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SAIF, Sequoia, Tiger investee Just Dial looks to launch IPO
Indian search firm Just Dial Pvt – which has received more than $10 million worth of funding from early backer SAIF Partners – is set to launch its IPO, which may come as early as the end of the year.
JAFCO Asia, Mitsui, CEL invest Prudent Energy in China
PRC energy storage business Prudent Energy has announced that pan-Asian VC investor JAFCO Asia, Japanese VC firm Mitsui Ventures and European growth capital investor China Equity Links (CEL) Partners, as well as other investors, will invest a total of...
Kleiner, Sequoia, Walden-backed Auto Navi goes to NASDAQ
Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins and Walden International investee AutoNavi Holdings Ltd., a provider of digital map content and navigation services in China, filed with US regulators on Wednesday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering...
RockYou gets $10 million more from SoftBank
Social media content distributor RockYou has received $10 million in new funding from existing investor, Tokyo-based SoftBank, and has acquired a majority stake in its JV with SoftBank, RockYou Asia.
Sequoia backs Hindusthan National Glass
Sequoia Capital India has invested $27 million into Indian domestic consumer and household glass container manufacturer Hindusthan National Glass and Industries, through a public markets deal.
Sequoia makes partial PathLabs exit
Sequoia Capital India is making a partial exit from its investment in Dr Lal PathLabs, a leading local diagnostics and pathology chain, selling around half of its 30% stake in the business, with a probable deal value of some $25.4 million.
Sequoia plans $54 million Star Health commitment
Sequoia Capital is close to agreeing a $54 million commitment to Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd., a Chennai-headquartered insurance company also invested by ICICI Venture recently for around $25.7 million.
Sequoia invests Axtria
Sequoia Capital India has led a $2.5 million Series A funding round into Axtria Inc., a business analytics provider founded by serial entrepreneurs Jaswinder S Chadha and Navdeep S Chadha.
Aspects of AsiaPac consumer investing
New ways to play the consumer proposition
Ceyuan, Fidelity, GSR, Sequoia back NetQin
Ceyuan Ventures, Fidelity Asia, GSR Ventures and Sequoia Capital China have all participated in a $20 million third funding round for NetQin Mobile Inc., a Beijing-headquartered mobile comms security service provider.
Sequoia hits gold with Manappuram
Sequoia Capital has exited its 11% stake in Manappuram General Finance and Leasing, a non-bank financial company specializing in loans based on gold.
Taizinai puts China risk on show
Actis, Goldman, Morgan Stanley stand to lose
Sequoia invests PRC blood glucose business
Sequoia Capital has led a $10.25 million Series A investment round into Beijing YiCheng Bioelectronics Technology Co. Ltd., a blood glucose monitoring system manufacturer.
CLSA invests India microfinance
CLSA Capital Partners has invested $24 million for a minority stake in Equitas Micro Finance India, a Chennai-based company providing microfinance to Indian low-income households.
ICICI, Carlyle, Sequoia invest India's Star Health
A consortium including ICICI Venture, the Carlyle Group, and Sequoia Capital India is completing the first private equity deal in India's health insurance space, with a $100 million investment in Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd.
Sequoia and ABC support Guangzhou Broad Vision
Investment firms including Sequoia Capital and Swiss fund of funds ABC Capital, as well as domestic investors, participated in the second round of financing for mobile telecoms services play Guangzhou Broad Vision Telecom Sci & Tech Co.
Sequoia exits Times Internet
Sequoia Capital India has reportedly exited Times Internet, a legacy asset from its previous incarnation as WestBridge Capital Partners, through a management share buyback.
Sequoia's Sabharwal back to ICICI Bank
Rajiv Sabharwal, recruited in 2009 to Sequoia Capital India as an Executive Director, is now reportedly rejoining his old company, ICICI Bank, as a senior GM and head of the lender's retail operations.
Sequoia invests 91Huayi.com
Sequoia Capital China has reportedly invested RMB30 million ($4.4 million) in 91Huayi.com, a Chinese medical information and education website.
Sequoia seeks CARE stake
Sequoia Capital India is reportedly seeking a 9.4% stake in local ratings agency Credit Analysis and Research (CARE), with a probable investment amount of around $16 million.
Intel, Sequoia invest July Systems
Intel Capital has led a Series C funding round of $7 million, alongside previous investors Sequoia Capital and Footprint Ventures, in mobile media company July Systems, founded by Indian technopreneur Rajesh Reddy.
Northern Light, Sequoia, DFJ, DT get Prudent in Beijing
Northern Light Venture Capital has led a Series C round into Beijing-based energy storage and renewable power developer Prudent Energy, in partnership with Sequoia Sequoia Capital China, and alongside existing VC investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson and...
Sequoia invests Stovekraft in India kitchen deal
Sequoia Capital India is leading a second round of investment into Stovekraft Pvt Ltd, a Bangalore-based kitchen appliances business, for up to $10.7 million for around a 25% stake.
Sequoia said investing India's Via
Sequoia Capital India has reportedly made a $10 million investment in Indian B2B online travel site Via, previously invested in by NEA-IndoUS Ventures.