| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.12.2025 | HongShan-backed GenAI startup DIP raises nearly $50m Series D funding | - |
| 27.11.2025 | Chinese giants rush to pledge millions after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire since 1948 kills 94 | Alibaba Group and its affiliate, Ant Group, together committed HK$30 million to fire relief.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for all-out efforts to reduce casualties, urging relevant authorities and parties to provide “necessary support... |
| 12.11.2025 | Permira in talks with HongShan to sell Golden Goose: report | - |
| 29.10.2025 | Boyu Capital races ahead to buy stake in Starbucks China | Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital has emerged as the frontrunner to buy a controlling stake in Starbucks’s China business in a deal that could value the unit at more than $4 billion, Bloomberg News said on Tuesday.
Boyu stayed on in ... |
| 28.10.2025 | Cyberport Venture Capital Forum 2025: The Innovation-Venture Nexus, Igniting Transformative Success | Two-Day Event to be Held on 6-7 November Bringing Together Global Investors and Entrepreneurs to Explore New Frontiers in AI, Digital Assets, and Hong Kong’s Role as an International Innovation and Technology Hub
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutRe... |
| 23.10.2025 | HongShan, CMC co-lead $130m deal in Chinese startup LiblibAI | - |
| 22.10.2025 | ZhongAn’s Nova Insight files for Hong Kong IPO amid mounting losses | Chinese online insurer, ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance, may soon deliver another market debut.
Nova Insight Technology, an artificial intelligence firm incubated by ZhongAn, has applied for a listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Sto... |
| 07.10.2025 | Can Hitcard become China’s first listed trading card brand? | Hitcard, a trading card company founded in 2021, is moving ahead with its listing process and could become China’s first publicly traded card brand. The startup has carved out a niche in collectible cards for adult consumers, a segment that... |
| 22.09.2025 | Li Auto’s former CTO launches embodied intelligence startup with USD 50 million backing | Wang Kai, investment partner at Vision Plus Capital and former CTO of Li Auto, has reportedly launched a startup in embodied intelligence. A senior executive responsible for assisted driving technology at a major automaker has also joined t... |
| 17.09.2025 | RobStride builds the joints that keep China’s robots moving, and a thriving industry around them | RobStride Dynamics, founded in November 2023, is carving out a niche in integrated joint modules. In less than two years, it has supplied nearly half of embodied intelligence companies in China.
The company is led by Wang Bo, an automation ... |
| 17.09.2025 | Brewing takeover: Four firms in final race to buy Starbucks China | The race to acquire a majority stake in Starbucks’ China business has narrowed to four finalists: Boyu Capital, Carlyle Group, EQT, and HongShan.
According to people familiar with the matter, the firms received confirmation letters from the... |
| 16.09.2025 | AI Warfare: MarqVision Secures $48M to Crush Counterfeit Empire | MarqVision, an LA-based AI firm, secured $48M Series B funding led by Peak XV Partners and HSG. It combats online counterfeits, piracy, and unauthorized sales across digital platforms. Its AI-powered platform detects millions of IP violatio... |
| 16.09.2025 | Peak XV leads $48M investment in LA-based MarqVision | Peak XV Partners has led a $48 million Series B round in MarqVision, a Y Combinator-backed startup that uses AI to fight counterfeits and digital piracy. The deal is among the firm’s biggest bets in the US as it steps up investments beyond ... |
| 16.09.2025 | Peak XV Leads USD 48 Mn Round in AI Startup MarqVision As part of the deal, Peak XV managing director Shailendra J Singh will join the board of MarqVision. | Peak XV Partners has led a USD 48 million Series B funding round in MarqVision, a Y Combinator backed startup that uses AI to combat counterfeits and digital piracy. The investment marks one of Peak XV's largest commitments in the United St... |
| 16.09.2025 | Sequoiaâs Asia spinoffs bet on AI startup fighting online fakes | Synopsis
Marq Vision Inc. secures $48 million investment from Peak XV Partners and HSG. The startup combats unauthorized sales of AI chips and luxury goods. Its AI tools flagged 50 million potential IP violations last year. Marq Vision help... |
| 15.09.2025 | China Recap | AI and robots take center stage | China Recap is a weekly roundup tracking Chinese companies expanding abroad, covering market entries, funding rounds, product launches, and global partnerships.
China’s corporate globalization strategy is evolving fast. Industry giants are ... |
| 10.09.2025 | NBA Europe set for step forwards as league chiefs near green light | Today in a New York hotel, the NBA’s executive and representatives of all 30 teams’ ownership will hold the third of their three scheduled annual meetings.
