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| 05.03.2026 | Xsensio Secures $7M to Propel Real-Time Wearable Biosensing into Clinical Practice | Xsensio secured $7M Series A funding. This investment propels its innovative "Lab-on-Skin" wearable biosensing platform forward. The system delivers continuous, real-time biochemical data directly from the body. It monitors crucia... |
| 03.03.2026 | Xsensio’s wearable chip that analyses proteins and hormones in real time draws €6 million | Xsensio, a Lausanne-based DeepTech company developing near real-time continuous biochemical monitoring, announced the successful closing of a €6 million ($7 million) oversubscribed Series A financing round.
The round was led by VC firm WI H... |
| 03.03.2026 | Xsensio raises USD 7M Series A for clinical rollout | Xsensio develops a wearable platform designed to deliver continuous biochemical data for personalized and preventive care. Its Lab-on-Skin technology integrates ultra-miniaturized sensors on a single chip, enabling multiparametric analysis ... |
| 03.03.2026 | Xsensio: $7 Million Raised In Series A To Advance Continuous Biochemical Monitoring Platform | Xsensio SA, a Swiss deep-tech company focused on near-real-time continuous biochemical monitoring, announced the closing of a $7 million oversubscribed Series A financing round to accelerate the clinical deployment of its wearable biosensin... |
| 02.03.2026 | Oversubscribed $7M Series A to boost Xsensio biosensing clinical deployment |
Xsensio develops the Lab-on-Skin wearable biosensing platform to deliver continuous, real-time biochemical information for personalized and preventive healthcare. Designed for multiparametric analysis, its ultra-miniaturized chip integrate... |
| 25.09.2024 | Blackpanda raises $6.7 million | Blackpanda, a Singaporean company offering cyber services for businesses, has raised $6.7 million in funding from Singtel Innov8, Gaw Capital Partners, and WI Harper Group. This brings Blackpanda’s total Series A round size to an aggregate ... |
| 07.10.2020 | GrubMarket food delivery startup raises US$ 60M in Series D funding | San Francisco-based food items delivery startup, GrubMarket has raised US$ 60M in a Series D funding round held in October 2020. Investors in this round include BlackRock, Reimagined Ventures, Trinity Capital Investment, Celtic House Ventur... |
| 08.05.2020 | Alibaba invests $6m in Hong Kong plant packaging startup Ecoinno | Ecoinno – a producer of packaging made from plant fibers – has raised $6 million in ‘Series A1’ funding from Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund and Alibaba Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund II.
The Hong Kong-based startup will use the funds to ex... |
| 16.04.2019 | Panorama Medicine Raises $3.7M Led By WI Harper Group | Panorama Medicine, a genomics and computing powered drug discovery company focusing on RNA therapeutics, has raised a $3.7 million seed round led by WI Harper Group and a number of other leading venture capital firms.
Panorama leverages cor... |
| 16.04.2019 | Panorama Medicine Raises $3.7M Led By WI Harper Group | Panorama Medicine, a genomics and computing powered drug discovery company focusing on RNA therapeutics, has raised a $3.7 million seed round led by WI Harper Group and a number of other leading venture capital firms.
Panorama leverages cor... |
| 04.04.2019 | GrubMarket raises $25M more for its farm-to-table food delivery service | Farmers markets have become a staple presence in many US cities, where there is a steady supply of smaller, often organic farmers and other food producers wanting a more direct channel to sell their goods, and a steady demand from foody typ... |
| 10.10.2018 | SG biotech firm RWDC raises $13m round co-led by Vickers, WI Harper | Premium
Singapore-headquartered RWDC Industries, a biotech startup that develops and produces commercially biodegradable bioplastic, has raised $12 million in a Series A2 funding round co-anchored by venture capital firms Vickers Venture Pa... |
| 06.09.2018 | Is China’s digital silk road going to pave over Silicon Valley? | Norman Liang Contributor
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Over the past 20 years, China has now grown into one of the largest consumer technology markets, with thousands of startups and funding rivaling Silicon... |
| 08.05.2018 | Avaamo raises $14.2M to expand its conversational AI platform for large enterprises | Avaamo, which launched last year, has customers in 40 countries around the globe
When most of us think about artificial intelligence, the first thing that probably comes to mind are the customer service chatbots that we use on Facebook Mess... |
| 30.05.2017 | Epic! raises $8 million to keep kids reading in a digital age | The makers of Epic!, one of many apps jockeying to become a “Netflix for books,” have raised $8 million in a round led by Reach Capital, the education-specialized venture firm. Additional investors in the Series C included TransLink Capital... |
| 14.12.2016 | Taiwan: Codementor closes $1.6m in round led by WI Harper | Premium
Taiwan- and US-based startup Codementor has raised $1.6 million in a venture round led by cross-border investment firm WI Harper.
