artificial intelligence
Optum, Health Catalyst back Singapore's Holmusk
US investors Optum Ventures and Health Catalyst Capital have co-led a $21.5 million Series A round for Singapore-based healthcare technology developer Holmusk.
China robotics, AI player Data Ground raises $35m
Data Ground, a Chinese robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer, has raised RMB270 million ($35 million) in an extended Series B round led by Shenzhen Venture Capital.
Chinese enterprise start-up WakeData gets $10m Series B
Chinese digital enterprise services provider WakeData has raised $10 million in Series B funding led by Redpoint China Ventures and Sequoia Capital China. Other investors include IDG Capital.
SummitView leads $99m round for China's Enflame
Enflame Technology, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer that provides deep learning solutions for data centers, has raised RMB700 million ($99 million) in Series B funding led by Summitview Capital.
Chinese autonomous trucking start-up Inceptio raises $100m
Inceptio, a Chinese autonomous driving technology provider focusing on line-haul trucking has raised $100 million. The investors were not disclosed. Previous backers include logistics giant GLP, autonomous car maker Nio, and fleet manager G7.
Chinese big data player DataCanvas raises $17m
Beijing ZetYun Tech, also known as DataCanvas, has raised RMB120 million ($17 million) in Series C funding across two tranches. Participants include Zhongguancun Frontier Fund, GF Qianhe, Delta Capital, and Shidake Investment.
Singapore GP launches $500m Japan-Israel tech fund
Singapore private equity firm Chartered Group has teamed up with Israel’s Ministry of Defense to launch a Japan-Israel cross-border technology fund targeting $500 million.
Lightspeed leads $20m round for India conversational AI platform
Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lightspeed India Partners have led a $20 million Series B round for Indian conversational artificial intelligence (AI) provider Yellow Messenger.
Chinese voice recognition player AISpeech raises $58m
Chinese voice recognition player AISpeech has raised RMB410 million ($58 million) in a Series E round led by CTC Capital.
China Everbright backs smart illumination start-up
China Everbright has joined a RMB200 million ($28 million) Series C round for Yeelight, a Chinese start-up that makes smart lighting products.
Matrix, CICC back Chinese optical chip pioneer
Lightelligence, a US and China-based manufacturer of optical chips, has raised a $26 million Series A round led by Matrix Partners China and China International Capital Corporation (CICC).
Chinese AI player Intellifusion raises $141m
Forebright Capital, Walden International and state-owned Utrust Fund have led a RMB1 billion ($141 million) pre-IPO round for Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer Intellifusion.
China's Haier raises $134m for industrial internet platform
COSMOPlat, an industrial internet platform developed by Chinese home appliance giant Haier Group, has raised RMB950 million ($134 million) in Series A funding led by the state-owned China Structural Reform Fund.
Sequoia leads $30m Series B in Chinese RPA player
Encoo Technology, a Chinese robot process automation (RPA) service provider, has raised a $30 million Series B round led by Sequoia Capital China. GSR Ventures and Future Capital re-upped, while Shenzhen Venture Capital came in as a new investor.
UK strategic acquires China's VC-backed Yimian Data
UK-based enterprise IT services provider Ascential has acquired Yimian Data, a Chinese e-commerce analytics business backed by local VC firms ZhenFund and Legend Star.
Sequoia leads $14m Series B for China’s Mech-Mind Robotics
Mech-Mind Robotics, a provider of intelligent solutions for industrial robots, has raised a RMB100 million ($14 million) Series B round led by Sequoia Capital China.
Chinese AI-RPA start-up Laiye raises $42m Series C
Lightspeed China Partners and its global affiliate have co-led a $42 million Series C round for Laiye Technology, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up that specializes in robotic process automation (RPA).
AI hype: Primeval posturing
Industry attempts to contextualize the advent of artificial intelligence as a key moment in the history of humanity risk overheating a market already on fire
Japan's SBI seeks $920m for technology fund
SBI Investment has launched a technology-focused VC fund, known as 4+5 Fund, with a target of JPY100 billion ($920 million).
Q&A: AI Fund's Andrew Ng
After establishing artificial intelligence units for Google and Baidu, Andrew Ng famously declared AI “the new electricity” and launched AI Fund, an incubator with a $175 million war chest
BP enters China AI sector
BP has realized its first investment in China’s artificial intelligence (AI) sector by backing energy systems developer R&B Technology through a venture capital arm.
New Zealand's Soul Machines raises $40m Series B
Soul Machines, a New Zealand-based company specializing in emotionally responsive artificial intelligence (AI), has raised a $40 million Series B round led by Temasek Holdings.
ClearVue joins $74 million round for China’s Aibee
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Aibee has raised RMB522 million ($74 million) in an extended Series A round led by ClearVue Partners and technology-focused Singularity Power Capital (SPC).
GGV leads $14m round for Chinese IoT player
Chinese internet-of-things (IoT) operating system provider RT-Thread has raised a RMB100 million ($14 million) Series B round led by GGV Capital. Existing investor Legend Capital re-upped.