On the agenda will be various matters of concern to the world’s biggest basketball l... |
| 09.09.2025 | Alibaba инвестировала $140 млн в робототехнический стартап X Square | Китайский технологический гигант Alibaba делает очередную крупную ставку на робототехнику: компания возглавила инвестиционный раунд на $140 млн в шэньчжэньский стартап X Square Robot. Эта сделка, в которой также приняли участие Meituan и Ho... |
| 08.09.2025 | CNBC Daily Open: U.S. jobs report in August reveals damage the Fed should mend | A dismal U.S. jobs report for August.
Massive refunds if tariffs ruled illegal, Bessent warns.
Alibaba invests $100 million in Chinese humanoid startup.
Japanese stocks jump on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resignation announcement
Inflatio... |
| 08.09.2025 | Alibaba leads $100 million investment in Chinese humanoid robot startup | Chinese humanoid startup X Square Robot announced Monday it has secured around $100 million in a funding round led by Alibaba Cloud.
HongShan, formerly Sequoia Capital China, also participated in the latest funding round.
Chief Operating Of... |
| 02.09.2025 | Another top-level exit at Peak XV as MD Harshjit Sethi moves on | Peak XV Partners, one of India and Southeast Asia’s largest venture capital firms, has seen another senior-level exit, with managing director Harshjit Sethi stepping down after a decade at the firm.
Without providing further details, Sethi ... |
| 21.08.2025 | Midas: $80 Million Series B Secured For Investment Platform | Midas, the leading investment platform in Turkey, has completed a significant milestone by raising $80 million in its Series B funding round. The Series B funding round was led by QED Investors, a highly regarded fintech investment fund kno... |
| 20.08.2025 | OMOWAY Founder on CNBC, Shares E-Motor Industry Insight and Invites Partners to Pioneer Indonesia's Smart Mobility Future | JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- OMOWAY, an innovative electric motorcycle technology startup, was recently featured on CNBC Indonesia's popular program, "Autobizz". During the segment, founder Todd He shared his ... |
| 20.08.2025 | Turkish investment app Midas lands $80M Series B, the country’s biggest fintech deal | Midas, Turkey's leading investment platform, has raised $80 million in Series B funding, the largest investment ever secured by a Turkish fintech company.
This brings Midas' total funding to date to more than $140 million.
Founded in 2020, ... |
| 19.08.2025 | Dream Pairs Expands Retail Footprint with New Multi-Brand Store in Long Island, NY | NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Dream Pairs, the leading fashion-forward footwear brand under Miracle Miles Group Inc., is stepping into a new chapter with the launch of a multi-brand retail store in Lake Grove, New York. Opening on... |
| 19.08.2025 | HongShan-backed SiEngine closes Series B round at over $139m | - |
| 07.08.2025 | Could Watcha be “China’s Product Hunt” for AI products? | 100 AI Creators is a weekly series featuring conversations with China’s leading minds in artificial intelligence. As technology evolves, their perspectives shed light on the ideas driving the AI era across borders.
When 23-year-old Zhong Ta... |
| 01.08.2025 | Picture exclusive: NBA meets Starmer for encouraging talks at No10 | NBA chiefs are understood to have been encouraged by a lengthy meeting with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer this week in which they discussed plans to launch a European league.
Starmer hosted NBA commissioner Adam Silver and deputy commissi... |
| 30.07.2025 | HongShan-backed RD Technologies snaps $40m in Series A2 round | - |
| 28.07.2025 | OMOWAY Accelerates Indonesia's Smart E-Motorcycle Future with Deep Local Commitment & Sustainable Vision | JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Following its highly anticipated debut on June 20th, OMOWAY, a smart e-motorcycle startup founded by former XPENG Motors executives, is accelerating its deep localization strategy and solidi... |
| 28.07.2025 | XellSmart Completed World's First Patient Dosing in its Registrational Clinical trial for iPSC-derived Subtype-specific Neural Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury | SUZHOU, China, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- XellSmart Biopharmaceutical (Suzhou/Shanghai) Co., Ltd. achieved a significant milestone in its "world's first" China NMPA & US FDA-approved registrational clinical trial. This Phas... |
| 07.07.2025 | IFBH hits IPO milestone on the strength of a single product: Coconut water | IFBH officially debuted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on June 30, with its stock jumping more than 65% during intraday trading. At day one’s closing price of HKD 39.5, the company’s market capitalization exceeded HKD 10 billion (USD 1.3 b... |
| 11.03.2025 | Unitree, the Chinese startup behind dancing robots, sets up HK entity | China’s Unitree Robotics, which counts Meituan and HongShan among its investors, has set up a new entity in Hong Kong amid the firm’s accelerated business growth after the milestone TV gala debut of its humanoid robots. |
