Venture
Fuji Startup Ventures backs Japan's The Bridge
Fuji Startup Ventures (FSV), the VC arm of Japan's Fuji TV network, has committed an undisclosed amount of funding to Tokyo-based start-up news site The Bridge, alongside public relations company PR Times.
Sequoia leads $6m round for Indian brewer
Sequoia Capital has led a INR400 million ($6 million) round for Indian brewer B9 Beverages, the makers of the craft beer brand Bira 91.
Fenox commits Series D to Japan's Geniee
Fenox Venture Capital has committed an undisclosed amount of Series D funding to Japan-based adtech start-up Geniee.
China online food retailer Benlai raises $100m
Benlai.com, a Chinese B2C-focused online grocer, has raised approximately $100 million in a Series C round of funding.
Tsinghua Holdings reaches first close on China fund-of-funds
Redbud Capital, a VC fund-of-funds investment unit under Tsinghua Holdings, has reached a first close of RMB1 billion ($154 million) on its latest China-focused fund.
Indonesia to tighten rules for foreign venture capital
Indonesia's financial regulators will introduce tighter rules for foreign venture capital investors doing business in the country.
Three partners to leave India VC firm Helion
Three of the six partners at India-focused VC firm Helion Venture Partners will depart to pursue other opportunities.
Blume Ventures in $30m first close on second India fund
Blume Ventures has reached a first close of more than $30 million on its second India early-stage fund. The vehicle has a full target of $60 million.
China cloud-computing provider UnitedStack raises Series C
UnitedStack, which claims to be the first OpenStack-enabled cloud computing provider in China, has received a Series C round of funding of undisclosed size from Sequoia Capital.
China online ticketing sites Weiying Times, Gewara to merge
Chinese movie ticket-booking platforms Beijing Weiying Times Technology and Gewara – both of which have received several rounds of funding from VC and strategic investors – have agreed to merge.
Deal focus: The online-offline element
Southeast Asia's aCommerce delayed its Series B round in order to form a strategic partnership with - and take some capital from - Europe-headquartered DKSH
Fund focus: Plugging the innovation gap
First State Super teams up with local VC player H2 Ventures to back Australia financial technology start-ups
2015 in review: Capital in abundance
Ample liquidity and a tech boom drive up investment activity; venture takes center stage in a relatively quiet fundraising environment; exits do not disappoint, but fail to match the highs of 2014.
China Phoenix TV's online finance platform secures $80m
Fengjr.com, an online finance platform created by Chinese television broadcaster Phoenix Satellite TV, has raised an $80 million Series A round led by CITIC Asset Management and CASH Capital – the VC arm of the state-owned Chinese Academy of Sciences...
WuXi Healthcare closes second Sino-US VC fund at $290m
WuXi Healthcare Ventures, a corporate venture arm owned by China-based WuXi PharmaTech, has closed its second early-stage healthcare fund at $290 million, exceeding the target of $200 million.
Formation 8 leads round for Korea's Yello Mobile
Formation 8 has re-upped in South Korean mobile internet company Yello Mobile, leading a $47.2 million financing round. The capital will be used to strengthen the company’s business domestically and across Asia.
CITIC PE-owned online finance platforms raise $65m
Maidai Licai and China Top Credit, two Chinese online finance platforms wholly-owned by CITIC Private Equity, have raised RMB420 million ($65 million) from their parent company and other strategic investors.
DKSH acquires 20% of Southeast Asia-focused aCommerce
DKSH, a Switzerland-based company that helps clients find outsourcing partners in new markets, has acquired a 20% stake in Southeast Asia-focused e-commerce solutions provider aCommerce.
India B2B logistics start-up BlackBuck gets $25m
Tiger Global, Accel Partners, Flipkart and a fund linked to Yuri Milner of DST Global have committed $25 million in Series B funding to BlackBuck, an India-based business-to-business logistics start-up.
Australia's Blue Sky targets $144m VC fundraise
Blue Sky Venture Capital, a division of Australia-based Blue Sky Alternative Investments, will raise a A$200 million ($144 million) fund focused on later-stage local start-ups.
Australia's First State Super to invest in fintech start-ups
First State Super has teamed up with VC firm H2 Ventures to support financial technology start-ups. The Australian superannuation fund expects to deploy around A$250 million ($182 million) in technology innovation.
AVCJ Awards 2015: AVCJ Special Achievement: Ta-Lin Hsu
As founder and chairman of H&Q Asia Pacific, Ta-Lin Hsu has played a key role in the development of private equity in Asia. He continues to look for ways to spread innovation
AVCJ Awards 2015: Venture Capital Professional of the Year: Neil Shen
Neil Shen, managing partner of Sequoia Capital China, on identifying stand-out entrepreneurs and the competitive dynamics of a maturing start-up ecosystem
AVCJ Awards 2015: Deal of the Year - Late Stage Technology: Didi Kuaidi
Having raised $3 billion in the largest-ever private funding round for a start-up, newly-merged Didi Kuaidi is looking to put past rivalries behind it