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China car trading platform Souche raises $576m
Primavera Capital Group and Morningside Venture Capital have led a $576 million round of funding for Souche, a Chinese online trading platform for new and used cars.
Chinese electronic signature platform gets $52m Series C
Tiger Global Management has led a Series C funding round worth RMB358 million ($52.4 million) for Bestsign, a Chinese technology developer that specializes in electronic signatures for paperless contracts.
Chinese IoT platform Viomi files for US IPO
Viomi, a Chinese manufacturer of smart household devices that works in partnership with smart phone maker Xiaomi and counts Shunwei Capital and Sequoia Capital China as investors, has filed for an IPO in the US.
China’s Maimai gets $200m Series D
Maimai, a Chinese social networking app for professionals that is seen as the country’s equivalent to LinkedIn, has raised $200 million in Series D funding led by DST Global.
Chinese karaoke equipment supplier gets $29m Series B
Thunder Stone Technology, a Chinese karaoke equipment producer, has received nearly RMB200 million ($29 million) in Series B funding led by China Minsheng Investment Group.
Chinese electric car maker Xpeng raises $587m
Primavera Capital Group and Morningside Ventures have led a RMB4 billion ($587 million) Series B-plus funding round for Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng Motors, working alongside the company’s chairman and CEO, Xiaopeng He.
China's Snowball Finance raises $120m Series D
Snowball Finance, a Chinese online financial information platform that subsequently expanded into asset management, has raised $120 million in a Series D round of funding led by Ant Financial, Alibaba Group’s financial services affiliate.
Goldman leads $127m round for Chinese fitness app
Goldman Sachs has led a Series D funding round worth $127 million for Keep, a Chinese mobile app that provides fitness training programs.
Xiaomi raises $4.7b in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese smart phone maker Xiaomi has raised HK$37 billion ($4.72 billion) in its Hong Kong IPO at a valuation of $54 billion – well below the totals it had originally targeted.
Chinese investors back Indian online marketplace Cashify
Cashify, an Indian online marketplace for used smart phones and electronics, has raised a $12 million funding round led by China-based GPs CDH Investments and Morningside Capital.
China's Xiaomi set to lead the way on CDRs
Xiaomi, a private equity-backed Chinese smart phone maker that filed for a Hong Kong IPO last month, has become the first company to apply to issue Chinese Depository Receipts (CDRs).
VC-backed Huya gains on US trading debut after $180m IPO
Huya, a Chinese game broadcasting business that spun out from social networking platform YY, gained 33.8% on its New York Stock Exchange trading debut following a $180 million IPO.
China's WeDoctor gets $500m pre-IPO round
WeDoctor, a Chinese online healthcare platform backed by Tencent Holdings, has received a $500 million round of funding – at a valuation of $5.5 billion – from Hong Kong-listed insurance company AIA Group and infrastructure and services conglomerate...
Singapore's Aslan Pharma raises $42m in US IPO
Aslan Pharmaceutical, a Singapore-based drug developer that focuses on cancer treatments, has raised $42.2 million in its US IPO. The VC-backed company listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange last June.
PE-backed Xiaomi set for Hong Kong IPO
Xiaomi, a Chinese smart phone maker that has received substantial venture capital and private equity funding, has filed for an IPO in Hong Kong.
Chinese healthcare SaaS platform raises $48m
Taimei Medical Technology, a Chinese cloud-based software provider that serves pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations (CROs), has raised RMB300 million ($48 million) in Series D funding.
Warburg Pincus leads $44m round for China’s Sensors Data
Warburg Pincus has led a $44 million Series C round of funding for Sensors Data, a Beijing-based big data analysis company.
VC-backed YY spin-out Huya files for US IPO
Huya, a Chinese game broadcasting business that spun out from social networking platform YY and raised capital from Tencent Holdings and several VC investors, has filed for an IPO in the US.
PE-backed Chinese car trading platform Souche buys rival
Souche, a Chinese online car trading platform that has received investment from Alibaba Group as well as from several PE players, has acquired industry peer Cheyipai.
China electric car maker Xpeng raises $348m
Xpeng Motors, a Chinese electric car manufacturer, has completed a RMB2.2 billion ($348 million) Series B round of funding led by Alibaba Group, Foxconn Technology Group, and IDG Capital.
China fintech: Follow the consumer
A crackdown on cash loans has undermined investor confidence in China’s fast-growing online consumer-lending market. However, VC players are confident that start-ups can find other angles
Deal focus: Black Fish emphasizes focus on fintech
Lightspeed, Morningside, Jafco and Gobi contribute to the first institutional round of funding for Chinese financial technology player Black Fish
Morningside, Legend lead $112m round for China’s Pony.ai
Pony.ai, a China and US-based start-up that develops autonomous driving solutions, has completed a $112 million Series A round of funding jointly led by Morningside Venture Capital and Legend Capital.
VCs in $146m Series A round for China’s Black Fish
Black Fish, a Chinese online consumer finance platform, has raised a RMB950 million ($146 million) Series A round from Lightspeed China Partners, Morningside Venture Capital, Jafco Asia, and Gobi Partners.