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Analysis: Tencent-backed IPOs

Since the beginning of 2017, Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) Analytics has tracked and seen a number of companies backed by China-based internet company Tencent go public in Hong Kong and the US.


Aug 24, 2018

Legend Capital goes Gaga in $26m series A

Legend Capital has led a series A round for teahouse chain Gaga Cafe, which also attracted an unnamed industrial investor.

Aug 23, 2018

Alibaba allots substantial capital to Trendyol investment

Alibaba's investment in Trendyol has been revealed to be a majority stake acquisition that valued the e-commerce marketplace at $750m.

Aug 22, 2018

Rakuten catches Black Fish in $50m round

Rakuten Ventures has co-led a $50m series A-plus round for e-commerce company Black Fish that also featured a Fullshare Group subsidiary.

Aug 22, 2018

Boxed packs $111m into latest round

Aeon led the round, which valued wholesale mobile commerce platform Boxed at $470m, taking its funding past the $240m mark.

Aug 22, 2018

Farfetch takes chances with $100m IPO filing

JD.com and Advance Publications both hold stakes greater than 5% in the fashion e-commerce platform, which has raised more than $700m in funding.

Aug 21, 2018

Bumble buzzes into new fund

Bumble Fund has secured $1m in capital commitments from its parent company and will invest up to $250,000 in female-founded startups.

Aug 21, 2018

Kinnevik migrates $35m to Kolonial

Kinnevik bought a 15% stake in Rasmussen, Varner and Arctic-backed online grocer Kolonial in a primary and secondary transaction.

Aug 20, 2018

Xiaomi helps Tongshifu craft series B round

The copper goods producer has secured more than $45m in a round that included Xiaomi Ventures, reportedly as an existing investor.

Aug 20, 2018

Walmart finalises $16bn Flipkart investment

SoftBank and eBay are among the exiting investors in the e-commerce marketplace, while Tencent and Microsoft will retain stakes.

Aug 20, 2018

KptnCook sails into seven-figure round

Miele Venture Capital supplied an undisclosed amount of funding for KptnCook, developer of a blended recipe and grocery shopping app.

Aug 17, 2018
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