Category: News

Sequoia-Backed P2P Lender Huobank Collapses As Beijing Mops Up Online Finance Risks

Houbank, a Chinese online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform that counts Sequoia Capital China as a major shareholder, has been put on file for investigation and prosecution of alleged “illegal absorbing public deposits,” the municipal public security……


CDIB Capital Hires Rivendell Partners Founder Alex Ying To Head Buyout Team

CDIB Capital, a private equity company primarily investing in cross-market businesses in the Asia Pacific, has hired Alex Ying, former managing director at The Carlyle Group and founder of China-focused Rivendell Partners, as the head of the company&#8……


Alibaba-Backed Chinese AI Unicorn Megvii Eyes Hong Kong IPO

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) unicorn Megvii, the developer of facial recognition software Face++ used widely across China, is filing documents for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong. The company could raise as much as US$1 billion, s……


Chinese EV Maker NIO Begins New Round of Layoffs Amid Struggling Sales

Chinese electric vehicle start-up NIO is starting another round of layoff as its car sales have plummeted. Due to challenges of car quality, recalls, and dwindling sales, NIO will lay off 1,200 staff by the end of September. After that, its total numbe……


Lenovo Group Founder Liu Chuanzhi Says US Is Forcing China To Decouple From World

Liu Chuanzhi, the founder of Chinese tech company Lenova Group, said in a recent speech that the U.S. is forcing China to decouple from the world. He called on Chinese entrepreneurs to fight against such effort, and continue to open up, integrate with ……


DealShot: Chinese Shopping Guide Platform Peanut Diary Raises $42 Million In Series A+ Round

China Money Network’s DealShot provides detailed information on venture capital and private equity deals in China on a daily basis. Here you can find out where Chinese investors have been investing their money each workday.
DealShot: Chinese Shop……


Huawei’s Hongmeng May Not Replace Android On Smartphones After All

This article by WEI SHENG originally appeared on TechNode, the leading English authority on technology in China. Huawei on Friday unveiled its long-awaited self-developed operating system HarmonyOS on its smart television product, but it may not be an ……


Chinese Novel Drug Developer Hinova Pharma Nets $40M In Series B Round

Hinova Pharma, a novel drug developer based in southwestern China’s Chengdu city, announced on Monday the completion of a US$40 million series B round of financing led by healthcare-focused private equity fund Hermed Capital and Chinese listed ph……


Gobi Partners Leads $10.6M New Round Of Malaysian E-Commerce and Logistics Start-Up

Gobi Partners, a Chinese venture capital firm with over US$1.1 billion in assets under management (AUM), announced on Tuesday that it has led a US$10.6 million series B funding round of Malaysian e-commerce and parcel delivery start-up EasyParcel. Gobi……


CapitaLand Reaches First Close Of Debut China-Focused Real Estate Fund At $556M

Singapore-based property developer CapitaLand Limited has reached the first closing of its debut China-focused discretionary real estate debt fund “CREDO I China” at US$556 million, said CapitaLand in a statement released on Wednesday. The US$556 milli……