SAIF Partners
SAIF leads $16m round for China real estate site Jiwu
SAIF Partners China has led a RMB100 million ($16 million) Series A round of funding for Jiwu.com, a Shenzhen-based real estate listings portal.
VC-backed PropTiger buys local rival Makaan
Indian property marketing platform PropTiger, which is backed by Accel Partners, Horizen Ventures and SAIF Partners, along with News Corp, has bought online property listing and classifieds website Makaan for an undisclosed amount.
SAIF leads $3.5m Series A for India start-up tracker
Tracxn, an Indian data analytics firm that aims to be the "Gartner of start-ups," has raised a $3.5 million Series A round led by SAIF Partners.
Accel, SAIF in $12m Series B round for Coverfox
Indian online insurance marketplace Coverfox has raised a INR750 million ($12 million) Series B round from existing investors Accel Partners and SAIF India.
Sequoia, TR lead $50m Series C for India’s Urban Ladder
Urban Ladder, which claims to be India’s leading furniture-focused online retailer, has received $50 million in a Series C round of funding led by Sequoia Capital and TR Capital.
VC-backed 58.com acquires Chinese real estate platform
Chinese online marketplace 58.com, a VC-backed classifieds website along the lines of Craigslist, has acquired Anjuke, an online real estate listing platform, for about $267 million.
SAIF, Accion invest in India’s Aye Finance
SAIF Partners and Accion - a global non-profit organization - have invested $1 million in Aye Finance, an India-based lender that serves profitable micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
Indian P2P rental property listings site NoBroker raises $3m
SAIF Partners and Fulcrum Ventures have taken part in a $3 million Series A round of funding for NoBroker, a Bangalore-based peer-to-peer (P2P) property listings site for renting homes.
SAIF, Innovation Works back China healthcare start-up
SAIF Partners and Innovation Works have provided a Series A round of funding for Beijing Dnurse Technology, a Chinese company that develops technology used to track sugar levels in the body.
Alipay confirms investment in India’s VC-backed One97
Ant Financial Service Group, Alibaba Group’s online financial service affiliate, has agreed to acquire a 25% stake in Indian VC-backed mobile internet services provider One97 Communication.
Valiant leads $26m Series D for India's FirstCry
Valiant Capital Partners has led a $26 million Series D round for Brainbees Solutions, the Indian start-up behind babies and children-focused retailer FirstCry.com.
PE-backed Manpasand Beverages files for India IPO
Manpasand Beverages, the PE-backed drinks maker behind Mango Sip, is looking to raise as much as INR4 billion (INR64.6 million) through an India IPO.
News Corp invests in PE-backed India property platform
News Corp has paid $30 million for a 25% stake in the parent of PropTiger.com, an India-based online property marketing platform backed by SAIF Partners and Accel Partners.
SAIF India set for $350m final close on second fund
SAIF India has raised $350 million for its second fund since spinning out from SAIF Partners in 2011. The vehicle is oversubscribed and a final close is scheduled for early December.
Investigation uncovers suspected fraud by ex-boss of NVC Lighting
NVC Lighting, a Chinese lightning products manufacturer backed by SAIF Partners and Goldman Sachs, says it has uncovered information suggesting that its founder and ex-CEO falsely obtained bank loans worth RMB629 million ($102.8 million) on the company’s...
SAIF-backed HomeShop18 abandons US IPO
HomeShop18, an Indian television shopping network and online market place backed by SAIF Partners and OCP Asia, has abandoned plans for a US IPO.
SAIF Partners invest $13m in Indian jewelry chain
SAIF Partners has invested INR800 million ($13 million) in Senco Gold, an Indian jewelry retail chain.
China Haier VC, SAIF launch smart home industry fund
Qingdao Haier Venture Capital (Haier VC), a corporate VC arm of Chinese white goods maker Qingdao Haier, has teamed up with SAIF Partners to form a RMB320 million ($32 million) smart home-focused VC fund.
Internal strife returns to China’s NVC Lighting
NVC Lighting, a Chinese lightning products manufacturer backed by SAIF Partners and Goldman Sachs, has once again run into corporate governance problems as its founder and CEO refused to accept a board resolution that he step down.
SAIF Partners leads $38m round for Chinese video site Aipai
SAIF Partners has led a $38 million Series C round of funding for Chinese video-sharing platform Aipai, with participation from Matrix Partners.
SAIF Partners leads $15m round for US monetization platform
SAIF Partners has led a $15 million Series B round of funding for Supersonic, a mobile app monetization firm based in San Francisco.
WestSummit, SAIF in $15.2m round for social analytics firm
WestSummit Capital and SAIF Partners have invested $15.2 million in NetBase, a US-based company that tracks social media.
Steadview leads $21m round for India’s Urban Ladder
Hong Kong-based hedge fund Steadview Capital has led a $21 million Series B round of financing for Urban Ladder, an Indian furniture online retailer.
Tencent invests $736m in VC-backed Chinese classifieds site
Tencent Holdings will pay $736 million for a 19.9% stake in 58.com, a venture capital-backed Chinese classifieds website that went public on the New York Stock Exchange last October.