WI Harper Group
WI Harper invests in Quixey’s Series B round
WI Harper, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and expansion deal in Greater China, has announced a follow-on investment into Quixey, a search engine for apps, in its Series B financing round.
WI Harper, Matrix back game developer SNS Plus
WI Harper and Matrix Partners have co-led a $4 million round of funding for SNS Plus, an Asia-focused gaming company. SNS Plus has published more than 60 games on Facebook and a further 15 on other social networking platforms.
Innovation Works closes first fund
Tech incubator Innovation Works arose to fill a perceived void in the Chinese market – new business ideas were in abundance but there wasn’t enough capital to get them off the ground. Company founder Kai-fu Lee told AVCJ’s China summit in May that...
Innovation Works closes China internet fund at $180m
Innovation Works, the tech incubator started by Google’s former China head Kai-fu Lee, has closed its debut fund at $180 million. The vehicle, which specifically targets Chinese internet companies, was oversubscribed, the company said.
VC firms, Mayo Clinic lead investment in Wuhan Kindstar
WI Harper Group, Baird Capital Partners, Morningside Ventures and the Mayo Clinic have committed $11 million in a Series B funding to Wuhan Kindstar Diagnostics, a clinical testing service provider in China.
Kai-Fu Lee’s projects get round of funding
Former Google China President Kai-Fu Lee’s incubation firm Innovation Works has received several million dollars worth of first round financing for its Tapas from GSR Ventures projects.
WI Harper appoints former Japanese Minister to board
Chinese venture capital firm WI Harper Group has appointed former Japanese Minister of State for Financial Services Heizo Takenaka to its advisory board.
WI Harper bolsters advisory board with Investcorp's Tung
The founding partner and Chairman of the Technology Investment Committee of Investcorp, Savio Tung, has joined the advisory board of Chinese expansion and early growth stage private equity firm, WI Harper, the firm announced.
WI Harper appoints two scientists as advisory board members
Longstanding China PE firm WI Harper Group has invited Dr. Ge Li, founder, chairman and CEO of WuXi Pharmatech, and Dr. Gordon Huang, an expert in green energy, to join its advisory board.
IDG VC, JAFCO, WI Harper invest PRC WAP provider 3g.cn
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) portal 3g.cn has raised more than $10 million in its third round of financing from VC firms including China Broadband Capital Partners (CBC), IDG VC Partners, JAFCO Asia, and WI Harper Group.
WI Harper appoints Lu as new COO
WI Harper Group, the veteran VC firm focusing on early and expansion stage investments, has appointed Jimmy Lu, hitherto co-founder/GP at iD Ventures America, the US arm of what was previously Acer Technology Ventures, as Executive MD and COO, based in...
WI Harper invests PRC LEDs with MaxIC
In its second recent investment in the burgeoning LED lighting space, WI Harper has invested an undisclosed amount in MaxIC Technology Corp., a Beijing-headquartered developer of integrated circuits for LEDs, LCD TVs, and other consumer electronics applications.
WI Harper to take stake in Taiwan's Testar
Veteran VC firm WI Harper Group has agreed an investment into Taiwan’s Testar Electronics Corporation, which specializes in testing and optimizing Light Emitting Diode (LED) chips, and which will spin out from its parent company Chroma Ate Inc. under...
WI Harper's Lam made Valley's AAMA president
WI Harper Group MD David Lam has been appointed President of Silicon Valley's Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA), a Valley business network set up to foster VC ties between Sand Hill Road and Asia.
WI Harper leads Jiangsu glass fiber round
WI Harper Group has led the first institutional round of investment into Jiangsu Chuangzhou CTC Technical Fabrics, a PRC glass fiber manufacturer, for an undisclosed amount.