The money was split across series A and A-plus rounds and came from investors including Chint and Sinopec.

Jiangsu Meike Solar Technology, a China-based silicon wafer manufacturer, has raised around RMB1bn ($155m) in funding from investors including smart energy technology producer Chint, DealStreetAsia wrote yesterday.

Sinopec Capital, a corporate venture capital vehicle for oil and gas supplier Sinopec, has also invested in Meike, as have Huagai Capital, Addor Capital, Junrun Capital, Cloudview Capital and unnamed others.

The $155m total was split across series A and series A-plus rounds, but further details were not disclosed.

Meike was spun off…

Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.