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India's Fireside closes first fund at $52m

Fireside Ventures, an Indian VC firm set up by Helion Venture Partners co-founder Kanwaljit Singh (pictured), has closed its debut fund at INR3.4 billion ($52 million).

  • South Asia
  • 22 March 2018
KKR creates China digital marketing platform

KKR has completed a platform investment in China’s digital marketing space, bringing together four local companies to provide a one-stop service covering everything from advertising to analytics.

  • Greater China
  • 22 March 2018
VCs in $47m round for Chinese AI medical imaging firm

Beijing Infervision, a Chinese company that develops medical imaging technology empowered by artificial intelligence (AI), has raised RMB300 million ($47 million) in funding from investors including Xianghe Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 21 March 2018
Deal focus: Qutoutiao finds its own news angle

With a market focus and a user acquisition mechanism that differentiate it from other Chinese news and video apps, Qutoutiao impressed Tencent Holdings enough to secure a $200 million Series B round

  • Greater China
  • 21 March 2018
Temasek leads $250m round for China’s Sunny Education

Sunny Education, a China-based K-12 online education platform which operates under the 17zuoye brand, has raised $250 million in a Series E round led by existing investor Temasek Holdings.

  • Greater China
  • 21 March 2018
Alibaba invests $2b in Southeast Asia's Lazada

Alibaba Group will invest an additional $2 billion in PE-backed online retailer Lazada. It brings Alibaba’s total commitments to the Singapore-based company to $4 billion.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 March 2018
Orchid leads $65m round for Chinese wedding platform

Hunliji, a China-based online wedding services provider, has raised $65 million in a Series C round of funding led by Orchid Asia Group.

  • Greater China
  • 20 March 2018
Redpoint China closes debut RMB fund at $110m

Redpoint China Ventures has closed its debut renminbi-denominated VC fund at RMB700 million ($110 million).

  • Greater China
  • 19 March 2018
Tencent leads $200m round for China’s Qutoutiao

Tencent Holdings has led a Series B round worth more than $200 million for Qutoutiao, a Chinese mobile news reading app. The round gives the company a post-money valuation of $1.6 billion.

  • Greater China
  • 19 March 2018
CLSA buys Japanese online appliance business

CLSA Capital Partners (CLSA CP) has acquired Moa Group, a Japanese online retailer primarily focused on household appliances.

  • North Asia
  • 19 March 2018
Chinese tech firms target overseas expansion – AVCJ Forum

More Chinese technology companies have developed capabilities to expand overseas with a view to acquiring new customers that can support growth and strengthen their leading positions at home, industry participants told in AVCJ China Forum.

  • Greater China
  • 16 March 2018
China leads the world in internet technology - AVCJ Forum

Mobile payment represents a “big inflection point between China and the rest of the world,” underlining how the country has become a leader in technology, according to Victor Koo, founder of video streaming platform Youku.

  • Greater China
  • 16 March 2018
Capital Square-owned Aegis to merge with US-based Startek

Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) service provider Aegis, which was acquired by Capital Square Partners last year, has agreed to merge with US-based counterpart Startek. The deal will give Capital Square control of the combined company.

  • South Asia
  • 16 March 2018
Deal focus: Electrify’s energy vision switches on VCs

Asian VCs lead a $30 million initial coin offering for Singapore-based blockchain-enabled power marketplace Electrify

  • Southeast Asia
  • 16 March 2018
Deal focus: Shunwei backs scalable home design model

Kujiale raises $100 million in Series D funding to grow its China-focused online home design tool

  • Greater China
  • 15 March 2018
China's PE-backed Ucommune acquires domestic rival

Chinese PE-backed co-working space provider Ucommune, formerly known as UrWork, has acquired domestic industry peer Woo Space.

  • Greater China
  • 14 March 2018
Q&A: Danke Apartment's Derek Shen

Having helped establish LinkedIn in China, Derek Shen left the company last year to join Danke Apartment, a local start-up pursuing what he sees as a huge unrealized opportunity in the long-term property rental market

  • Greater China
  • 14 March 2018
Singapore's GTR Ventures invests five fintech companies

GTR Ventures, a Singapore-headquartered VC firm launched last September, has made its debut investments in five financial technology companies.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 14 March 2018
Alibaba leads $866m round for China's Ofo

Chinese bike-sharing start-up Ofo has raised $866 million in a new funding round – comprising equity and debt – led by existing investor Alibaba Group. It is said to be the largest round raised by a bike-sharing company to date.

  • Greater China
  • 14 March 2018
VCs invest $27m in Asian expansion for US-based Yogome

US-based Exceed Capital Partners has led a group of international VCs in a $26.9 million investment aimed at supporting an Asian expansion by domestic educational technology company Yogome.

  • North America
  • 13 March 2018
MDI leads $10m round for Australia's Whispir

MDI Ventures, the corporate VC arm of state-controlled telecommunications firm Telkom Indonesia, has led a $10 million funding round for Australian communications platform Whispir.

  • Australasia
  • 13 March 2018
China’s Linmon Pictures raises Series C

Linmon Pictures, a Shanghai-based boutique entertainment studio, has raised a Series C round of funding from domestic PE firms Hanfor Capital, CQY Capital and Wuniu Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 12 March 2018
Tikehau makes $50m first close on Singapore healthcare fund

European asset management firm Tikehau Capital has reached a first close of $50 million on a healthcare-focused early stage investment fund.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 March 2018
Australia's Future Fund creates chief technology officer role

Australia’s Future Fund plans to hire a chief technology officer (CTO), part of whose remit will be to work with the investment team to develop technology solutions that support investment decision-making.

  • Australasia
  • 12 March 2018
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