| 07.02.2025 | Greater China Digest: Hex Trust, Lexiang raise funding | Hex Trust is looking to raise a Series C round after pocketing strategic funding from Morgan Creek Digital, while Lexangre has hit a post-money valuation of 600 million yuan ($82.3 million) after its angel round. Hex Trust secures strategic... |
| 06.02.2025 | Deals in brief: Syfe bids for ASX-listed Selfwealth, Malaysia’s KMP backs Swift Bridge, SoftBank in talks to acquire chipmaker Ampere, and more | Syfe makes non-binding bid to acquire Selfwealth for AUD 65 million
Syfe, a savings and investment platform in the Asia Pacific, has submitted a non-binding indicative offer to acquire Selfwealth, one of Australia’s publicly listed investme... |
| 28.01.2025 | Deals in brief: Elev8.vc closes USD 30 million fund, 129Knots raises funding, HongShan acquires majority stake in Marshall Group, and more | Elev8.vc closes USD 30 million deep tech fund
Elev8.vc, a venture capital firm based in Singapore, has closed a USD 30 million fund targeting early-stage startups. The fund focuses on advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, medte... |
| 15.01.2025 | Deals in brief: Indonesia’s Skor confirms pre-Series A round, MetAI raises seed funding, latest China deals, and more | Indonesia’s Skor confirms USD 6.2 million pre-Series A round
Following yesterday’s report, Indonesian fintech company Skor Technologies has confirmed raising USD 6.2 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Argor Capital. The round al... |
| 14.01.2025 | RedNote vira refúgio dos americanos frente ao possível banimento do TikTok nos EUA | Com a iminente probabilidade do TikTok ser banido nos Estados Unidos, muitos usuários americanos estão migrando para a rede social chinesa Xiaohongshu, também conhecida como RedNote, como forma de resistência às políticas do governo america... |
| 17.12.2024 | Digest: Endowus partners HPS; Warburg hits first close of continuation fund; KAST raises $10m | Singaporean wealth management platform Endowus will partner HPS Investment Partners to offer its clients access to HPS’ evergreen credit solutions; Warburg Pincus has hit the first close of its continuation fund; Peak XV and HongShan have c... |
| 25.11.2024 | Moore Threads moves toward IPO as China’s GPU ambitions take shape | While Chinese game developers innovate tirelessly, the country’s semiconductor sector is experiencing a fervent race to go public, with chipmakers moving swiftly to secure IPOs.
Following announcements by Enflame Technology and Biren Techno... |
| 29.10.2024 | HongShan and Li-Ning form rare joint venture to fuel global expansion | On October 22, Chinese sportswear company Li-Ning entered new territory, announcing a joint venture with venture capital firm HongShan (formerly Sequoia China) to expand beyond mainland China.
The structure of the joint venture is straightf... |
| 29.08.2024 | Jeff Bezos invests in four-legged autonomous robot |
Incorporated in 2023, Swiss-Mile aims to relieve humanity from strenuous and tedious tasks by connecting AI with the physical world. The company has developed and trained their quadrupedal robots to walk, drive, stand upright on two legs a... |
| 29.08.2024 | Zurich-based Swiss-Mile secures over €19.8 million in seed funding, co-led by Jeff Bezos and HongShan | Swiss-Mile, a pioneering company connecting AI with the physical world using autonomous machines, announced today the successful closure of over €19.8 million seed funding round. This round was notably co-led by Jeff Bezos, through Bezos Ex... |
| 27.08.2024 | Venture Funding To China-Based Startups Dries Up | 6 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Venture funding to Chinese startups seems almost certain to hit its lowest point in a decade as early-stage funding to the country continues to plummet.
Total funding to startups in China bottomed ou... |
| 22.08.2024 | Agibot unveils five humanoid robots, commercialization on the horizon | On August 18, Agibot officially unveiled its latest lineup of humanoid robots, marking a significant milestone for the company. After a year of anticipation, five new models were introduced: Expedition A2, Expedition A2-W, Expedition A2-Max... |
| 11.05.2024 | OPay Announces Its First Monthly Profit With Nearly 10 Million Daily Active Trading Users | SINGAPORE, May 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- OPay, the leading Fintech company focused on emerging markets, today announced its landmark first monthly profitability, with daily active trading users soaring past 9 million and poised to breach the... |
| 29.02.2024 | HongShan boss obtains Singapore residency: report | InvestmentsNews
Lokesh Choudhary · 1 Mar 2024 · 1 min readHongShan boss obtains Singapore residency: report
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Neil Shen, the head of Chinese VC firm HongShan (previously Sequoia China), reportedly bec... |
| 23.01.2024 | Swiss-Mile launches a new breed of robots powered by AI | |