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| 14.12.2016 | Codementor raises $1.6 million to become elite marketplace for freelance developers | Codementor (incorporated as Peer Idea Inc.) has raised $1.6 million in seed funding to grow its online education business into a marketplace for elite freelance developers who are among the top-rated mentors on its site.
Based in Mountain V... |
| 29.11.2016 | WI Harper partners China’s Luxin, Shandong Province to form cross-border VC fund | Premium
WI Harper Group, an early stage venture capital firm, has partnered with Luxin Venture Capital Group and Shandong Leader Equity Investment Fund to launch a cross-border venture fund that will back promising startups in the U.S. and ... |
| 28.11.2016 | Shandong Province, Luxin Group and WI Harper Group Launch VC Fund | WI Harper Group, a cross-border early stage venture capital firm, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Luxin Venture Capital Group and Shandong Leader Equity Investment Fund to launch a cross-border fund.
The vehicle will focus... |
| 06.09.2016 | iStaging raises $5M to bring VR & AR to furniture-makers and real estate industry | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Asian augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) startup iStaging has raised $5 million in a pre-series A funding round led by WI Ha... |
| 06.09.2016 | iStaging raises $5M to bring VR & AR to furniture-makers and real estate industry | Asian augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) startup iStaging has raised $5 million in a pre-series A funding round led by WI Harper, a VC firm specializing in cross-border investments between the U.S. and Greater China. Taya Venture... |
| 30.08.2016 | Health2Sync raises $3M to help Asians manage growing diabetes cases | Other venture firms that took part in the round include Cherubic Ventures, iSeed Ventures, and SparkLabs Global Ventures. Cherubic has invested in women’s health startup Bellabeat and stress reduction app Calm, both based in the U.S. ISeed’... |
| 29.07.2016 | US robotics startup Wonder Workshop raises $20m led by Idea Bulb Ventures | Premium
Robotics startup Wonder Workshop, which produces educational toys to teach children how to code, has raised $20 million in a new series B funding round led by WI Harper Group and Idea Bulb Ventures.
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| 17.05.2016 | WI Harper Closes Latest Fund, at $174.25M | WI Harper, a China/US cross-border venture capital firm, closed its latest fund, at $174.25m.
According to a regulatory form filed with the SEC, WI Harper Fund VIII LP was subscribed by 96 backers.
The document lists Peter Liu as person rel... |
| 08.04.2016 | Daily funding roundup - April 8, 2016 | Getui bagged $180M; Twiggle secured $12.5M; KiteDesk completed $6M funding round
RiskRecon landed seed-round financing led by General Catalyst Partners and several private investors. The funding will enable RiskRecon to expand its product d... |
| 25.08.2015 | Daily funding roundup - August 25, 2015 | Coursera raised $49.5M; BlueData Landed $20M; Simility secured $3.45M
As we have seen so many times in recent years, with hacks on Target, Sony and the U.S. government, and now most recently on Ashley Madison, Internet security is more impo... |
| 14.01.2015 | “If You Can’t Buy an Audience, You’ll Get Lost in the Noise” | I keep stressing this point for San Diego startups: there might have been an issue attracting capital to the city at one point, but it’s quickly diminishing. Proof in point is PlaySwell, a San Diego-based startup that recently announced tha... |
| 14.10.2014 | Drop Gets Its First $2 Million In Seed To Prep For More Products To Come | Drop, the startup that hopes to turn anyone into the perfect chef using an iPad-connected digital baking scale, has raised $2 million in cash. The round, led by Frontline Ventures and Innovation Works with participation from PCH and WI Harp... |
| 09.06.2014 | Mobile Analytics Startup Splitforce Raises $150,000 Seed Round, Launches Automatic A/B Testing For iOS And Android | Mobile analytics company Splitforce has launched an automatic A/B testing service called Auto-Optimization for iOS and Android that it says will dramatically increase the speed and efficiency of running user tests for startups.
