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Mobile Payments Service iBoxPay Secured $10 Million Series B Financing
iBoxPay, a Square-like mobile payment solution and platform provider, announced $10 million of Series B financing from SMIT, GSR Ventures and Atomic (announcement in Chinese). The company received 14 million yuan financing (about $2.3 mn) from GSR Ventures in 2011.
http://technode.com/2013/07/25/mobile-payments-service-iboxpay-secured-10-million-series-b-financing/
Creador set for $105m first close on Fund II
India and Southeast Asia-focused GP Creador is expected to reach a first close of $105 million on its second fund by mid to late August. The full target is $250 million.
http://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/2284974/creador-set-for-usd105m-first-close-on-fund-ii
Femto invests $1m in Japanese restaurant app startup
Japanese venture capital firm Femto has committed JPY100 million ($1 million) of seed funding in Toreta, a start-up developing apps for the food service industry.
http://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/2284975/femto-invests-usd1m-in-japanese-restaurant-app-startup
DCM targets $250m for China VC fund
DCM is seeking $250 million for its latest China-focused fund. The target for Venture China Fund VII is less than the $400 million raised for DCM's previous vehicle, which invests in China, the US and Japan.
http://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/2284978/dcm-targets-usd250m-for-china-vc-fund
Shanda Games Acquires Two Subsidiaries of Its Parent Company Shanda Interactive
Shanda Games, China’s leading online-games provider, reportedly acquired two subsidiaries of its parent company Shanda Interactive Entertainment with $812 million in cash and deferred payment.
http://technode.com/2013/07/29/shanda-games-acquires-two-subsidiaries-of-parent-its-company-shanda-interactive/
Asia Pacific Capital completes $25m Series C round for Ciris Energy
Hong Kong-based Asia Pacific Capital (APC) has invested $15 million in Ciris Energy, a US company that converts coal to natural gas, concluding a $25 million Series C round of investment.
http://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/2285282/asia-pacific-capital-completes-usd25m-series-c-round-for-ciris-energy
Nissay Capital backs Japanese online ad platform Dennoo
Nissay Capital has invested $1.1 million in Japanese online ad platform, Dennoo. The investment brings the start-up's total amount of venture capital funding to $3.1 million. This is the second round of investment by Nissay, which previously joined Cyber Communications, Cyber Agent Ventures and a number of individual investors in committing $1.17million in February - adding to the $83,000 of seed funding the company had already secured.
http://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/2285286/nissay-capital-backs-japanese-online-ad-platform-dennoo
CLSA Capital backs India’s Luminous Water Technologies
CLSA Capital Partners (CLSACP) has invested INR 550 million ($9.2 million) in water-purifier maker Luminous Water Technologies (LWT) from its ARIA Investment Partners IV fund.
http://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/2285285/clsa-capital-backs-india-s-luminous-water-technologies
Zennon, New World invest $25m in China games developer CMGE
Zennon Capital Partners and New World Strategic Investment (NWSI) have invested $25 million in NASDAQ-listed China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group (CMGE).
http://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/2285291/zennon-new-world-invest-usd25m-in-china-games-developer-cmge
China’s Baifendian secures $10m Series B round
Baifendian, a Chinese recommendation engine that tracks user tastes and predicts how they might rate items, has received $10 million in Series B financing from Zhejiang Shinkansen Media Investment via its Eastern Starry Sky Culture Fund. Existing investor IDG Capital Partners also participated.
http://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/2285287/china-s-baifendian-secures-usd10m-series-b-round
China CYTS Tours buys back Wuzhen stake from IDG
IDG Capital Partners has existed Tongxiang Wuzhen Tourism Development to the investee’s parent company, China CYTS Tours Holding, for $67.5 million. The PE firm bought about a 16% stake for $6.47 million in 2009, implying a 10.4x return on its investment.
http://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/2285567/china-cyts-tours-buys-back-wuzhen-stake-from-idg
Affinity reaches $2.5b second close on Fund IV
Affinity Equity Partners has reached a second close of $2.5 billion on its fourth Asia buyout fund. The private equity firm has been on the road for about nine months in what is a challenging fundraising market for Asian GPs, with just $17.3 billion raised in the first half of 2013, the lowest six-monthly level since 2009.
http://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/2285075/affinity-reaches-usd25b-second-close-on-fund-iv
CyberAgent launches its own crowdfunding platform
Today Japanese internet giant CyberAgent launched a crowdfunding platform called Makuake (meaning ‘beginning’). The company started the service as a rewards-type crowdfunding service, but plans to enhance it to become an investment-type platform in the future.
http://www.startup-dating.com/2013/08/cyberagent-launches-makuake
IFC invests in Indian education NBFC
International Finance Corporation will back Avanse Financial Services with $2.3 million to help expand its ability to provide loans to Indian students pursuing higher education.
http://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/2287310/ifc-invests-in-indian-education-nbfc
Vangoo Capital leads China’s luxury goods site Series C round
Japan’s Vangoo Capital Partners has led a Series C round funding for Secoo.com, a Chinese luxury goods e-commerce platform. The investment sum was undisclosed.Existing investors IDG Capital, French venture capital firm Vantech Capital and Shanghai-based Crehol also participated.
http://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/2287308/vangoo-capital-leads-china-s-luxury-goods-site-series-c-round
Draper Nexus leads $2m round for Japan travel site startup Trippiece
Draper Nexus Venture Partners has led a JPY200 million ($2 million) round of investment in Tokyo-based travel site startup Trippiece.
http://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/2287309/draper-nexus-leads-usd2m-round-for-japan-travel-site-startup-trippiece
DeNA and Docomo joint venture empowers amateur comic and novel creators
Everystar is a joint venture between DeNA and NTT Docomo that allows people to publish and distribute their own comics and novels for consumption on mobile devices [1]. While most of the content is available for free, some of it is paid as well, with those who sell their works collecting 40% of royalties from published works.
http://www.startup-dating.com/2013/08/everystar-docomo-dena