Tag: China

Q2 2016 saw record levels of investment in Real Estate Tech with over $1.25bn worth of fundingQ2 2016 was the biggest quarter since the...

Chinese government-backed VC SILK Ventures is launching with $500m to fund tech companies across the US and Europe expanding into the Chinese market.

Chinese insurance giant Ping An is launching a $1bn fund to invest globally in FinTech and health tech opportunities.

Blockchain-based cross-border payments startup Wyre is acquiring Beijing-based business payments service Remitsy. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed.

Beijing-based mobile lending app Yongqianbao has picked up $67m in a funding round. The round was co-led by Hong Kong-based private equity firm Golden Brick Capital Management.

Chinese early-stage venture firm Source Code Capital has reached a final close of its third US dollar fund at a $260m hard cap.

Chinese online credit evaluation platform Wecash has raised $80m in a Series C round from China Merchants Innovation Investment Management, Forebright Capital Management and SIG.

Chinese online brokerage Tiger Brokers has tacked on another $14m to its Series B round. China Growth Capital led the Series B+ round for the Beijing-based company.

The fund counts more than $1bn in total committed capital and aims to back growth-stage companies in China as well as global markets.

A bidding war seems on the cards over remittances service MoneyGram as Kansas-based electronic payments firm Euronet Worldwide attempts to swoop in on Ant Financial $880m acquisition.