Sequoia Capital China has joined Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC to invest US$40 million round in Viva Republica, Korea’s fintech startup and maker of financial services app Toss.
Sequoia Capital, Shunwei Lead $38M D Round In London-based IP Analytic Platform PatSnap
Sequoia Capital and Shunwei Capital have led a US$38 million series D round in London-based IP Analytic and Management platform PatSnap.
Shunewei Capital, DCM Ventures Lead $66M Series C Round In Online Pharmacy Trading And Education Platform Yaoshibang
Yaoshibang, a Guangzhou-based online pharmacy trading and education platform, announced that it has completed a RMB420 million (US$65.7 million) series C round led by Shunwei Capital and DCM Ventures.
Sequoia Capital China Said To Invest In Bitmain’s $400M Pre-IPO Round
Sequoia Capital China is said to have led a US$400 million pre-IPO round in Beijing-based Bitcoin miner and mining chip designer Bitmain Technologies Ltd., valuing the firm at US$12 billion, according to Chinese local media reports citing insiders.
Zhejiang Silk Road Joins In $100M Series B Round In British Surgical Robot Developer CMR Surgical
China’s Zhejiang Silk Road Fund has participated in a US$100 million series B round in CMR Surgical Ltd, a British company developing surgical robots.
Tiger Global Leads $70M Round In Chinese Long-term Apartment Leasing Firm Danke
Tiger Global Management has led a US$70 million series B+ round in Chinese long-term apartment leasing firm Danke, according to Danke’s announcement.
Sina, Mandra Capital Lead $103M Round In Chinese Fintech Firm Pintec
Chinese online media firm Sina Corporation (NASDAQ:SINA) has joined Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Mandra Capital to lead a US$103 million financing round in Pintec, a Chinese fintech platform.
China VC Tracker: Chinese VCs Made 284 Deals Worth $6.38 Billion In May 2018
Chinese venture capital activity saw a jump in the number of announced deals but total deal value dropped significantly last month from April because of the lack of mega deals. In May, 284 VC deals were announced worth an aggregate US$6.38 billion, compared to 209 deals worth US$15.59 billion in April, according to China Money Network’s China VC Tracker released today. China VC Tracker is produced based on proprietary data collected by China Money Network.
Alibaba Leads $300M Series D In Cross-Border Shopping Recommendation App Xiaohongshu
Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has led a US$300 million series D round in Xiaohongshu, a social recommendation app for cross-border shopping, valuing the firm at over US$3 billion.
Sinovation Ventures Invests $5.8M In Yonghui Superstore Unit
Chinese incubator and venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures has invested RMB37.5 million (US$5.8 million) in return for a 3% stake in a unite of Tencent-backed Chinese fresh produce retailer Yonghui Superstores.
CDH Investments, Leadyond Capital Lead $39M Series B In Drug Discovery Firm HitGen
Chinese alternative asset fund manager CDH Investments and Beijing-based Leadyond Capital have led a RMB250 million (US$39 million) series B round in Chengdu-based drug discovery firm HitGen, according to HitGen’s announcement.
Chinese E-commerce Firm Jollychic Gets Investment From Sequoia Capital At Unicorn Valuation
Sequoia Capital’s growth fund has led a series C round worth of hundreds of millions of USD in Chinese cross-border e-commerce firm Jollychic, valuing the firm at US$1 billion.
Chinese Biomed Firm Brii Bio Raises $260M From Sequoia Capital, Yunfeng Capital
China and US-headquartered biomedical firm Brii Bio has raised US$260 million from Sequoia Capital, Yunfeng Capital and others.
Chinese VC Firm Banyan Capital Changes Name To Gaorong Capital
Chinese venture capital firm Banyan Capital has announced today that it will change its English name to Gaorong Capital, in an effort to better connect with Chinese entrepreneurs.
IDG Capital Fires Its Crypto Lead Manager After He Posted Own Sexual Harassment Messages
Different from the #MeToo movement where female sexual harassment victims unveil their stories to the public, the crypto lead manager at Chinese venture firm IDG Capital got himself fired after posting his own sexual harassment messages online.
Ally Bridge Group Leads $300M In Tencent-backed Healthcare Firm Grail
Hong Kong-based life science focused investment firm Ally Bridge Group announced that it has led a US$300 million round for Tencent-backed Grail, Inc., a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured.
