Jibo, the social robot developer backed by Samsung, Acer, Ningbo GQY, Denstu, NetPosa, KDDI and LG Uplus, is seeking an acquisition deal.
Author: Robert Lavine
PPRO approves $50m of funding
The cross-border payment platform has raised cash in a PayPal-led round also featuring Citi Ventures that will fund international growth.
AP Ventures applies itself to $200m launch
Anglo American Platinum has put up $100m for the platinum-focused venture fund, with South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation the other cornerstone investor.
Zuoyebang zips to $350m series D
The educational assistance platform has now raised a total of $585m since being spun off from Baidu in 2015.
Tamr taps corporates for $18m
Samsung Ventures and existing backer GV both invested in the data unififcation platform developer, likely taking its total funding to more than $60m.
Pintec picks US for $70m IPO
The business-focused financial services provider, backed by Sina and Xiaomi, raised $103m in funding last month.
GrubMarket grabs $32m
The Fosun-backed fresh produce supplier has now raised a total of $64m and will look to make acquisitions on the way to a flotation.
SIG helps Yunding lock up new funding
SIG Asia co-led a $40.5m series C-plus round for the home security technology developer that included Legend Holdings and existing backer Baidu.
Pinduoduo puts forth terms for $1.6bn IPO
Tencent could buy $250m of shares in the offering for portfolio company Pinduoduo, which will spend the proceeds on growth and R&D.
Big Deal: Didi Chuxing gets $500m from Booking
Booking Holdings has provided more funding for Didi as part of a strategic partnership, as the latter looks to spin off its vehicle services arm in an IPO sized at up to $1.5bn.
Nohla rolls series B round to $56m
Celgene joined investors including Alexandria Venture Investments to expand the cell therapy developer’s series B round by an extra $11m.
Lesara lasers in on new funding
Vorwerk Ventures was among the investors taking the low-price fashion e-commerce platform’s overall funding to approximately $99m.
Xometry sources $25m
Existing backers BMW i Ventures and GE Ventures contributed to a round that took the total raised by the manufacturing services platform to $63m.
Inke enters public markets in $134m IPO
The Tencent, Duomi and Kunlun-backed live game streaming platform floated at the bottom of its range but saw its stock rise after it floated.