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Global Brain backs $13m round for Japan's Base
Japanese venture capital firm Global Brain has led a JPY1.5 billion funding round for domestic online shopping start-up Base.
Google backs Chinese mobile game streaming platform
Google has participated in a Series D round of funding for Chushou, a Chinese mobile game live streaming platform. The investment takes the company’s total funding to more than $120 million.
Chinese smart phone maker gets $136m round
Intel Capital and Hua Capital have co-led a $136 million Series A round of funding for Huaqin Telecom, a Chinese smart phone and tablet manufacturer.
VCs invest $18m in Japan lifestyle media player
Every, a Japanese media company focused on lifestyle-oriented and smartphone-accessible content, has raised about JPY2.1 billion ($18.3 million) from a number of VCs, including World Innovation Lab.
ClearVue leads round for China smart vending machine business
ClearVue Partners has led a Series B round of unspecified size for Chinese smart vending machine operator Citybox. The consumer-focused GP also participated in the company’s $15 million Series A in September.
Warburg Pincus invests in India's CAMS
Warburg Pincus has invested in Indian financial services provider Computer Age Management Services (CAMS).
AVCJ Awards 2017: VC Professionals of the Year: JP Gan & Nisa Leung
J.P. Gan and Nisa Leung, managing partners at Qiming Venture Partners, discuss the latest trends they are seeing in China’s consumer internet and healthcare spaces
Carlyle growth fund buys India BPO player
The Carlyle Group has acquired Indian healthcare business process outsourcing (BPO) provider Visionary RCM Infotech through its latest Asia growth fund, Carlyle Asia Growth Partners V (CAGP V).
SoftBank, Mubadala in $4b round for China’s Didi Chuxing
Chinese ride-hailing app operator Didi Chuxing, which has received substantial PE and VC backing, has raised $4 billion in a new round of funding from investors including SoftBank Group and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala.
GLP, BOCGI invest $70m to China logistics player G7
Warehouse operator Global Logistic Properties (GLP) and Bank of China Group Investment (BOCGI), a direct investment arm of Bank of China, have committed $70 million to G7 Networks, a Chinese manufacturer of smart devices for the logistics sector.
OTPP sells Australia data center assets for $793m
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has agreed to sell Australian data center business Metronode to US-based peer Equinix for A$1.04 billion ($793 million).
China AI chip maker Think Force raises $68m
Shanghai Think Force Electronic Technology, a China-based artificial intelligence (AI) chip maker, has raised a RMB450 million ($68 million) Series A round of funding from Yunfeng Capital, Sequoia Capital China, and Hillhouse Capital.
Microequities backs New Zealand's Fergus
Microequities Venture Capital Fund, a vehicle set up by Equity Venture Partners and Microequities Asset Management, has invested A$3.5 million ($2.7 million) in New Zealand software company Fergus.
US, India-based MindTickle raises $27m Series B
US and India-based training and networking platform operator MindTickle has raised $27 million in Series B funding led by Canaan Partners.
Accel leads $10m round for India’s HomeLane
Accel Partners has led a $10 million Series C round for Indian interior design start-up HomeLane.
India's Teabox closes $7m Series B
Teabox, an online delivery service for fresh Indian tea, has closed a $7 million Series B funding round led by RB Investments.
VCs in $45m round for Chinese tech news site 36kr
Gobi Partners and China Prosperity Capital have led a RMB300 million ($45 million) round of funding for 36Kr Media, a Chinese online technology news platform.
Finstar commits $50m to Southeast Asia fintech program
Finstar Financial Group, a Russia-based private equity firm focused on financial technology, will invest $50 million in an existing portfolio company as part of a Southeast Asian mobile consumer lending agenda.
Vertex leads $50m round for China’s Guoxiaomei
Vertex Ventures China has led an initial Series C round of funding worth $50 million for Guoxiaomei, a self-service smart shelf operator.
China autos: Wheeling and dealing
A nascent, fragmented and digitally savvy industry of traditional car services is set for expansion as China’s booming car market matures. Private equity investors are piling in enthusiastically
Chinese travel platform Mafengwo secures $133m Series D
Chinese travel services platform Mafengwo has raised $133 million Series D round from new investors including Ocean Link, General Atlantic, Temasek Holdings, Yuantai Investment, and Hopu Investment.
Warburg Pincus invests $350m in India's Bharti Telemedia
Warburg Pincus has invested $350 million in Bharti Telemedia, the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television services arm of Indian telecom services provider Bharti Airtel.
Japanese online media player Candee gets $21.6m round
Eight Roads Japan has led a JPY2.45 billion ($21.6 million) funding round Tokyo-based online media start-up Candee.
Sequoia-CMC sports fund backs China’s Supermonkey
Chinese fitness start-up Supermonkey has raised a Series C round of funding led by Jiansheng Sports Fund, a vehicle established by Sequoia Capital China and CMC Holdings.