Chinese VC Firm AlphaX Partners Raises $314M Debut Dual-Currency Fund
AlphaX Partners, a Chinese venture capital firm founded by three veteran Chinese investors, have raised its debut fund with RMB2 billion (US$314 million) in total capital commitments, the firm announced today.
Indian News App NewsDog, Founded By Chinese Entrepreneurs, Scores $50M Round Led By Tencent
NewsDog, an Indian news aggregation and personal recommendation mobile app operator, has completed a US$50 million series C round led by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd.
Legend Capital Raises $156M For Second RMB Healthcare Fund
China’s Legend Capital has completed raising RMB1 billion (US$156 million) for its second RMB healthcare fund, according to an announcement on its official WeChat account.
SBCVC, China Creation Ventures Co-Lead $21M Round In Chinese Robotic Firm
SB China Venture Capital (SBCVC) and China Creation Ventures, a Beijing-based venture firm focused on TMT investments in China, have co-led a RMB135 million (US$21.2 million) series B round in CowaRobot, a Chinese robotics firm.
Chinese VC Firm Sky9 Capital Closes $200M Fund For Early-stage Deals
China’s early-stage venture capital firm Sky9 Capital said on Wednesday that it has closed a US$200 million early-stage fund, called the Sky9Capital Fund III, L.P., according to the company’s official WeChat account.
Chinese Bitcoin Mining Firm Bitmain Leads $110M Round In Goldman-Backed FinTech Firm Circle
Circle Internet Financial Ltd., a Goldman Sachs-backed American FinTech start-up, completed a US$110 million series E funding round led by Chinese Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain Technologies Ltd. The round had the participation of IDG Capital Partners, the co-investors of the two companies.
JP Morgan To Take Majority Stake In Chinese Joint Venture
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has announced that it will assume a majority stake of its Chinese mutual-fund management joint venture by raising its holding to 51% from 49% currently after Beijing recently relaxed its rules for foreign ownership of financial firms.
Chinese AI Firm Unisound Raises $100M Series C Round Led By China Electronics Health Fund
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) solution provider Unisound announced that it has raised a US$100 million series C round led by China Electronics Health Fund, a fund established by China Electronics Corporation Data (CEC Data), one of China’s biggest telecommunications equipment maker.
Chinese Long-Term Apartment Leasing Firm Uoko.com Raises $157M C1 Round
Chinese long-term apartment leasing start-up Uoko.com has completed a C1 round worth RMB1 billion (US$157 million), including equity and debt financing from various venture capital firms and banks, according to an announcement made by the company’s financial advisor, Galaxy Capital.
Singapore’s GIC Leads $260M Series B Round In Chinese Biopharma Company CStone
GIC, the Singapore investment firm managing the state’s foreign reserves, has led a US$260 million (RMB1.653 billion) series B financing in CStone, a Chinese bio-pharmaceutical company.
Intel Capital Invests in Chinese AI, Cloud, Semiconductor Start-ups
Intel Capital, the global investment arm of Intel Corporation, announced a total of US$72 million worth of new investments in 12 technology start-ups, including three Chinese companies, at the Intel Capital Global Summit yesterday.
Chinese Rural Fintech Firm Shenma Completes $47.3M Series C Round
Shanghai-based Shenma Finance, a fintech company focused on rural mobility, has raised a RMB300 million (US$47.25 million) series C round led by China Growth Capital, Hina Group and Chinese fintech firm Tongbanjie Group.
China’s Venture Capital Market Tops World As $15.6B Deployed In April Alone
Chinese venture capital activity continued its blistering pace of growth in April, with investors inking 209 deals with venture-backed companies worth a total US$15.59 billion. April’s total VC deal value in China was 166% higher than the monthly average in the U.S., according to the China VC Tracker released by China Money Network today.
Gaw Capital Partners Closes $412 million Gaw Capital US Fund III
Real estate private equity firm Gaw Capital Partners has announced the final close of its third US value-added real estate fund, the Gaw Capital US Fund III (“US Fund III”), bringing total commitment raised for this fund to its hard cap size of US$412 million.
GGV Capital Raises $236M For Its First RMB Fund
Venture capital firm GGV Capital has completed raising about RMB1.5 billion (US$236.3 million) for its debut RMB fund, according to an announcement on its official WeChat account.