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Indian healthcare: Booster shots
Technological progress and changing consumer habits are bringing long-overdue change to India’s overworked healthcare system. Taking advantage will mean mastering the unique challenges of the market
Matrix leads $5m Series A for India's OfBusiness
Indian business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform OfBusiness has raised a $5 million Series A round led by Matrix Partners India.
Alpha Animation, Matrix invest in China VR start-up
Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture, a listed Chinese animation firm, has led an undisclosed Series A round of funding for Time of Virtual Reality (TVR), which develops games for VR devices.
Warburg Pincus leads $100m round for China logistics player
Warburg Pincus has led a $100 million Series C round of funding for Yunniao Distribution, a platform for sourcing intercity courier services in China.
China entertainment news app secures $15m
France-based Ventech Capital has led a $15 million Series B round of funding for Happy Juzi, a Chinese entertainment news portal.
Cathay leads Series D for China female social network
Cathay Capital Private Equity has led a Series D round of funding for Meet You, a Chinese social networking platform for women.
China P2P car rental app Atzuche raises $47m
Atzuche, a Shanghai-based peer-to-peer (P2P) car rental start-up, has raised a RMB300 million ($47 million) Series B round of funding from China Pacific Insurance, Ivy Capital, Hearst Capital, Matrix Partners and Ceyuan Ventures.
Sequoia, Matrix commit $7.6m to India's TinyOwl
TinyOwl, an India-based mobile food-ordering platform, has raised INR500 million ($7.6 million) from existing investors Sequoia Capital and Matrix Partners.
Tiger, Matrix commit $9m Series A to India's RazorPay
Tiger Global has led a $9 million Series A round for India-based online payment gateway RazorPay, with participation by Matrix Partners.
China O2O delivery start-up raises $13m
Matrix Partners and Lightspeed China Partners have committed $13 million in extended Series A round of funding to 123Feng.com, a Chinese start-up provides delivery services for e-commerce and food-ordering platforms.
Matrix leads $5m Series A for Hong Kong's Klook
Matrix Partners has led a $5 million Series A round of funding for Klook, a Hong Kong-based online travel start-up.
Ant Financial leads round for China VC news platform 36kr
36Kr.com, a Chinese news portal that covers venture capital and technology start-ups, has raised a Series D round of funding led by Ant Financial, an online finance affiliate of Alibaba Group.
NLVC leads round for China-based English learning platform
Northern Light Venture Capital (NLVC) has led a $20 million Series B round of funding for VIPKID, a China-based English-language learning platform that targets primary and secondary school students.
IDG leads $15m round for China healthcare start-up
IDG Capital Partners has led a $15 million Series A round for Zhangshang Tangyi, a Chinese start-up that is developing a health data tracking device and mobile app for people with diabetes.
Asia e-commerce: The next generation
Most of emerging Asia’s e-commerce giants faced a binary choice between the asset-heavy online retail and asset-light marketplace models. Now, though, investors have a more nuanced opportunity set
Tencent leads $90m round for India's Practo
Tencent has led a $90 million Series C round for Indian clinic management developer and doctor search portal Practo, with participation from Sofina, Google Capital, and others.
Tencent leads $60m round for Hong Kong online brokerage
Tencent Holdings has led a Series B round of funding worth $60 million for Hong Kong-based online brokerage Futu5.com, with participation from Matrix Partners and Sequoia Capital.
Baidu leads $100m round for China’s laundry app Edaixi
Baidu has led a $100 million Series B round of funding for Edaixi, an mobile-based on-demand laundry service.
Sequoia leads $12.5m round for China app tech developer
Sequoia Capital has led a $12.5 million Series B round for Easemob.com, a Chinese provider of mobile communication services, with participation from SIG China and Matrix Partners China.
GGV leads round for China B2B drug retail platform
GGV Capital has led an extended Series A round of funding for Ypzdw.com, a Chinese online B2B drug retail platform. Existing investor Matrix Partners China also participated.
Matrix, Falcon Edge in $25m Series C for India's Mswipe
Indian mobile point-of-service (POS) developer Mswipe has raised $25 million in Series C funding from a group of investors including Matrix Partners, Falcon Edge Capital and Meru Partners.
VCs commit $20m to China logistics cloud solution provider
IDG Capital Partners, Matrix Partners and Yunqi Ventures have provided $20 million in Series A funding to Olymtech Corporation, a Chinese cloud solutions specialist that focuses on the logistics industry.
Former Matrix China director launches RMB VC fund
Roger Hu, a director at Matrix Partners China, has teamed up with Yi Zheng, formerly vice president at Chinese dating app Momo, to launch a renminbi-denominated early-stage fund.
Matrix, SAIF back India-based hotel start-up
Treebo, an Indian online budget hotel chain, has raised a $6 million Series A round led by Matrix Partners India and SAIF Partners.