Consumer

The food delivery service has received funds from Sinar Mas as well as corporate-backed Beenext and 500 Startups.

Online-to-offline platform Zhai.me, which targets the student population, has welcomed back Bertelsmann and added Meituan to its list of corporate backers.

The venture capital firm has launched a fund aimed at early-stage startups in China, and has attracted home textile producer Luolai as a limited partner.

Lesara operates an e-commerce platform through which consumers can purchase products directly from China-based manufacturers.

E-commerce company Aliababa will work with the media company and private equity firm Yunfeng on the joint venture, which will focus on sports technologies.

Apacig, a joint venture between Rocket Internet and Ooreedo will begin by bringing Vaniday, a marketplace for wellness professionals, to the continent.

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The Info Edge-backed restaurant listings platform has now accumulated $225m of funding, securing cash that will support the launch of its restaurant marketing platform.