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LeapFrog leads $55m round for India's MedGenome
MedGenome, an India-focused provider of genetic testing solutions, has raised $55 million in a funding round led by LeapFrog Investments.
Sequoia invests $171m in Chinese dairy products manufacturer
Sequoia Capital China has invested of RMB1.2 billion ($171 million) in Chinese dairy products manufacturer Junlebao, becoming the largest institutional investor with a 15.26% stake.
Everest leads $24m round for China's Cloudwise
Chinese enterprise digital solutions provider Cloudwise has raised $24 million in an extended Series D round led by Everest Venture Capital. Sequoia Capital China, WestSummit Capital, ASG and Koala Fund also participated.
Sequoia leads $30m Series B in Chinese RPA player
Encoo Technology, a Chinese robot process automation (RPA) service provider, has raised a $30 million Series B round led by Sequoia Capital China. GSR Ventures and Future Capital re-upped, while Shenzhen Venture Capital came in as a new investor.
Indian payment network for teens raises $4.7m
A group of investors including Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital India and angel investors have contributed $4.7 million in funding to FamPay, a social network for Indian teenagers centered on a parent-supervised payment service.
Sequoia warns founders not to underestimate coronavirus impact
Sequoia Capital has advised founders and CEOs of its portfolio companies to “question every assumption” about their business in response to mounting global concern over the coronavirus outbreak, which it describes as the “black swan of 2020.”
US GP joins Series C for India’s Stanza Living
US-based Equity International has joined a Series C round of undisclosed size for India’s Stanza Living, a technology-enabled hospitality and student housing services provider.
Sequoia leads $14m Series B for China’s Mech-Mind Robotics
Mech-Mind Robotics, a provider of intelligent solutions for industrial robots, has raised a RMB100 million ($14 million) Series B round led by Sequoia Capital China.
Chinese insurance tech player raises $14m Series A
Chinese health insurance platform Nuanwa Technology has raised a RMB100 million ($14 million) Series A round led by Longfor Capital, a unit of real estate developer Longfor Group.
Sequoia, MassMutual back Indian medical imaging player
Qure, an India-based artificial intelligence-enabled medical imaging start-up, has raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital India and MassMutual Ventures Southeast Asia.
Sequoia leads Series C for Indian onboarding SaaS
Sequoia Capital India has led a $32 million Series C round for Whatfix, an Indian software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm that helps enterprises increase digital adoption rates.
Sequoia seeks up to $1.35b for India, Southeast Asia
Sequoia Capital is looking to raise between $1.28 billion and $1.35 billion for its latest set of funds – comprising separate venture and growth vehicles – for deployment in India and Southeast Asia.
RTP Global, Sequoia lead Series B for India’s MoneyTap
Indian app-based lending start-up MoneyTap has raised $70 million in a Series B round led by Aquiline Technology Growth (ATG), RTP Global, and Sequoia India.
China's Transcenta secures $100m funding round
Transcenta Holding, a Chinese biotech company formed last year through the merger of MabSpace Bioscience and Hangzhou Just Biotherapeutics (HJB), has raised $100 million in an extended Series B funding round.
Delivery Hero to buy Korea's Woowa Brothers for $4b
Food delivery start-up Delivery Hero has agreed to acquire Korean peer Woowa Brothers in a deal that values the target at $4 billion and will facilitate exits for several private equity investors.
ClearVue joins $74 million round for China’s Aibee
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Aibee has raised RMB522 million ($74 million) in an extended Series A round led by ClearVue Partners and technology-focused Singularity Power Capital (SPC).
Ping An leads $70m Series D for India's CarDekho
China’s Ping An Insurance has led a $70 million Series D round for Indian online auto marketplace CarDekho. It is Ping An’s first venture investment in the country.
Singapore dental products start-up receives $13m Series A
Zenyum, a Singapore-based manufacturer of 3D-printed cosmetic dental products, has raised $13.6 million in Series A funding from RTP Global, Sequoia Capital India, TNB Aura, and Seeds Capital.
Australia’s V2Food raises $35m Series A
Australian alternative protein producer V2Food has secured a $35 million Series A round led by Hong Kong’s Horizons Ventures and Australia’s Main Sequence Ventures.
Singapore's Carousell merges with Asia assets of Telenor
Singapore-based online consumer-to-consumer marketplace Carousell has merged with the Southeast Asia subsidiary of Norwegian telecommunications giant Telenor Group.
China SaaS: Dark side of the moon
Venture capital investors in China are turning their minds and manpower to the country’s nascent enterprise software opportunity, but the evolution curve is unlikely to be an exact match of the US
Chinese GPs back $120m Series B for OPay
A group of Chinese investors including Gaorong Capital and Sequoia Capital China have joined a $120 million Series B round for Nigerian logistics and payments technology company Opay.
Chinese auto parts platform Casstime raises $80m
Sequoia Capital China and Source Code Capital have co-led a $80 million funding round – described as the first tranche of a Series C – for Chinese aftermarket car parts supplier Casstime.
Chinese enterprise software player Ekuaibao receives $50m
Ekuaibao, a Chinese software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider specializing in corporate reimbursements, has raised $50 million in an extended Series C round.