The travel activities booking platform raised the cash in a series D-plus round led by SoftBank Vision Fund, eight months after a $200m series D.

Vision Fund, the $98.6bn investment fund managed by telecommunications and internet group SoftBank, led a $225m series D-plus round for China-based travel services provider Klook yesterday.

Venture capital firms Sequoia Capital China and Matrix Partners, growth equity firm TCV and equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd also participated in the round, which will be added to $200m in series D funding Klook raised in August 2018 at a $1bn post-money valuation.

Klook runs an online platform that enables travellers to book tours,…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.