GSR Ventures
Deal focus: Entering the Snoop ecosystem
As the streetwear thesis matures, East Ventures is helping bring Singapore’s Novelship, a brand-agnostic, rap star-approved marketplace, to a larger, more diverse audience
Shunwei, Xiaomi lead round for China automotive chip maker
Rhino, a China-based developer of chips used in autonomous driving, has raised an extended angel round of several hundreds of millions of renminbi.
China blockchain developer Bit raises $13m
Bit, a China, Singapore, and US-based blockchain infrastructure provider set up by former employees of Tencent Holdings, has raised USD 13m in Series A funding led by CMB International.
Ince leads $30m round for China’s PhiGent Robotics
Beijing-based autonomous driving solutions provider PhiGent Robotics has raised a USD30m Series A round led by Ince Capital. Previous investors such as Atypical Ventures, 5Y Capital, and GSR Ventures re-upped.
Singapore's Neuron Mobility gets $43.5m
Singapore-based e-scooter rental start-up Neuron Mobility has raised USD 43.5m in Series B funding co-led by GSR Ventures and Square Peg Capital.
Tiger Global leads $100m round for China HR SaaS player
Moka, a Chinese software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider specializing in human resources services, has raised a $100 million Series C led by Tiger Global Management.
Chinese collaboration software provider Lanhu raises $157m
Chinese collaboration software company Lanhu has raised RMB1 billion ($157 million) in an extended Series C round led by GGV Capital, reaching a valuation of $1 billion.
Tiger Global leads $50m round for China's DataCloak
China-based cyber security start-up DataCloak has raised $50 million in an extended Series B round led by Tiger Global Management. Existing investors Matrix Partners China, Jeneration Capital, GL Ventures and GSR Ventures re-upped.
China community group buying platform Tongcheng Life goes bust
Tongcheng Life, a China-based community group buying business incubated by online travel agency Tongcheng-Elong, has announced its bankruptcy, blaming "poor management."
China beauty: Traffic jam
The impact of China’s internet-oriented emerging consumer brands is arguably more pronounced in beauty than anywhere else. Gaining a foothold is one challenge, keeping it is another
China self-driving truck start-up agrees $3.3b SPAC merger
Plus, a China-based autonomous driving technology developer that specializes in trucks, has agreed to merge with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) at a valuation of $3.3 billion.
China home fitness brand Fiture raises $300m
Fiture, a Chinese developer of artificial intelligence-enabled home fitness devices, has raised $300 million in Series B funding led by All-Stars Investment, Legend Capital, DST Global, and Coatue Management.
China's GSR Ventures appoints first female managing director
Yutong Zhang has become the first woman to join the team of managing directors that leads Chinse VC firm GSR Ventures.
Temasek backs China industrial SaaS player
Temasek Holdings has led a RMB500 million ($77 million) round for Black Lake Technologies, a China-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for manufacturers.
Hillhouse leads $28m round for China's DataCloak
DataCloak, a Shenzhen-based start-up that helps companies install data security systems on devices used by employees, has raised a $28 million Series B round led by Hillhouse Capital.
China robotics player Flexiv gets $100m Series B
Flexiv, a China and US-based industrial robotics start-up specializing in machines that can adapt to unpredictable environments, has raised a $100 million Series B round featuring Gaorong Capital.
Deal focus: Neuron finds clear roads down under
Having increased its Series A round to $30.5 million, Neuron Mobility is ramping up expansion of its e-scooter rental services, with Australia and New Zealand the immediate priorities
Singapore e-scooter start-up gets Series A extension
Neuron Mobility, a Singapore-based e-scooter rental start-up, has secured $12 million in an extended Series A round as it accelerates expansion in Australia and New Zealand and prepares to enter the UK.
China social e-commerce player Tongcheng Life gets $200m
Tongcheng Life, a social e-commerce business incubated by online travel agency Tongcheng-Elong, has raised a $200 million Series C round led by Joyy, previously known as YY, a US-listed video-based social media platform.
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.
Singapore e-scooter start-up raises $18.5m
Neuron Mobility, a Singapore-based e-scooter company, has secured a $18.5 million Series A round led by Australia’s Square Peg Capital and US-based GSR Ventures.
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).
Chinese GPs back $120m Series B for OPay
A group of Chinese investors including Gaorong Capital and Sequoia Capital China have joined a $120 million Series B round for Nigerian logistics and payments technology company Opay.
Singapore's Advance.AI gets $80m Series C
Advance.AI, a Singapore-based start-up focused on financial technology applications of big data, has raised an $80 million Series C round led by Gaorong Capital and Pavilion Capital.