Huohua Siwei more than doubled its total funding to $160m after attracting $85m in a round that featured an investment vehicle for Longfor Properties.
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Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.
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