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CDH Ventures invests in online travel site Lailaihui

CDH Venture has led a new funding round for Lailaihui, a Chinese backpacker travel service start-up, alongside existing investor Unity Ventures. Transaction details were not disclosed but the investment was said to be about $1 million.

  • Greater China
  • 11 February 2014
VCs pump another $13m into PubMatic

Nokia Growth Partners (NGP) has led a $13 million round of funding for PubMatic, an advertising platform based in India and US. Existing investors August Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Helion Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners also took part in the...

  • Venture
  • 11 February 2014
Japan photo sharing app developer raises $1.5m

CyberAgent Ventures, TBS Innovation Partners, Incubate Fund, and Golden Gate Ventures have together invested JPY150 million ($1.47 million) in Cinnamon, the start-up behind the photo sharing app Seconds.

  • North Asia
  • 10 February 2014
Premji Invest leads $50m round for India fashion site Myntra

Bangalore-based fashion portal Myntra Designs has raised $50 million from investors led by Premji Invest, an investment arm owned by Indian tycoon Azim Premji.

  • South Asia
  • 07 February 2014
VCs commit $14.3m to Japan online printing start-up

A consortium of Japanese venture capital investors including Global Brain, World Innovation Lab (WiL), Itochu Technology Ventures and GMO Ventures have invested JPY1.45 billion ($14.3 million) in Raksul, a Tokyo-based start-up providing online printing...

  • Venture
  • 07 February 2014
Globis, Gree invest in Japan crowd-sourced editing platform

Globis Capital Partners and Gree Ventures have together invested JPY300 million ($2.9 million) in Viibar, the Japanese start-up behind the video production-focused crowd sourcing platform of the same name.

  • North Asia
  • 07 February 2014
Fortisure leads Series C for Indian ad tech player

Jivox, an advertising technology company with operations in India and the US, has raised $5.8 million in Series C funding led by existing investor Fortisure Ventures. Shah Capital also participated, as did existing investors Opus Capital and Helion Venture...

  • South Asia
  • 06 February 2014
BVCF invests in US-based Jaguar Animal Health

China-focused BVCF has committed $2 million in a Series A round of funding for Jaguar Animal Health, a veterinary drugs developer, with another $3 million to come by the end of the month.

  • Greater China
  • 06 February 2014
CDC supports funding round for Indian e-commerce platform

CDC Group will contribute approximately $27.5 million to the latest round of funding for Jabong, a fashion and apparel-focused Indian e-commerce platform.

  • Technology
  • 06 February 2014
Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda secures $20m in funding

Foodpanda, an online meal delivery marketplace incubated by Rocket Internet, has received $20 million in funding from several venture capital firms, including existing investor Phenomen Ventures.

  • Technology
  • 05 February 2014
Jungle Ventures backs Singapore's Klinify

Klinify, a Singapore-based electronic medical records management service provider, has received S$770,000 ($604,000) in seed funding round led by Jungle Ventures.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 05 February 2014
IDG, Ascent invest in India's Newgen, Headland exits

IDG Ventures India and Ascent Capital have acquired a minority stake in Newgen Software Technologies, a Dehli-based business management services provider, for INR1.1 billion ($17.6 million). The investment facilitates the exit of Headland Capital Partners.

  • Venture
  • 05 February 2014
Matrix India leads Series B for Mswipe

Mswipe Technologies, a Mumbai-based mobile payment services provider, has raised a Series B round of funding led by existing investor Matrix Partners India. Axis Bank and DSG Consumer Partners also participated.

  • South Asia
  • 04 February 2014
Ventureast leads $3m round in med-tech startup

OneBreath, which makes low-cost portable ventilators, has raised $3 million from the Ventureast Tenet Fund, Villgro, former OnMobile COO Rajiv Kuchhal and BVR Mohan Reddy, founder of Infotech Enterprises, among other investors.

  • South Asia
  • 29 January 2014
IDG spin-out Banyan Capital raises $206m for China fund

Banyan Capital, a China-focused VC group that spun out from IDG Capital Partners, has closed its debut fund at $206 million. High net worth individuals – primarily the founders and CEOs of companies the team backed while at IDG – contributed more...

  • Fundraising
  • 29 January 2014
RedMart fills Singapore’s e-groceries void

When entrepreneur Steve Melhuish moved to Asia from the UK his wife was a prodigious online shopper, having grown accustomed to ordering her groceries from Ocado or Waitrose. While he made headway in Singapore’s internet space, launching realty portal...

  • Venture
  • 29 January 2014
Vertex backs FirstCry’s O2O e-commerce push

Indian baby and kids-focused e-commerce site FirstCry.com was not the first mover in its segment when it launched in 2010. Kalaari Capital-backed HushBabies and Babyoye, an Accel Partners and Tiger Global portfolio company, were among those already operating...

  • Venture
  • 29 January 2014
Strategic imperative: Chinese corporates embrace PE

Corporate private equity arms are catching on in China as companies beyond the tech space develop an appetite for investment. What does it mean for the industry’s independent incumbents?

  • Greater China
  • 29 January 2014
TAL Education invests $25m in VC-backed Babytree

TAL Education, a China-based after-school tutoring services provider, has acquired a minority stake in childcare website Babytree for RMB150 million ($25 million). The online baby nursing information provider secured previous investments from Matrix Partners,...

  • Greater China
  • 28 January 2014
India's National Innovation Council launches $792m fund

India's National Innovation Council (NIC) and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MMSME) have together launched a new venture fund targeting INR50 billion ($792 million).

  • South Asia
  • 28 January 2014
Legend re-ups in US sports tech manufacturer Zepp

Legend Capital has re-upped in athlete training technology developer Zepp Labs, participating in a $15 million Series B round of funding led by GGV Capital. Bertelsmann and Cherubic Ventures also committed capital.

  • Venture
  • 27 January 2014
Japan's Venture United raises $11m fund

Venture United - the corporate investment arm of Japanese media group United - has raised a new JPY1.26 billion yen ($11 million) fund focusing on internet-related start-ups.

  • Early-stage
  • 27 January 2014
CyberAgent Ventures backs Japan language learning site

CyberAgent Ventures, the corporate VC arm of the company behind Japanese blogging site Ameba, has invested an undisclosed amount in language learning platform Lang-8.

  • Venture
  • 24 January 2014
Singapore online grocer RedMart raises $5.4m funding round

RedMart, an online grocery service based in Singapore, has raised a $5.4 million round of funding led by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. Other investors in the bridge round included JFDI.Asia co-founder Meng Weng Wong, The Lo & Behold Group founder...

  • Consumer
  • 23 January 2014
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