Venture
China online home textiles retailer Dapu secures $5m
Tianxing Capital has committed RMB30 million ($4.8 million) in a Series B round of funding to Dapu.com, a Chinese online retailer of home textiles.
China property site Fangdd raises $80m
Fangdd.com, a Chinese real estate portal, has raised $80 million in a Series B funding from Vision Knight Capital, Lightspeed China Partners and CDH Venture.
IDG backs Chinese app developer Landscape mobile
IDG Capital Partners has committed $1.85 million in seed funding to Landscape Mobile, the China- and US-based developer of mobile information management app Sight.
Shunwei invests in China online travel site Fxtrip
Shunwei Capital Partners has provided a Series A round of funding for Fxtrip.com, a Chinese outbound travel start-up.
Steadview, Sequoia lead $41m round for India's Olacabs
Indian online taxi-booking and car rental platform Olacabs has raised INR2.5 billion ($41.8 million) through a Series C round of funding led by Sequoia Capital and Hong Kong-based hedge fund Steadview Capital.
Japan's Gree leads $4.5m round for HotelQuickly
Japanese tech giant Gree has led a $4.5 million Series A-1 round of funding for HotelQickly, a Hong Kong-headquartered last-minute hotel booking platform.
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
Singapore start-ups: Touching greatness
At least four Singapore-headquartered start-ups have four years of operations behind them and are worth at least $100 million. Which businesses have the skill and scale to be the next big thing?
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.
India app developer platform gets Series A round
Pokkt, an Indian alternative monetization platform for mobile app developers, has secured $2.5 million in Series A funding from Singapore-based Jafco Asia and SingTel’s corporate VC arm Innov8.
Horizons Ventures joins round for reputation site Traity
Horizons Ventures, a VC business owned by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing, has participated in a $4.7 million Series A round for shopping-based social platform Traity.
VC-backed Japan lunch delivery site raises $27m
Japan's Star Festival, the VC-backed start-up behind lunchbox delivery and catering site Gochikuru.com has raised JPY2.8 billion ($27.4 million) from strategic investor Askul, one of the country's largest office supply mail-order companies.
Chinese image-sharing app Nice raises $20m
Nice, a Chinese brand-tagging social mobile app, has secured $20 million in a Series B round of financing led by H Capital, with participation from VY Capital, Matrix Partners and Morningside Technologies.
IDG backs Chinese second-hand car site Youche
IDG Capital Partners has provided a Series A round of funding for Youche.com, a Chinese online trading platform for second-hand cars.
VC-backed mobile game platform iDreamSky files for US IPO
IDreamSky Technology, a Chinese third-party mobile game publisher backed by Legend Capital and Redpoint Ventures, has filed for NASDAQ IPO.
KPCB, MediaTek join Series A+ round for China's Hiwifi
KPCB and MediaTek, a Taiwanese fabless semiconductor producer, have jointly invested in a Series A+ round for Chinese wireless router manufacturer Hiwifi.
Greenwoods leads $20m in China parenting site
Greenwoods Asset Management has led a $20 million Series B round of funding for lmbang.com, a Chinese parenting app focused on female community.
Haitong Capital leads $32m round for Chinese finance portal
Haitong Capital, a private equity arm of Haitong Securities, has led a $200 million ($32 million) round of funding for 91Jinrong, a Chinese financial portal.
CMC commits $32m to China online movie ticket site
China Media Capital (CMC) has led a RMB200 million ($32 million) Series C+ funding round for Gewara, a Chinese online movie ticket site.
Q&A: Top Tier Capital Partners' Jessica Archibald
Jessica Archibald, managing director at VC-focused fund-of-funds Top Tier Capital Partners, on mounting valuations in the US venture capital market and Asia losing some of its shine on a risk-adjusted basist
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?
GGV, Legend join $50m round for US shopping app Wish
Legend Capital and GGV Capital have participated in a $50 million round of funding for Wish, a San Francisco-based mobile shopping app operator.
Tencent invests $736m in VC-backed Chinese classifieds site
Tencent Holdings will pay $736 million for a 19.9% stake in 58.com, a venture capital-backed Chinese classifieds website that went public on the New York Stock Exchange last October.
VC-backed RareJob goes public in Japan
RareJob, a Japanese English-language learning website that has received capital from a string of VC investors, ended the morning session of its trading debut at a more than 110% premium to its IPO price.