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PE-backed Bigo raises $272m Series D

Chinese media platform operator YY has led a Series D round for Bigo Live, a Singapore-based video streaming company backed by Ping An Insurance, with a $272 million commitment.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 06 June 2018
Portfolio: Cathay Capital and Shopal

Shopal’s cross-border marketing ambitions and Cathay Capital’s Sino-French investment history have proven to be a strong match for tackling the expanding Chinese high-end consumer market

  • Greater China
  • 06 June 2018
Mekong invests in Vietnamese mattress seller

Mekong Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in Vietnamese mattress and bedding retailer Vua Nem to support its expansion.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 05 June 2018
Apis targets $400m for emerging markets growth fund

Apis Partners is targeting $400 million for its second middle-market growth fund focused on financial services and technology investments in emerging markets, with a $500 million hard cap.

  • South Asia
  • 05 June 2018
SoftBank co-leads $20m round for Indonesia's EV Hive

SoftBank Ventures Korea (SBVK) has co-led a $20 million Series A round for EV Hive, an Indonesian co-working space operator that spun out from East Ventures last year, alongside H&CK Partners and Tigris Investment, both of which are also based in South...

  • Southeast Asia
  • 05 June 2018
Ant Financial leads $321m round for China's Hellobike

Ant Financial, Alibaba Group’s financial services affiliate, has led a RMB2.1 billion ($321 million) investment in Youon Bike, the listed parent of China-based bike-sharing operator Hellobike.

  • Greater China
  • 04 June 2018
VIDEO: China Creation Ventures' Wei Zhou

Wei Zhou, founder and managing partner of China Creation Ventures, discusses VC and technology trends

  • Greater China
  • 04 June 2018
China early-stage investment round-up

Venture capital deals involving N5 Capital, Matrix Partners China, JD.com, Fortune Capital, Juxiu Capital, Oriza Holdings, Ameba Capital, ZhenFund, Yunqi Partners, SIG, and Crystal Stream Capital

  • Greater China
  • 04 June 2018
Warburg Pincus launches India BPM platform

Warburg Pincus has established an India-based platform for investment globally in business process management (BPM), an area of enterprise services focused on systems modelling and technical consulting.

  • South Asia
  • 01 June 2018
China social e-commerce player Red raises $300m

Alibaba Group has led a $300 million Series D round of funding for Red, a social e-commerce site that enables Chinese consumers to buy products from overseas.

  • Greater China
  • 01 June 2018
Temasek, PayPal invest $125m in India’s Pine Labs

Temasek Holdings and PayPal have invested $125 million in Pine Labs, an Indian financial technology company backed by Actis Capital, Sequoia Capital India and Madison India Capital.

  • South Asia
  • 01 June 2018
Fund focus: AlphaX tracks evolving China VC story

Having raised $270 million for his debut fund at AlphaX Partners, former Highland Capital Partners executive Chuan Thor is keen to tap emerging trends in consumer internet and enterprise services

  • Greater China
  • 01 June 2018
China's Genesis targets $600m for second fund

Genesis Capital, a Chinese venture capital firm established by Richard Peng, formerly head of M&A at Tencent Holdings, is targeting $600 million for its second fund.

  • Greater China
  • 31 May 2018
China used car trading business Uxin files for US IPO

Uxin Group, a Chinese e-commerce platform that specializes in used-car trading and related services, has filed for a US IPO. Jeneration Capital, Warburg Pincus, and Tiger Global Management are among the company’s PE backers.

  • Greater China
  • 30 May 2018
Deal focus: VCs back Ezbuy’s cross-border e-commerce

A group of VCs including China’s Sky9 Capital are backing a global push by Southeast Asian e-commerce operator Ezbuy. The plan will require combining international vision with local knowhow

  • Southeast Asia
  • 30 May 2018
Q&A: Ofo's Alan Jiang

Alan Jiang helped launch Uber in China, Malaysia and Vietnam before serving as Indonesia country head. Now he is leading Chinese bike-sharing start-up Ofo’s expansion in Southeast Asia

  • Southeast Asia
  • 30 May 2018
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India e-commerce: Turning a page

The acquisition of Flipkart by Walmart signals the beginning of a new chapter in India’s e-commerce story. Venture capital investors also hope it represents a model for more exits from technology start-ups

  • South Asia
  • 30 May 2018
East Ventures joins $32m ICO for Swiss bitcoin app

East Ventures, a VC firm focused on Japan and Southeast Asia, has joined a $32 million initial coin offering (ICO) for Switzerland-based bitcoin wallet operator BRD.

  • Europe
  • 29 May 2018
Amazon leads $12m round for India's VC-backed Acko

Amazon has led a $12 million funding round for Acko, an Indian online insurance broker that is backed by the likes of SAIF Partners and Accel Partners.

  • South Asia
  • 28 May 2018
China's Sinovation launches AI-focused fund

Sinovation Ventures has formed a RMB2.5 billion ($395 million) venture capital fund that will focus on artificial intelligence (AI). It is a cooperative effort with the Guangzhou government to drive technology development.

  • Greater China
  • 28 May 2018
VCs invest $17.6m in Singapore's Ezbuy

A group of VCs including IDG Ventures has provided $17.6 million in pre-Series C funding to Singaporean shopping platform operator Ezbuy.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 27 May 2018
China early-stage investment round-up

Venture capital deals involving FoxConn, China Minsheng Investment Group, Qiming Venture Partners, GGV Capital, Matrix Partners China, Hongxiu VC, Geekbeans Capital, Albatross Venture, Node Capital, and Insight Capital

  • Greater China
  • 25 May 2018
Fund focus: Tapping the Alibaba talent seam

Vision Plus Capital looks to tap the entrepreneurial talent developing in Alibaba Group's ecosystem for its second US dollar and renminbi-denominated funds

  • Greater China
  • 25 May 2018
Profile: SparkLabs Group's Bernard Moon

Bernard Moon, co-founder of SparkLabs Group, has helped bring a global approach to seed investment. Early work bridging US and Korean start-up cultures clarified the value in going cross-border early

  • North Asia
  • 24 May 2018
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