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Uber China raises new funds at $7b valuation

Uber's China unit has raised a new funding round that values the ride-hailing company at $7 billion.

  • Greater China
  • 12 January 2016
Affinity set for over 6x return on Korea's Loen Entertainment - Update

Affinity Equity Partners is set for a more than 6x return on its investment in Loen Entertainment, the Korean equivalent of iTunes, following Kakao Corporation's agreement to buy a majority stake in the business.

  • Trade sale
  • 12 January 2016
VC-backed Mogujie to acquire rival Meilishuo

VC-backed Chinese online shopping and social networking platform Mogujie has agreed to take control of rival Meilishuo.com in a stock-swap deal. It is thought the combined entity would be worth approximately $3 billion.

  • Greater China
  • 11 January 2016
Lightbox commits $5m to Indian online jeweler Melorra

Lightbox Ventures has invested $5 million in Indian online jewelry retailer Melorra.

  • South Asia
  • 11 January 2016
China's Ctrip invests $180m in India's MakeMyTrip

Ctrip, a listed travel services firm based in China, has agreed to invest $180 million in MakeMyTrip, India's largest online travel agency.

  • South Asia
  • 08 January 2016
India classifieds business Quikr buys CommonFloor

Indian classifieds site Quikr has bought property search website CommonFloor for an undisclosed amount. Both companies have received VC funding.

  • South Asia
  • 08 January 2016
Taiwan ITRI, Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ launch VC fund

Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group have jointly set up a second venture capital fund with a target of NT$2.5 billion ($75 million).

  • Greater China
  • 08 January 2016
Uber expects China to be bigger than US in 2016

Sam Gellman, general manager of Uber Hong Kong, says the ride-hailing company expects China to be an even bigger market for it than the US in the next year.

  • Greater China
  • 07 January 2016
VIDEO: Khosla Ventures' Andrew Chung

Popular belief in the US that China is playing catch-up or copycat on technology is misguided, according to Andrew Chung, a managing partner at Khosla Ventures, who claims to see incredible amounts of innovation taking place in the country

  • Cleantech
  • 07 January 2016
VC-backed SE Asia e-commerce sites to merge

Moxy and Bilna, two VC-backed Southeast Asia e-commerce sites focused on female customers, have agreed to merge.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 07 January 2016
China entertainment news app secures $15m

France-based Ventech Capital has led a $15 million Series B round of funding for Happy Juzi, a Chinese entertainment news portal.

  • Greater China
  • 07 January 2016
SIDBI leads $3m Series A for India's Mycity4kids

SIDBI Venture Capital has led a $3 million Series A round for Indian online parenting portal Mycity4kids, with participation by existing investor YourNest Angel Fund.

  • South Asia
  • 07 January 2016
India's Nexus re-ups in Blueshift for $8m Series A

Nexus Venture Partners has participated in an $8 million Series A round for portfolio company Blueshift, a US-based automated marketing solutions provider. The round was led by Storm Ventures.

  • South Asia
  • 06 January 2016
Tata Capital commits $5m to Alef Mobitech

Tata Capital has invested $5 million in Alef Mobitech Solutions, a US-based mobile internet optimization solution developer with offices in India.

  • South Asia
  • 06 January 2016
SIG Asia joins $57m round for China online travel guide service

SIG Asia has participated in a $57 million Series D round of funding for Qyer.com, a Chinese outbound travel service provider.

  • Greater China
  • 06 January 2016
Deal focus: Investors back Benlai’s cold chain solution

Chinese online grocery supplier Benlai.com raises $100 million in Series C funding to support expansion of its cold chain logistics network

  • Expansion
  • 06 January 2016
China's iDreamSky agrees PE-backed take-private

Chinese mobile game publisher iDreamSky Technology has agreed to be taken private by its chairman and a string of venture capital investors. The company listed on NASDAQ in August 2014.

  • Technology
  • 05 January 2016
China B2B steel-trading platform raises $153m

Zhaogang.com, a Chinese B2B steel-trading platform backed by several VC investors, has completed a Series E round of funding worth RMB1 billion ($153 million).

  • Greater China
  • 05 January 2016
Fuji Startup Ventures backs Japan's The Bridge

Fuji Startup Ventures (FSV), the VC arm of Japan's Fuji TV network, has committed an undisclosed amount of funding to Tokyo-based start-up news site The Bridge, alongside public relations company PR Times.

  • North Asia
  • 05 January 2016
Fenox commits Series D to Japan's Geniee

Fenox Venture Capital has committed an undisclosed amount of Series D funding to Japan-based adtech start-up Geniee.

  • North Asia
  • 04 January 2016
China online food retailer Benlai raises $100m

Benlai.com, a Chinese B2C-focused online grocer, has raised approximately $100 million in a Series C round of funding.

  • Greater China
  • 04 January 2016
Bain agrees to sell stake in Japan's Jupiter Shop

Bain Capital has agreed to sell its entire 50% stake in Japan's Jupiter Shop Channel to Jupiter Communication (J:COM), a company part-owned by Sumitomo Corporation. Bain bought its interest from Sumitomo at a valuation of JPY100 billion (then $1.3 billion)...

  • North Asia
  • 24 December 2015
Three partners to leave India VC firm Helion

Three of the six partners at India-focused VC firm Helion Venture Partners will depart to pursue other opportunities.

  • People
  • 24 December 2015
Investors agree $9.3b take-private for China's Qihoo 360

A string of domestic insurance companies have come in to support the $9.3 billion buyout of Qihoo 360 Technology, the largest private equity-backed privatization of a US-listed Chinese company.

  • Buyouts
  • 21 December 2015
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