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India's Mobikwik raises $50m in Series C funding
India-based mobile wallet developer Mobikwik has raised $50 million in a Series C round of funding led by Japanese internet company GMO, Taiwan-based semiconductor manufacturer MediaTek, and existing backer Sequoia Capital.
Maverick leads $15m Series B for India's 1mg
Maverick Capital Ventures, the VC affiliate of hedge fund Maverick Capital, has led a INR1 billion ($15 million) Series B round for Indian online pharmaceutical platform 1mg.
PE consortium battles Ping An for China's Autohome
Boyu Capital, Hillhouse Capital and Sequoia Capital have submitted a take-private offer for Chinese auto listings and information service Autohome. This follows Telstra agreeing to sell its majority stake in the business to Ping An Insurance Group.
VC-backed Dada Nexus merges with JD’s O2O business
Dada Nexus, a China-based crowdsourcing delivery platform backed by several VC investors, has agreed to merge with JD Daojia, the online-to-offline (O2O) business unit of e-commerce giant JD.com.
Chinese travel app developer Huoli secures $144m
Shenzhen Huoli Tianhui Technology, the parent company of Chinese flight management app Flights Manager, has raised RMB933 million ($144 million) in a Series C round of funding.
Singapore’s 90 Seconds gets Series A from Sequoia
Sequoia Capital’s India unit has led a $7.5 million Series A round for 90 Seconds, a cloud video production platform founded in New Zealand and headquartered in Singapore.
Alibaba, Yunfeng join take-private bid for China's Momo
Alibaba Group and Yunfeng Capital – a PE firm co-founded by Alibaba’s Jack Ma – have joined the investor consortium seeking to privatize Chinese mobile dating app Momo at a valuation of around $3.5 billion.
China HR services platform Joyowo secures $15m
Joyowo.com, a Chinese online HR services platform, has raised a RMB100 million ($15 million) Series B round from VC investors including Sequoia Capital, Greenwoods Asset Management and Meridian Capital.
Goldman invests $37m in China's Venus Medtech
Goldman Sachs has committed $37 million to cardiac valve developer Venus Medtech.
Sequoia, Sofina commit $75m to India-based Byju's
India education start-up Byju’s has raised $75 million from Sequoia Capital and Belgium’s Sofina to diversify its product pipeline and for international marketing.
Sequoia targets $1.45b for China VC, growth funds
Sequoia Capital is expected to raise up to $1.45 billion for its latest China venture and growth funds, having penciled in April 7 for a final close.
Sequoia, TrustBridge back China chemicals e-commerce site
Sequoia Capital and TrustBridge Partners have co-led a Series C round of funding for Molbase, a Chinese B2B e-commerce platform that sells chemical products.
PE investors to exit China's Happigo Home Shopping
Hony Capital, CITIC Private Equity and Sequoia Capital are set to exit Happigo Home Shopping, a Shenzhen-listed online and TV shopping subsidiary of Hunan TV.
Tencent leads $100m round for China Douyu TV
Douyu TV, a Chinese online platform that features live videos of people playing games, has completed a $100 million round of funding led by Tencent Holdings.
Sequoia-backs $1b take-private bid for China's Jumei
Sequoia Capital is supporting a take-private Chinese online beauty products retailer Jumei International that has been launched by the company’s founders. It values the US-listed business at approximately $1 billion.
Sequoia in India: Early-stage icon
At $920 million, Sequoia Capital latest India fund is the largest ever VC vehicle raised in the country. How will the technology sector accommodate this quantum of capital?
China’s 58 Daojia merges with VC-backed beauty app
58 Daojia, a PE-backed Chinese online-to-offline (O2O) local services platform, has merged with Dudumeijia.com, a manicure-booking app that counts Sequoia Capital and Source Code Capital among its investors.
Sequoia backs China second-hand car pricing platform
Sequoia Capital has led a new funding round for Che300.com, a China-based online platform that values second-hand cars.
India's VC-backed Oyo Rooms acquires rival Zo Rooms
Oyo Rooms, an India-based budget hotel booking app backed by SoftBank Corp. and other VCs, has acquired industry rival Zo Rooms, which counts Tiger Global Management as an investor.
Sequoia supports HK-listed Dongpeng Holdings take-private
Dongpeng Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed ceramic tiles maker, has received a take-private proposal from its management and existing shareholder Sequoia Capital China.
Venturra leads $12m round for Malaysia's KFit
Venturra Capital has led a $12 million Series A round for Malaysia-based gym membership app KFit.
Sequoia closes fifth India fund at $920m
Sequoia Capital has closed its latest India fund – which has a minority allocation to Southeast Asia – at $920 million, comprising an $875 million institutional corpus and a GP commitment of $45 million.
China online retailer raises $1b for finance unit
Sequoia Capital and China Taiping Insurance have led a RMB6.65 billion ($1 billion) funding round for JD Finance, the financial subsidiary of online retailer JD.com.
App analytics firm App Annie raises $63m Series E
App Annie, a mobile app analytics platform developer that was started in Beijing but has since expanded globally, has raised $63 million in Series E funding.