Venture
China VC-backed online campus store 8Dol raises $30m
8Dol.com, a Chinese campus O2O services provider backed by several VC investors, has raised an extended Series B round worth RMB200 million ($30 million) led by Longrich, a Chinese cosmetics company.
China's LeTV raises $153m for cloud-computing unit
LeTV Cloud, a cloud-computing service platform owned by Chinese online video company Leshi Internet Information & Technology (LeTV), has raised RMB1 billion ($153 million) from state-owned Chongqing Industrial Investment Fund.
Guo Jin leads $15m round for China education platform
Guo Jin Capital, a Shenzhen-based early-stage VC firm, has led a RMB100 million ($15.3 million) Series B round for ABC360, an online English learning platform.
Malaysia car sale platform raises $2m Series A round
Malaysian PE fund IdeaRiverRun has led a $2 million Series A round of funding for Carsome, a local car purchasing platform.
Investec backs Australia fintech investor H2 Ventures
Investec has acquired a stake in Australia-based financial technology investor H2 Ventures. It is part of a broader collaboration that will see Investec contribute to H2’s accelerator and early-stage investment program.
Indian e-commerce site Hopscotch secures $13m
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has led a $13 million Series C round of funding for a technological expansion of Hopscotch, an online retailer of baby and children’s products targeting Indian mothers.
Legend leads $30m round for China cloud services provider
Legend Capital has led a $30 million Series C round of funding for Haizhi, a China-based cloud computing service provider.
Corporate VC in China healthcare: Formula for success
Despite the rapid growth of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry, corporate venture capital so far has not built a large presence. Industry participants say this shows the market, though booming, is still immature
Kings of content: Investors target China media
From Alibaba Group to Wanda Group, Chinese companies are looking to tighten their hold on the media value chain, moving upstream and downstream. Private equity can profit from this evolving ecosystem
India budget promotes start-ups, boosts public investment
India's newest Union Budget will provide incentives to the country's entrepreneurs and a mixed bag of measures for the investment industry.
China cloud technology start-up Transwarp secures $24m
Transwarp Technology, a Chinese big-data technology developer, has raised a RMB155 million ($24 million) Series B round of funding from domestic investors including Shanghai Real Power Emerging Industry Funds and Shenzhen Capital Group.
China cross-border shopping platform gets $15m
California-based Chinese cross-border shopping platform 55Haitao has raised $15 million in Series A funding from JJ Capital, a VC arm of Chinese game developer JJ.
Eight Roads leads $8m round for Japan's Port
Eight Roads Ventures Japan has led a JPY900 million ($7.9 million) round of funding for Tokyo-based online content developer Port.
Shunwei leads round for China legal services platform
Shunwei Capital Partners has led a Series B round of funding for Kuaifawu.com, a Chinese legal services platform that targets at small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Matrix leads $5m Series A for India's OfBusiness
Indian business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform OfBusiness has raised a $5 million Series A round led by Matrix Partners India.
Accel leads $5.8m round for India's Juspay
Accel Partners has led a INR400 million ($5.8 million) Series A round for Indian mobile payments start-up Juspay.
Ex-Khosla partner raises $200m for cross-border tech fund
Andrew Chung, formerly a partner at US-based Khosla Ventures, has launched his own VC firm - 1955 Capital - and reached a first close of $200 million on a cross-border technology fund.
VCs commit $15m to Indonesia's Orami
MoxyBilna, an Indonesia-based mother and baby-focused e-commerce group, has received a $15 million funding round led by Sinar Mas Digital Ventures (SMDV), and also announced a rebranding as Orami.
IDG targets $200m for third India fund
IDG Ventures has launched its third India-focused fund, with a target of $200 million.
Japan's Mitsui Fudosan launches VC fund with Global Brain
31 Ventures, a venture capital firm sponsored by Japanese property developer Mitsui Fudosan, has launched a JPY5 billion ($44 million) fund with Global Brain Corporation that will invest in start-ups globally.
China salvage car auction platform Fairlubo raises $45m
Beijing Fairlubo Vehicle Auction, a Chinese online salvage car auction platform, has raised a $45 million round of funding led by PE-backed used car trading platform Uxin.
Australia VC: Policy power
Australia’s innovation agenda is intended to serve as the foundation stone of a technology-driven economy. Do the promises made to start-ups address areas where they want to see change?
China's Impact Therapeutics get $10m Series B round
Existing backer Lilly Asia Ventures has been joined by new investors, including China Summit Capital, in a $10 million Series B round of funding for Impact Therapeutics, a China-based cancer drug developer.
IFC commits $25m to India's VC-backed Lenskart
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank, has committed $25 million to Indian online eyewear retailer Lenskart.