The venture firm, which raised $100m from backers including Tencent, KDDI and NHN for its first A-Fund, is raising another fund that will invest in Android-focused companies.
Month: December 2014
Qualcomm exports $40m to China
Semiconductor technology producer Qualcomm has agreed invest a total of $40m in four China-based companies and a fund that operates in the country.
End of Year Roundup: Google Ventures
The unit committed 36% of its funding in 2014 to health and life sciences, while the mobile and enterprise sectors also benefited from a retreat from consumer investments.
Aier Eye Hospital looks at $160m fund
The China-based ophthalmology hospital group will provide 9.8% of the capital for the fund, which will target eyecare startups in the region.
Markets to get OnDeck in $200m IPO
SAP and Google-backed lending platform OnDeck Capital is set to raise $200m when it goes public later today.
Tuniu goes on $148m trip post-IPO
The Rakuten-backed travel website operator secured funds from JD.com and Ctrip in the round, which followed a $72m initial public offering in May.
IBM selects first BlueHub cohort
IBM BlueHub, an incubation programme set up by US-based computing conglomerate IBM and Japan-based incubator Samurai Incubate, has selected its five startups, The Bridge has reported. The programme, first announced by IBM Japan in September 2014, will begin in January 2015 and take place in Tokyo. BlueHub will place a strong importance on improving the… Continue reading IBM selects first BlueHub cohort
Woven weaves $18m series A
Digital media company Woven has secured United Talent Agency and San Francisco 49ers as investors as it pushed its overall funding to $23.5m.
Symantec recovers Backupify investment
Symantec-backed Backupify has been acquired by backup and disaster recovery service Datto for an undisclosed sum.
Hortonworks analyses $100m of proceeds from IPO
The big data software provider, backed by Yahoo, Teradata and Hewlett Packard, has added 50% to its value since going public on Friday.
Bona to help distribute $100m
Yu Dong, chairman of China-based film distributor Bona Film has launched a $100m media and entertainment fund that is set to be backed by Bona and Chia Tai.
Momo connects to Nasdaq
Social network Momo raised $216m from an IPO and an extra $60m in a private placement to Alibaba and 58.com when it floated in the US last week.
Xiaomi applies $200m to Midea investment
Xiaomi took a 1.3% stake in the household and smart appliance producer as part of a hardware tie-up strategy.
SurveyMonkey does the business for $250m equity round
The online survey platform has now raised $700m in equity from investors including Google since it was acquired by Spectrum Equity in 2009.