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VC-backed Chinese O2O retail platform pursues HK listing
Dmall, a Chinese O2O retail platform provider for traditional retailers backed by IDG Capital among others, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO.
Asia digital assets platform Matrixport hits $1b valuation
Matrixport, a two-year-old crypto financial services platform based in Singapore, has closed a $100 million Series C round at a valuation of $1 billion.
Blackstone buys International Data Group from China Oceanwide
The Blackstone Group has agreed to acquire International Data Group (IDG) from China Oceanwide Holdings for an enterprise valuation of $1.3 billion.
China EV battery maker raises $542m Series A
Svolt Energy Technology, formerly the battery business unit of Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor, has raised a RMB3.5 billion ($542 million) Series A round featuring a string of government-linked investors.
3H Health leads $67m Series B for China's EdiGene
China’s 3H Health Investment has led a RMB450 million ($67 million) Series B round for local genetics-based drug discovery and therapeutics developer EdiGene.
IDG, Accel back take-private of Hong Kong’s Sky Solar
IDG Capital Partners and Accel Partners have joined a take-private bid for Sky Solar Holdings that values the Hong Kong-based and NASDAQ-listed power provider at around $2.5 billion.
Hillhouse leads $1b round for China’s Yuanfudao
Chinese online education start-up Yuanfudao has seen its valuation soar to $7.8 billion on closing a $1 billion funding round led by Hillhouse Capital.
Deal focus: Jingling seeks to stand out from the crowd
China’s Jingling contemplates an expansion of its social e-commerce strategy after securing a $100 million Series C round and de-risking its business model
Chinese smart city platform developer raises $283m
China Everbright has led the first phase of Series C round – worth RMB2 billion ($283 million) – for Terminus Technologies, a Chinese supplier of city-level internet of things (IoT) platforms.
Chinese GPs back Nigeria’s OPay
Nigeria-based online services platform OPay has raised a $50 million funding round with participation by a number of Chinese investors, including IDG Capital, Source Code Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Meituan-Dianping, and GSR Ventures.
Deal focus: Weimai seeks healthcare monetization
Weimai plans to leverage a fresh $100 million funding round to bring new technologies to Chinese hospitals. This will include a growing focus on services outside the public health system
IDG leads $100m round for China healthcare platform Weimai
IDG Capital has led a $100 million funding round for Weimai, a Chinese healthcare-focused big data platform that helps hospitals and clinics in lower-tier cities automate everything from appointment registration to medical records management.
PE-backed Fang.com spins out China property analytics business
Private equity-backed online real estate portal Fang.com has spun-out its property analytics and benchmarking system in what its CEO Yu Huang described as the first direct public offering (DPO) by a Chinese company in the US.
IDG re-ups in Chinese co-working space provider
Kr Space, a China-based co-working space operator, has received RMB1 billion ($145 million) in a new round led by existing investor IDG Capital and new backers Gopher Asset Management and Yixing Capital.
IDG, CDH back China cancer testing kits producer
IDG Capital Partners and CDH Investments have led an RMB300 million ($45 million) Series B round for China-based Creative Biosciences, a manufacturer of testing kits for colon cancer.
Singapore crypto platform hits $1b valuation with Series C
Liquid.com, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency trading platform, has passed the $1 billion valuation mark with the first close of a Series C round led by IDG Capital.
IDG, Lilly join $10m round for China’s EdiGene
IDG Capital and Lilly Asia Ventures (LAV) have joined a $10 million investment in EdiGene, a developer of genetics-based therapies based in Beijing.
Deal focus: Medbanks brings big data to China cancer care
Medbanks raises a $59 million Series C round to update the traditional information networks that make China’s growing oncology industry tick. Quality of management has proven a critical investment factor
Chinese cancer database provider Medbanks raises $59m
Beijing and Shanghai-based Medbanks, an information service provider specializing in cancer care, has raised RMB400 million ($59 million) in Series C funding led by CLP Fund.
Chinese online education start-up Yuanfudao raises $300m
Tencent Holdings has led a $300 million round of funding for Chinese online education start-up Yuanfudao, propelling the company to a valuation in excess of $3 billion.
IDG, Matrix back $20m round for Singapore's KuCoin
IDG Capital, Matrix Partners, and Neo Global Capital have jointly invested $20 million in Singapore-based cryptocurrency services company KuCoin.
China’s LightInTheBox to acquire VC-backed Ezbuy
Chinese online retailer LightInTheBox has agreed to acquire Southeast Asian e-commerce operator Ezbuy for $85.55 million through a share swap.
Chinese smart city player Terminus raises $173m Series B
Terminus Technologies, China’s largest city-level mobile internet platform, has raised RMB1.2 billion ($173 million) in an extended Series B round led by China Everbright and IDG Capital. Local artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer SenseTime...
China's Niu raises $63m in IPO, closes down on debut
Chinese electric scooter manufacturer Niu Technologies ended its first day of trading on NASDAQ down 3.9% after raising $63 million in a scaled back IPO. The company’s backers include GGV Capital, Future Capital, and IDG Capital.