The company,... |
| 21.04.2014 | 500 Startups-Backed Roam And Wander Presents DiDi, An Interactive Teddy Bear | Roam And Wander, a toy and children’s entertainment studio that is currently participating in 500 Startups’ accelerator program, is now raising funds for its latest stuffed animal on Kickstarter. Called DiDi, the classic brown teddy bear is... |
| 02.01.2014 | Toy Startup Roam And Wander Receives New Funding, Prepares To Expand Its U.S. Retail Presence | Roam & Wander, the Hong Kong and Taipei-based children’s entertainment startup that we profiled in June, is preparing to expand its retail operations into the U.S. just six months after its first plush toy, TuTu, was successfully funded... |
| 11.06.2013 | Roam And Wander’s TuTu Turns iPhones And iPod Touches Into Cuddly Children’s Toys | Children’s entertainment studio Roam & Wander wants spark children’s imaginations by bridging the gap between touchscreens and real-life toys. The Hong Kong and Taipei-based startup’s top-selling iOS app, Sticker Games, allows kids to e... |
| 30.08.2012 | Wallaby Financial Raises $1.1M in Funding | Wallaby Financial, a Pasadena, Calif.-based digital wallet and credit card company, has raised $1.1m in funding.
The round was led by Founders Fund Angel and WI Harper Group, with participation from SLP Ventures, Lion Wells Capital, and Los... |
| 27.07.2012 | AdMaster Closes Series B Funding | AdMaster, Inc., a Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou, China-based online advertising data tracking, analytics and optimization company, with a focus on organization of full digital, social data and mobile advertising analytics, has closed its ... |
| 07.06.2012 | Quixey Raises $20M in Series B Funding | Quixey, a California-based cross-platform app search engine, has raised $20m in Series B funding.
The round, which brings the total amount raised to date to $24.2m, was led by Atlantic Bridge, with participation from SK Planet and TransLink... |
| 07.06.2012 | Quixey Closes $20M Series B |
PALO ALTO, CA, WI Harper Group, a leading Chinese early growth and expansion stage venture capital firm, today announced a follow-on investment into Quixey, the ultimate cross-platform app search engine.
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| 20.12.2011 | Leiyoo Information Technology Raises Series A Funding | Leiyoo Information Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese HTML5 mobile- and browser-based game developer and platform provider, has raised its Series A funding round.
The round was led by WI Harper Group, with participation from Innovation Works D... |
| 28.11.2011 | SNS+ pockets $4M for social gaming in the Asian market | Funding from WI Harper, Matrix Partners brings SNS Plus total funding to $12.5 million
Chinese VC firm, WI Harper Group increased its investment in SNS Plus, an international publisher and distributor of games for the Asian market.
Along wi... |
| 28.11.2011 | SNS Plus Raises $12.5M in Funding | SNS Plus, an international publisher and distributor of worldwide games with a focus on the Asian market, has raised $12.5m in funding.
The round was co-led by WI Harper Group, which committed $4m, and Matrix Partners.
Founded in 2009 and l... |
| 28.11.2011 | WI Harper Group, Matrix Partners Invest $12.5 Million In Social Games Maker SNS Plus | Matrix Partners and WI Harper Group, a Chinese VC, this morning announced that they’ve pumped $12.5 million into SNS Plus, an international publisher and distributor of games with a focus on the Asian market. As of June 2011, the company ha... |
| 01.09.2011 | WI Harper Group Closes WIH Fund 7 at $110M | WI Harper Group, a Chinese early growth and expansion stage venture capital firm, held the close of a fund at $110m.
