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China's Kingsoft Cloud files for US IPO
Kingsoft Cloud, China’s largest independent provider of cloud-based IT services, has filed to list in the US. Kingsoft Corporation and Xiaomi, the two largest shareholders, have indicated they will commit $75 million to the offering.
Shanghai CDMO player gets $51m Series A
Zhenge Biotech – a Shanghai-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for large molecule drugs – has raised $51 million in Series A funding led by Lyfe Capital.
VCs back Chinese expense management start-up
Fenbeitong, an enterprise payment and expense management services provider based in Beijing, has raised $36 million in an extended Series B round led by Ribbit Capital, Eight Roads Ventures and Glade Brook Capital.
IDG leads $50m round for Chinese hot pot ingredients supplier
IDG Capital has led a $50 million Series B round for Guoquan, a Chinese hot pot ingredients supplier. Other investors include VKC Partners and Buhuo Ventures.
Chinese cancer database provider secures $140m
Medbanks, a Chinese oncology database platform, has raised around RMB1 billion ($140 million) in an extended Series D funding round led by Tencent Holdings and Wu Capital.
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.
PE-backed Ping An fintech spin-out pursues US offering
OneConnect Financial Technology, an affiliate of China’s Ping An Insurance backed by the likes of IDG Capital, SBI Group, and SoftBank Vision Fund, has filed to list in the US.
Chinese cosmetic surgery business seeks $32.5m in US IPO
Aesthetic Medical International Holdings, a Chinese cosmetic surgery chain that failed to get traction with a Hong Kong IPO four years ago, has filed to list in the US. Its private equity backers include IDG Capital and ADV Partners.
VC-backed Chinese AI companies hit by US blacklisting
Eight Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups have been blacklisted by the US government. Several have received PE and VC funding, including SenseTime and Megvii Technology.
Chinese enterprise software provider gets $35m Series A
Deepexi, a Chinese digital enterprise services provider, has raised $35 million in a Series A round led by Morningside Venture Capital, Hillhouse Capital and IDG Capital.
Tencent, Sequoia lead $100m Series C for China’s Smart Fabric
Smart Fabric, a start-up that seeks to digitize China’s textile industry, has received a $100 million Series C round jointly led by Tencent Holdings and Sequoia Capital China.
Boyu leads $300m round for Chinese apartment rental player
Boyu Capital has led a $300 million Series A round of funding in Cjia.com, a serviced apartment brand created by Huazhu Hotels Group and IDG Capital.
HiFiBiO Therapeutics receives $67m in Series C funding
HiFiBiO Therapeutics, a drug developer led by the former head of Asian cancer research at Sanofi, has completed a $67 million Series C funding round.
IDG-backed Superdata files for Hong Kong IPO
Superdata Software, a Chinese enterprise management software provider that has been backed by different IDG Capital entities for more than 20 years, has filed for an IPO in Hong Kong.
KKR joins round for Chinese online education platform
KKR and GGV Capital have led a $85 million funding round for Huohua, a Chinese online education platform specializing in mathematics and science.
Chinese hotel marketing platform receives $42m
Zhiketong – a WeChat-based direct sales and marketing service for high-end hotels – has completed its Series C round, having raised RMB300 million ($42.5 million) across three tranches.