The Kunlun-backed customer engagement software provider has closed its series C round at about $44m, having raised a similar amount in series C1 funding four months ago.

Leyan Technologies, a China-based customer communication technology developer backed by internet company Beijing Kunlun Technology, has closed a RMB150m ($22.2m) series C2 round led by venture capital firm Sky9 Capital.

The money took the overall series C funding to roughly $44m, after a Kunlun-backed $21.1m series C1 round in May this year that was co-led by Blue Lake Capital and Eastern Bell Venture Capital, investing alongside Ivy Capital, Yunfeng Capital and ZWC Partners.

Founded in 2016, Leyan is developing…

Edison Fu

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