Meituan has re-upped its commitment to the Longfor Group and Tencent-backed robotic vacuum cleaner producer in a round co-led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

China-based sweeping robot manufacturer Gaussian Robotics raised RMB1.2bn ($188m) on Wednesday in a series C round co-led by internet and telecommunications group SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2.

Local services platform Meituan Dianping and financial services firm Far East Horizon (through its Grand Flight Investment unit) also took part in the round which was co-led by private equity firm CapitalToday and filled out by Jinyi Capital and Bluerun Ventures.

Founded in 2013, Gaussian produces smart automated vacuum cleaners and is present in…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.