WI Harper Fund VII, which closed on June 30th, 2011, focuses on providing capital to companies in the technology, clean tec... |
| 29.06.2011 | Wuhan Kindstar Diagnostics Raises $11M in Series B Financing | Wuhan Kindstar Diagnostics Co., a Wuhan (Hubei Province), China-based provider of laboratory testing services to hospitals, has raised $11m in Series B financing.
Investors include WI Harper Group, Baird Capital Partners Asia, Morningside V... |
| 27.06.2011 | Kindstar raises $11M Series B from WI Harper, Baird Capital Partners Asia, and Morningside Ventures | - |
| 28.03.2011 | TMI-Labs to Incubate Internet Start-Ups in Taiwan | The Industrial Technology Research Institute, a Taiwanese national research organization, is funding Taiwan Internet & Mobile Labs (TMI-Labs) in conjunction with co-investors Innovation Works and WI Harper Group.
Focused on investment o... |
| 06.09.2009 | Q & A: Google China’s Kai-Fu Lee on his new Chinese startup incubator | Kai-Fu Lee, who led Google’s China operations until last week, is launching a new early-stage investment fund and startup incubator based in Beijing called Innovation Works.
Lee says Innovation Works’ approach will be highly tailored for th... |
| 02.09.2009 | Ooma dials up $18.3M for free landlines via VoIP | Ooma, provider of a voice-over-internet box that lets users make free land-line calls, brought in $18.3 million in a fourth round of venture financing, reports paidContent. It raised $14 million of this sum back in June.
Based in Palo Alto,... |
| 20.08.2009 | Fortinet buys assets from Ethernet co. Woven | Network security company Fortinet has acquired fabric Ethernet provider Woven Systems to boost the efficiency and speed of its offerings, reports PE Hub. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Woven’s claim to fame is that it makes some of the smallest ... |
| 12.05.2008 | Funambol and Laszlo Systems team up on open source mobile-web messaging | The web and mobile phones are getting hitched. That’s evident in a deal being announced today between start-ups Funambol and Laszlo Systems.
Funambol, based in Redwood City, Calif., makes mobile messaging software based on open source softw... |
| 10.06.2007 | EditGrid Announces Series A Funding – Goal is to Re-define the Spreadsheet | Hong Kong based EditGrid, a leading online spreadsheet that has also partnered with other Web Office startups, has just closed its Series A funding of $1.25M from WI Harper. We confirmed this with the founder and CEO, David Lee.
EditGrid, w... |
| 10.06.2007 | Team and Concepts Raises $1.25million Series A | Team and Concepts Limited, the Hong Kong based company behind online spreadsheet service EditGrid, has announced a $1.25million Series A investment from the WI Harper Group.
WI Harper’s previous investments include Laszlo Systems and Maxtho... |
| 08.03.2007 | WI Harper raises $133 million venture fund | WI Harper, a venture firm with headquarters in San Francisco, has raised a $133 million fund, its sixth.
You can get to a copy of the statement here.
The firm’s limited partners include established pension funds, university endowments, foun... |
| 16.05.2006 | Maxthon gets ready to face browser War | Maxthon browser: a Beijing based company we reviewed recently, will announce today an investment with Charles River Ventures and is preparing a version 2 of its already very popular browser that is supposed to be realeased in weeks time.
Ma... |
| 28.02.2006 | Maxthon: the browser that rocks | Maxthon is in my view the best alternative to Internet Explorer. Firefox and Opera are doing a great job (both in product and buzz) but they just don’t catch up with Maxthon .
Founded by the very young and brilliant Jeff Chen in 2003 in Chi... |
| - | Health2Sync raises $3M to help Asians manage growing diabetes cases | Taipei-based startup Health2Sync has raised $3 million in a Series A round led by cross market venture firm WI Harper Group, according to a news release. In a phone interview, Ed Deng, CEO and co-founder of the digital health startup, said ... |
