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China chip designer Biren gets $410m Series B
Biren Technology, a Chinese chip design company, has raised a RMB2.7 billion ($410 million) Series B round led by Ping An Insurance, New World Development, and Country Garden Venture Capital.
China's Baidu raises funding for chip unit at $2b valuation
CPE has led a funding round for Kunlun, the semiconductor unit of Chinese search giant Baidu, at a post-deal valuation of approximately RMB13 billion ($2 billion).
China drug development outsourcer raises $70m
Zhenge Biotech – a Shanghai-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for large molecule drugs – has raised $70 million in Series B funding led by Qiming Venture Partners and IDG Capital.
Hillhouse, Tencent lead Series C for China's Fenbeitong
Hillhouse Capital and Tencent Holdings have led a $92.5 million Series C round for Fenbeitong, a China-based enterprise payment and expense management software provider.
China vocational education provider gets $390m Series A
Fenbi, a China-based vocational education platform, has raised $390 million in a Series A round led by IDG Capital and Trustbridge Partners. Hony Capital also took part.
China's Didi raises $300m for autonomous driving unit
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has raised $300 million for its autonomous driving unit, with IDG Capital taking the lead.
China chip designer Memsic raises $155m
Memsic, a Chinese semiconductor design company that was privatized with support from IDG Capital in 2013, has raised more than RMB1 billion ($155 million) led by an industry fund under Hangzhou Fortuna Investment Management.
VC-backed Chinese e-cigarette company targets US IPO
Relx Technology, a Chinese e-cigarette producer backed by Source Code Capital and Sequoia Capital China, has filed for an IPO in the US.
China digital services player Deepexi raises $40m
Deepexi, a Chinese start-up that provides digital transformation solutions to enterprise customers, has raised $40 million in the fourth tranche of a Series A funding round.
China healthtech player gets $100m Series C extension
Weimai, a Chinese healthcare-focused big data platform that primarily serves hospitals and clinics in lower-tier cities, has raised $100 million in an extended Series C round led by Baidu Capital.
Chinese O2O retail platform Dmall gets $418m Series C
Dmall, a Chinese digital solutions provider for traditional retailers, has raised a Series C of RMB2.8 billion ($419 million) led by Industrial Bank and China Structural Reform Fund at a valuation of $2 billion.
China's Yuanfudao hits record valuation with $2.2b round
Yuanfudao, a Chinese education start-up that targets the K-12 segment, has raised $2.2 billion in Series G funding at a valuation of $15.5 billion, nearly double the valuation of its previous round, which closed in April.
China carpooling player Dida pursues Hong Kong IPO
Dida Chuxing – a Chinese peer-to-peer carpooling business that subsequently expanded into ride-hailing, putting it in direct competition with longstanding market leader Didi Chuxing – has filed for a Hong Kong IPO.
HarbourVest backs IDG renminbi fund restructuring
IDG Capital has completed a renminbi fund restructuring in which assets have been transferred from one local currency vehicle to another backed by offshore investors. It is the first secondary deal of its kind to use the Qualified Foreign Limited Partner...
China's Xpeng raises $1.5b in US IPO, soars on debut
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Xpeng – which has a string of PE and VC investors – gained 41% on its New York trading debut after raising $1.5 billion in an upsized IPO.
KKR leads $150m round for China education platform
Huohua Siwei, a China-based children's online education platform specializing in mathematics and science, has raised $150 million in the first tranche of Series E led by KKR.
China insurance tech platform Waterdrop receives $230m
Shuidi, a China-based insurance technology platform also known as Waterdrop, has raised $230 million in Series D funding jointly led by Tencent Holdings and Swiss Re Group. Existing investors IDG Capital and Wisdom Choice Global Fund re-upped.
GL Ventures leads $130m round for China’s Biren
Biren Technology, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chip design company, has raised a RMB900 million ($130 million) pre-Series B round led by GL Ventures, the VC unit of Hillhouse Capital.
GenBridge leads round for Chinese hot pot ingredients supplier
GenBridge Capital has led a $60 million Series C round of funding for Guoquan, a Chinese hot pot ingredients supplier. All the company's existing investors re-upped.
Chinese AI chip maker Biren raises $155m Series A
Biren Technology, a nine-month-old Chinese smart chip design company, has raised RMB1.1 billion ($155 million) in Series A funding led by Qiming Venture Partners, IDG Capital and Walden International.
China chip design company Eswin raises $283m
Beijing-based chip design company Eswin Technology Group has raised a RMB2 billion ($283 million) Series B round led by IDG Capital and Legend Capital.
China digital enterprise services provider raises $50m
Hillhouse Capital has led an extended Series A round of funding worth $50 million for Deepexi, a Chinese start-up that provides a suite of smart data services to enterprise customers.
MGI Tech closes China's largest-ever genetics funding round
MGI Tech, a Chinese manufacturer of gene sequencing devices, has raised more than $1 billion in funding led by IDG Capital and CPE.
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.