Sovereign wealth fund led a series D2 round for livestreamed education provider Aixuexi Education Group almost a year after an investment by Tencent.
Aixuexi Education Group, a China-based digital education provider backed by internet group Tencent, has raised $200m in a series D2 round led by Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, DealStreetAsia reported today.
Private equity fund Warburg Pincus also participated in the round, according to a WeChat post cited by DealStreetAsia. It follows an undisclosed amount of series D-plus funding from Tencent in December 2019.
Founded in 2009 and formerly known as Gaosi Education Group, Aixuexi offers livestreamed online courses in subjects…