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SoftBank leads Series A for China cashier-less vendor
SoftBank Ventures Asia (SBVA) has led a CNY 300m (USD 47m) Series A for Feng1, a China-based cashier-less vendor start-up. CICC Capital and Shenzhen Capital Group also participated.
Sinovation's AI solutions business completes $151m HK IPO
AInnovation, a China-based artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider incubated by Sinovation Ventures, traded down on its Hong Kong debut following a HKD 1.18bn (USD 151m）IPO.
China IPOs: Offshore angst
Private equity exit timelines were thrown into disarray last year when US IPOs abruptly stopped. Regulators have offered some clarity, but investors are unsure when – or if – the magic will return
China's Dishangtie Car Rental raises $200m
Dishangtie Car Rental, a Shenzhen-based electric vehicle (EV) rental service, has raised a USD 200m Series D round across two tranches featuring CICC Capital.
PE-backed Abbisko trades up after $225m Hong Kong IPO
China-based oncology drug developer Abbisko Therapeutics gained nearly 10% on its Hong Kong trading debut following a HK$1.75 billion ($225 million) IPO.
Deal focus: Vision Fund bets on service robots
COVID-19 crippled demand for restaurant service robots, so China’s Keenon Robotics pivoted towards hospitals. It has $200 million in Series D funding to target new application scenarios
SoftBank leads $200m round for China’s Keenon Robotics
China-based service robot manufacturer Keenon Robotics has raised $200 million in a Series D round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2.
China wafer maker Zhongxin Jingyuan raises $511m
Zhongxin Jingyuan Semiconductor - a China-based silicon wafer manufacturer also known as CCMC - has raised RMB3.3 billion ($511 million) in a Series B funding round led by Capital Operation, an investment arm of the Zhejiang provincial government, and...
China data storage software start-ups gets $110m
Boyu Capital has led a RMB710 million ($110 million) Series E round for China-based data storage software services provider XSKY.
Hong Kong’s OrbusNeich raises $200m
Hong Kong-based medical devices maker OrbusNeich Medical Group has raised about $200 million across two rounds featuring Shenzhen Capital Group and its Red Earth Healthcare Investment Fund.
China gas station platform Newlink raises $308m
Newlink Group, operator of a platform that helps drivers in China locate the best value gas stations and charging piles, has raised RMB2 billion ($308 million) led by China Merchants Capital.
Boyu, Janchor back China medical finance start-up
MediTrust Health, China-based healthcare payments and insurance platform, has raised RMB2 billion ($309 million) in Series C funding led by Boyu Capital and Janchor Partners.
Hong Kong sees rush of VC-backed biotech IPO filings
Five VC-backed pre-revenue Chinese biotech companies have filed to list in Hong Kong over the past two weeks, doubling the size of the IPO pipeline in this category.
HutchMed soars on debut after $536m Hong Kong offering
HutchMed – formerly Hutchison China MediTech – saw its share price jump 50% on debut after raising HK$4.17 billion ($536.9 million) through a Hong Kong share offering.
China's Miss Fresh raises $273m in US IPO, drops on debut
Chinese online grocery delivery platform Miss Fresh raised $273 million through its US IPO, but the company endured a difficult debut and continues to trade well below the offering price.
China grocery players Dingdong, Miss Fresh file for US IPOs
Competing Chinese online grocery delivery platforms Dingdong Macai and Miss Fresh, recipients of more than $3 billion in aggregate private funding, have both filed to list in the US.
China online education player Zhangmen targets US listing
Zhangmen, a private equity-backed Chinese online K-12 education platform specializing in one-to-one and small-class tuition, has filed for a US IPO.
Deal focus: China big data player goes global
China’s Kyligence is plugging new technologies into an increasingly cloud-based and services-oriented enterprise software space. It has raised $70 million to pump up an international expansion
China data analytics start-up Kyligence raises $70m
Kyligence, a China-based data analytics business, has closed a $70 million Series D round led by SPDB International.
China's Tuya completes $915m IPO, gains on debut
Tuya, a Chinese start-up that claims to be the world’s largest platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider in terms of number of smart devices powered, raised $915.4 million in its US IPO. The offering was priced above the indicative range yet still registered...
GL joins $61m Series C for China’s Thousand Oaks
GL Ventures - a VC unit of Hillhouse Capital - and China State-Owned Capital Venture Investment Fund have led a RMB400 million ($61 million) Series C round for Thousand Oaks Biopharmaceuticals, a China-based contract development and manufacturing organization...
Chinese virotherapy specialist Binhui Biotech raises $93m
Wuhan-based Binhui Biotech has raised RMB600 million ($93 million) in Series C funding led by Shenzhen-based Share Capital. Other investors include CICC Capital, Vertex Ventures China and Qianhai FOF under Shenzhen Capital Group.
China's Meishubao gets $40m Series D extension
Meishubao, a China-based online art education platform, has completed a Series D extension of more than $40 million that takes the overall funding round past $250 million.
Tencent leads Series C for China gene sequencing player
Guangzhou-based precision diagnosis and gene sequencing company Vision Medicals has raised RMB200 million ($31 million) in Series C funding led by Tencent Holdings.