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Sequoia leads $18m round for India handicraft site
Sequoia Capital has led an $18 million round for Indian online handicraft market place Craftsvilla.com. Global Founders Capital, a VC firm set up by Rocket Internet's Samwer brothers, also took part.
Tiger Global leads $5m round for Indian services marketplace
Indian local services marketplace LocalOye has raised a $5 million Series A round of funding from Tiger Global Management and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Legend Capital, SIG lead Series C for China’s PPDai
Legend Capital and SIG Asia Investment have led a Series C round of funding for PPDai, which claims to be the first and largest peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform in China.
India's LimeRoad raises $30m Series C round
Tiger Global has led a $30 million Series C round of funding for India LimeRoad, an online social discovery platform aimed at women. Lightspeed Venture Partners and Matrix Partners India also took part in the round.
China P2P car-sharing site uuzuche raises $10m
Uuzuche.com, a Chinese peer-to-peer (P2P) car-sharing platform backed by Lightspeed China Partners, has raised $10 million in a Series A+ round of funding from Bitauto, a Chinese auto information web portal.
Lightspeed backs China’s DaoCloud
Lightspeed China Partners has invested in DaoCloud, a Chinese cloud computing start-up.
Big data: Number crunchers
Already an established investment trend, big data is becoming increasingly mainstream. From a VC perspective, the money will be made by going specialist and helping clients turn numbers into commercial action
Lightspeed invests $12m in China car after-sales platform
Lightspeed China Partners has committed $12 million to Yikuaixiu.com, a Beijing-based automotive after-sales service platform, in a Series A round of funding.
Lightspeed China backs online travel agency Lulutrip
Lightspeed China Partners has invested in a Series A1 round of funding for Lulutrip, an online travel agency focused on the Chinese outbound market.
Google Capital in debut China VC investment
Google's discomfort at the growing level of censorship imposed on US internet players by the Chinese authorities after 2008 saw the company withdraw from the M&A scene. There were no deals at all until last week, when Google Capital – a $300 million...
Google, Lightspeed lead $38m round for China's InnoLight
Google Capital, the growth-stage venture arm of Google, and Lightspeed China Partners have co-led a $38 million Series C round of funding for InnoLight Technology, a Chinese manufacturer of cloud computing optical transceivers.
Shunwei invests $10m in Chinese female social networking site
Shunwei Capital Partners has committed $10 million in Series B funding to 520guimi.com, a female-focused social networking site in China.
Lightspeed leads $10m round for China P2P car-sharing site uuzuche
Lightspeed China Partners has led a $10 million Series A round of funding for uuzuche.com, a Chinese peer-to-peer (P2P) car-sharing platform.
Japan's Rakuten acquires VC-backed Slice
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has acquired Slice, a US-based e-commerce mobile app backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners and DCM, among others.
Temasek’s Pavilion Capital leads $60m round for Rong360
Temasek Holdings’ Pavilion Capital has led a $60 million Series C round of funding for Rong360, a Chinese online search for loan products.
Vision Knight bets big on property site
Vision Knight Capital expects massive growth in three segments of China’s e-commerce market over the next three years – property, autos and home decorating. Hence the private equity firm’s willingness to provide the largest portion of a $80 million...
China property site Fangdd raises $80m
Fangdd.com, a Chinese real estate portal, has raised $80 million in a Series B funding from Vision Knight Capital, Lightspeed China Partners and CDH Venture.
Lightspeed China closes Fund II at $260m
Lightspeed China Partners has reached a final close of $260 million on its second China fund, exceeding the target of $220 million.
China vacation rental site raises $100m from VC investors
Venture capital investors have committed $100 million in Series C funding to Tujia.com, a Chinese vacation-rental website. The company has now raised $164 million since inception.
China VCs cautious on strategic capital – AVCJ Forum
Trade sales to Chinese internet giants represent an alternative exit route for traditional venture capital players, but buyers must have a clear roadmap for developing the portfolio companies, VC investors told the AVCJ China Forum.
Qihoo buys MediaV to market online
Antivirus software developer Qihoo360 Technology isn't the first strategic investor to hold talks with MediaV. Several Chinese internet giants, including Tencent Holdings and online retailer JD.com, had pitched the advertising and digital marketing firm...
Qihoo 360 buys VC-backed MediaV
Chinese antivirus software company Qihoo 360 Technology has bought a controlling stake in MediaV, a VC-backed advertising and digital marketing company.
Tiger Global leads LimeRoad $15m Series B round
Tiger Global has led a $15 million Series B round of investment in LimeRoad, a social e-commerce site aimed at women in India.
Lightspeed bets on financial disruption
Regulation is the primary concern for PE and VC firms considering investments in China’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lending industry. The market opportunity has never really been in doubt. Online P2P lending platforms are a bridge between individual lenders...