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Greenwoods leads $20m in China parenting site
Greenwoods Asset Management has led a $20 million Series B round of funding for lmbang.com, a Chinese parenting app focused on female community.
VC-backed Xunlei jumps 24% on debut after $88m IPO
Xunlei, a Chinese file-sharing and download management platform backed by a string of VC firms, saw its stock gain 24% on its first day of trading on NASDAQ following a $88 million IPO.
Morningside backs China online P2P lender Yooli
Morningside Technologies has provided a Series B round of funding for Yooli.com, a Chinese peer-to-peer financing platform backed by Softbank China Capital.
VC-backed Xunlei sets terms for $92.5m US IPO
Xunlei, a Chinese file-sharing and download management platform backed by a string of VC firms, is seeking to raise up to $92.5 million through its US IPO.
Morningside, Qiming invest $15m in China social networking app
Morningside Technologies and Qiming Venture Partners have committed $15 million in Series A funding to Inbilin, a Chinese voice call social networking app.
VC-backed Xunlei files for US IPO
Xunlei, a Chinese file-sharing and download management platform backed by a string of VC firms, has revived plans for a US IPO, two-and-a-half years after abandoning a NASDAQ offering due to market volatility.
Kingsoft commits $90m to VC-backed file-sharing service Xunlei
Chinese software developer Kingsoft Corporation will invest $90 million in Xunlei, a file-sharing service backed by a string of VC firms including Morningside Technologies, IDG Ventures and Ceyuan Ventures.
Morningside raises $412m across three China TMT funds
Morningside Technologies, an investment company set up by Hong Kong's Chan family - owners of property developer Hang Lung Group - has raised $412 million across three China technology-focused funds.
Sequoia leads $50m round for second-hand car platform Cheyipai
Sequoia Capital has led a $50 million round of funding for Cheyipai, a Chinese second-hand car trading platform. Existing backers Morningside Ventures, Matrix Partners and CITIC Capital also participated.
VCs to take Kingsoft across borders, platforms
Hong Kong-listed software developer Kingsoft is not in desperate need of capital. It posted a net profit of RMB466.4 million ($76.6 million) in 2012, up 39% year-on-year, and its cash reserves stood at RMB2.4 billion for the year. Furthermore, in July...
Asia Awards: VC Professional of the Year – Richard Liu
Richard Liu has spent 14 years investing in tech, media and telecom for Morningside Technologies. He has witnessed increasing competition, ups and downs in e-commerce, and the rise of the domestic super angel
Kingsoft receives $50m from Morningside, GGV, Shunwei
Kingsoft Office Software, an office suite that competes with Microsoft Office, has received $50 million in commitments from Morningside Technologies, GGV Capital and Shunwei China Internet Fund.
Sequoia leads Series B round for China second-hand car platform
Sequoia Capital led a Series B round of investment for Souche Holdings, an online second-hand car trading platform. Existing backers Morningside Technologies and Ferry Venture Capital also participated.
Morningside, Jingdong invest in Chinese food delivery service Daojia
Existing backer Morningside Ventures and B2C e-commerce site Jingdong (formerly 360Buy) have led a Series C round of investment in Chinese online food ordering platform Daojia. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
China video app Yixia.com completes $25m Series B round
China mobile video app Yixia.com has completed a $25 million Series B round of investment led by internet giant Sina Corporation. Existing backers Redpoint Ventures and Morningside Ventures also participated in the round.
Chinese mobile retailer Xiaomi tipped for new round
Xiaomi, a Chinese smart phone brand founded by angel investor Lei Jun, is finalizing a new round of funding that is expected to value the company at $10 billion.
Chinese online legal site receives $1.88m funding
Morningside Technologies, ZhenFund and Chinese angel investor Zhikang Dai have committed to a RMB11.5 million ($1.88 million) Series A round of funding for Legal.cn, a Beijing-based online legal services provider.
AVCJ China Awards: VC Professional of the Year – Lei Jun
Twenty years ago, Lei Jun joined Chinese software company Kingsoft and dedicated himself to developing its flagship product, WAP Office, a word processing system primed to challenge Microsoft’s mid-1990s offering. It lost.
PE-backed Xiaomi gets 10% of Kingsoft’s cloud computing unit
Chinese smart phone maker Xiaomi has agreed to purchase a 10% stake in Kingsoft Cloud Group, a unit of Chinese software maker Kingsoft, for $1.82 million in total.
Asia Awards: VC Deal of the Year – Xiaomi
The hugely successful launch of Xiaomi’s smart phone, and the subsequent $216 million Series C round, justified Morningside Technologies and Qiming Venture Partners’ early faith in the Chinese company
VC-backed China tech firm YY jumps 7% on NASDAQ debut
Shares in venture capital-backed social networking platform YY climbed 7.7% on their NASDAQ trading debut after the company completed the first IPO by a Chinese firm in the US in seven months.
Smartphone maker Xiaomi secures $90m in VC funding
Chinese smartphone startup Xiaomi Technology has raised $90 million in funding, which values the company at $1 billion. Existing investors Morningside Technologies, Qiming Ventures and IDG Ventures participated in the financing round as well as new participants...
Xunlei backs out of IPO due to market volatility
Xunlei, the Chinese software company backed by Morningside Technologies, IDG Ventures and Ceyuan Funds, has shelved plans for a $200 million IPO on NASDAQ.
VC firms, Mayo Clinic lead investment in Wuhan Kindstar
WI Harper Group, Baird Capital Partners, Morningside Ventures and the Mayo Clinic have committed $11 million in a Series B funding to Wuhan Kindstar Diagnostics, a clinical testing service provider in China.