Early-stage
Israel's Yozma to invest $41m in Korean health tech start-ups
Israeli venture capital firm Yozma Group has agreed to invest KRW50 billion ($41.4 million) in Korean biotechnology and healthcare start-ups, starting in the first half of 2017.
C-Bridge leads $100m round for China's Ascletis
Healthcare-focused PE firm C-Bridge Capital has led a Series B round of funding worth $100 million for Ascletis, a Chinese biotechnology company that specializes in treatments for liver disease.
Puji Capital, Galaxy platform to back foreign start-ups in China
Chinese investment group Puji Capital has formed a joint venture platform with domestic property developer Galaxy Holdings that will invest in more than 10 start-up and growth companies across mobile gaming, media technology and consumer hardware.
Taiwan's Next Entertainment gets $25m Series A round
Taiwan-based live broadcasting platform New Entertainment has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Chinese video streaming app Inke.
China truck logistics platform Huochebang raises $115m
Chinese online truck logistics platform Huochebang has raised $114.68 million in an initial Series B round of funding led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and All-Stars Investment.
AVCJ Awards 2016: Venture Capital Professional of the Year: Shailendra Singh
Shailendra Singh, managing director at Sequoia Capital India, discusses the long-term thinking in emerging markets’ rapidly changing tech ecosystems
AVCJ Awards 2016: Deal of the Year - Early Stage Tech: Zai Lab
Zai Lab has carved a niche licensing pre-clinical findings from the West for development into drugs in China, but its ambitions are global. Several VCs have faith in the project
Epsilon leads $23m round for India's Pi Datacenters
Epsilon Venture Partners has led a INR1.5 billion ($23 million) Series A round for Indian data center and cloud service provider Pi Datacenters.
CDH leads $120m round for China AI player Sense Time
CDH Investments has led a $120 million Series B round of funding for Sense Time, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technology start-up.
H&Q brings insurers into $20m round for US-based One Inc
H&Q Asia Pacific has participated in a $20 million round of funding for its US-based portfolio company One Inc, a maker of software-as-a-service (SaaS) products for the insurance industry.
Omidyar leads $10m Series B for India's Indifi
Omidyar Network has led a $10 million Series B round for Indian small business financial services provider Indifi.
India's Ofbusiness gets $11m round led by Zodius
Zodius Capital has led a INR750 million ($11.1 million) Series B round for Indian online marketplace Ofbusiness.
Partners Group agrees $186m Australia wind farm deal
Partners Group has invested A$250 million ($186 million) into an Australian wind energy installation that aims to power 110,000 homes and offset 600,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per year.
Australia's GO1 raises $3m for global push
Australia-based education technology start-up GO1 has received a A$4 million ($3 million) round of funding from a group of domestic and US VCs for its expansion efforts in Asia, North America and Europe.
Edelweiss leads $9m round for India's Revv
Edelweiss Private Equity has led a $9 million Series A round of funding for Indian car rental start-up Revv.
Taiwan's KKday receives $7m bridge round
Taiwan-based travel website operator KKday has extended its Series A round of funding with a $7 million investment co-led by domestic accelerator AppWorks and Singapore’s Monk’s Hill Ventures.
Rui Ma leaves 500 Startups to launch US-focused fund-of-funds
Rui Ma, Greater China partner at Silicon Valley-based investor 500 Startups, has left the firm and set up her own early-stage fund-of-funds to invest in US GPs.
Eight Roads leads $12m Series B for India's Core Diagnostics
Eight Roads Ventures has led a $12 million Series B round for India-based medical diagnostics services provider Core Diagnostics.
Taiwan's Appier raises $19.5m in Series B funding
Pavilion Capital, a private equity unit of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, has joined a number of Asian VC firms in a $19.5 million Series B investment in Singapore artificial intelligence (AI) company Appier.
American Express Ventures leads $4m round for IndiaLends
American Express Ventures, the corporate VC arm of credit card company American Express, has led a $4 million round of funding in Indian financial technology start-up IndiaLends.
Tsing Capital, SVC Angel back US-China IoT platform
China cleantech-focused VC firm Tsing Capital and US-based SVC Angel Fund have formed a partnership with IngDan, an internet-of-things (IoT) platform that aims to connect hardware start-ups with supply chain resources in China.
China genomic services provider Novogene raises $75m
Novogene Technology, a Beijing-headquartered genomic services provider, has raised a $75 million Series B round from Chinese investors including CMB International, SDIC Innovation Investment and Shanghai Sigma Square Capital.
China Angel Plus raises $100m to back US start-ups
Angel Plus, a Chinese early-stage VC fund established by Michael Yu, co-founder of New Oriental Education, has launched a debut US dollar-denominated fund worth $100 million.
Lok Capital leads $6.6m round for Indian dairy brand
Lok Capital has led a INR450 million ($6.6 million) Series B round of funding for India’s HR Food Processing, which produces dairy products under the brand Oram.