Hearst Ventures participated in an eight-figure round for the design services marketplace late last year having led its series B in 2018.

China-based design services marketplace Tezign raised tens of millions of dollars in a series C1 round in late 2019 featuring media group Hearst’s corporate venturing unit, Hearst Ventures, DealStreetAsia reported yesterday.

Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital China led a round that was also backed by Eminence Ventures, Cherubic Ventures, Linear Venture and undisclosed others.

Tezign operates an online platform where designers and other creatives can post profiles and examples of their work. It then uses artificial intelligence to match them…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.