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Westbridge-backed Nazara files for India IPO

Indian mobile game platform Nazara Technologies has filed for an IPO that will provide an exit to its private equity backer WestBridge Capital Partners.

  • South Asia
  • 02 February 2018
Baidu Ventures makes $318m first close on AI fund

Baidu Ventures, an independent VC firm set up by Chinese internet player Baidu, has achieved a first close of more than RMB2 billion ($318 million) on its second renminbi-denominated fund that focuses on artificial intelligence (AI).

  • Greater China
  • 02 February 2018
Alibaba leads $300m round for India's Bigbasket

Chinese online retailer Alibaba Group has led a $300 million funding round for Indian online grocer Bigbasket.

  • South Asia
  • 02 February 2018
China’s Legend Star closes $127m VC fund

Legend Star, the early-stage investment arm of China’s Legend Holdings, has closed its third VC fund at RMB800 million ($127 million).

  • Greater China
  • 02 February 2018
NSI in $13m round for Singapore's Love Bonito

NSI Ventures has taken part in a $13 million Series B round of funding for Singapore-based lifestyle brand Love Bonito.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 01 February 2018
Chinese auto financing site raises $92m Series B round

Meliche Jinrong, the online auto finance subsidiary of Chinese consumer loans site Meili Jinrong, has raised a $92 million Series B round led by local agribusiness player New Hope Group.

  • Greater China
  • 01 February 2018
Accel invests $50m in India’s BrowserStack

Accel Partners has invested $50 million in BrowserStack, an Indian IT company that supplies enterprise clients with internet and mobile software testing infrastructure.

  • South Asia
  • 31 January 2018
Deal focus: LeapFrog adds to financial inclusion portfolio

LeapFrog Investments backs NeoGrowth Credit to provide financial backing for digital payments among Indian retailers

  • South Asia
  • 31 January 2018
Spiral raises $64m for debut Japan VC fund

Japan-focused Spiral Ventures – known as IMJ Investment Partners until spinning out from its corporate parent last year – has closed its debut fund at JPY7 billion ($64 million).

  • North Asia
  • 30 January 2018
China electric car maker Xpeng raises $348m

Xpeng Motors, a Chinese electric car manufacturer, has completed a RMB2.2 billion ($348 million) Series B round of funding led by Alibaba Group, Foxconn Technology Group, and IDG Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 30 January 2018
Affinity, BRV support Shinsegae e-commerce spin-out

Affinity Equity Partners and BRV Capital Management are supporting a spin-out of assets owned by South Korean retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group, which will see more than KRW1 trillion ($940 million) invested in a new e-commerce unit.

  • North Asia
  • 29 January 2018
Chinese financial services platform concludes $63m Series B

Huisuanzhang, a Chinese finance and tax management software developer, has completed a RMB400 million ($63 million) Series B round of funding across two tranches.

  • Greater China
  • 26 January 2018
Unilever invests in online India grocery market

Unilever Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Unilever, has committed $3 million in pre-Series A funding to Indian grocery delivery start-up Milkbasket.

  • South Asia
  • 26 January 2018
Deal focus: Rokid attracts interest as household AI heats up

The Series C round for smart household device manufacturer Rokid underlines investor interest in China-based artificial intelligence plays

  • Greater China
  • 26 January 2018
India's 3one4 closes second fund at $39m

Indian VC firm 3one4 Capital has closed its second early stage fund at INR2.5 billion ($39 million), exceeding its target of INR1.5 billion.

  • South Asia
  • 25 January 2018
Atinum leads $9m round for Korean fintech player

Korean venture capital firm Atinum Investment has led a KRW10 billion ($9.4 million) funding round for domestic financial technology company Tera Funding.

  • North Asia
  • 25 January 2018
Japan's UTEC raises fourth early-stage fund

University of Tokyo Edge Capital (UTEC) has raised JPY15.5 billion ($142 million) for its fourth fund intended to support the development of research conducted at the university into start-ups.

  • North Asia
  • 25 January 2018
China’s Dianrong raises additional $70m for Series D

Chinese peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Dianrong has raised an additional $70 million in Series D funding, taking the total round to $290 million.

  • Greater China
  • 25 January 2018
Southeast Asia logistics firm Ninja Van secures Series C

Ninja Van, a Singapore-headquartered last-mile logistics services provider with regional presence, has completed a Series C round of funding.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 24 January 2018
Profile: IvyCap Ventures' Vikram Gupta

Vikram Gupta, founder of IvyCap Ventures, helped shape India’s scholarly start-up ecosystem by interweaving a passion for entrepreneurialism with his roots in scientific academia

  • South Asia
  • 24 January 2018
GLP leads $36m round for China’s Songxiaocai

Warehouse operator Global Logistic Properties (GLP) has led a RMB230 million ($36 million) investment in Songxiaocai, a business-to-business (B2B) platform that provides agricultural wholesale services to Chinese retailers.

  • Greater China
  • 23 January 2018
China’s Shunwei Capital appoints new partner

Chris Lai, formerly a venture partner at China-focused Sinovation Ventures, has joined Shunwei Capital Partners, a VC firm set up by Xiaomi founder Lei Jun, as a partner.

  • Greater China
  • 23 January 2018
Joy leads $20m round for Chinese e-commerce site

Joy Capital has led a $20 million round of funding for The Good Stuff, an e-commerce start-up that uses online influencers to sell products.

  • Greater China
  • 22 January 2018
VCs commit $30m to Japanese recipe-sharing start-up

SoftBank and YJ Capital have taken part in a JPY3.4 billion ($30.2 million) funding round for Japanese online food media start-up Dely.

  • North Asia
  • 22 January 2018
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