhen Oriental Fortune Capital raising its debut fund
Shenzhen Oriental Fortune Capital, a Chinese VC firm, is reportedly raising its first $100 million fund.
Sequoia invests Axtria
Sequoia Capital India has led a $2.5 million Series A funding round into Axtria Inc., a business analytics provider founded by serial entrepreneurs Jaswinder S Chadha and Navdeep S Chadha.
Hepalink Shenzhen debut confirms Goldman result
The debut of Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd. on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on May 6th confirmed the expected result for investor Goldman Sachs, which reaped a 235x result on its $4.9 million 2007 investment.
Shenzhen turns pig parts into gold?
Goldman Sachs seniors still trembling from their grilling before the US Senate and the news of a criminal probe by federal prosecutors could take comfort in at least one win for the reeling banking giant last week – the stellar IPO of Shenzhen Hepalink...
Accel, Kitven back Mitra Biotech
Accel Partners and local Indian VC Karnataka Information Technology Venture Capital Fund (Kitven) have jointly invested an undisclosed amount in Mitra Biotech, which is developing a personalized cancer diagnostic platform.
JAFCO invests Singapore's DS3 Systems
JAFCO Asia has partnered with Singapore government-backed Infocomm Investments in a Series A investment round for Singapore's Data Security Systems Solutions (DS3).
Ceyuan, Fidelity, GSR, Sequoia back NetQin
Ceyuan Ventures, Fidelity Asia, GSR Ventures and Sequoia Capital China have all participated in a $20 million third funding round for NetQin Mobile Inc., a Beijing-headquartered mobile comms security service provider.
IDG invests Yiji Network
IDG Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount in Guangzhou Yiji Network Technology, a Chinese systems integration and network business, in order to support its Easy Business e-commerce platform, according to PRC media reports.
Industry Q&A: Norman Chen, Partner, Fidelity Asia Ventures
Chen talks to AVCJ’s Paul Mackintosh about opportunities for healthcare investments in China
Shanghai Ventures invests Advantech
Shanghai Ventures has announced a $14 million co-investment with the Pan family of Chinese entrepreneurs in Advantech Global Ltd., a US thin-film transistor manufacturer founded by Dr Peter Brody, the inventor of active-matrix LCD technology.
Intel Capital invests Japan's eflow
Intel Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in eflow Inc., a Japanese developer of embedded middleware and other network applications.
JAFCO, Pac-Link invest Synerchip
JAFCO Asia and Pac-Link Capital have co-led a $10.5 million Series C investment round into Taiwan, Korea and Silicon Valley high-speed digital interface semiconductor company Synerchip Co. Ltd.
Helion, Nexus join DFJ on PubMatic
Indian VC firms Helion Ventures and Nexus India Capital Advisors have joined Draper Fisher Jurvetson in a $7.5 million Series C round for their existing investee PubMatic, an online ad revenue optimization business based in California.
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.
Healthcare: The next China VC horizon?
Although it doesn't always register prominently on the radar, healthcare and related biotech actually accounts for 30% or more of all venture capital investment in the US.
DCM, SAIF, invest 58.com
Doll Capital Management (DCM) and SAIF Partners have jointly led a $15 million second round of investment into 58.com, a Chinese classified ads website.
Sequoia invests PRC blood glucose business
Sequoia Capital has led a $10.25 million Series A investment round into Beijing YiCheng Bioelectronics Technology Co. Ltd., a blood glucose monitoring system manufacturer.
Norwest, Matrix invest Quikr
Norwest Venture Partners and Matrix Partners India have led a $6 million third investment round into leading Indian online classified ads portal Quikr.com, in partnership with Omidyar Network and eBay Inc.
Sequoia and ABC support Guangzhou Broad Vision
Investment firms including Sequoia Capital and Swiss fund of funds ABC Capital, as well as domestic investors, participated in the second round of financing for mobile telecoms services play Guangzhou Broad Vision Telecom Sci & Tech Co.