Startup
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China’s Sogou targets IPO at US$5 billion valuation to rival Baidu
China’s third-biggest search engine Sogou plans to hold a U.S. initial public offering this year, according to its CEO Wang Xiaochuan in an interview with Bloomberg.
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India-based instantPay secures pre-Series A funding from RB Investments, Kaleden
New Delhi-based SMSdaak India Ltd, which operates digital payments startup instantPay, has raised its pre-series A funding from Singapore based
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Everstone makes third healthcare acquisition, investing US$35 million in OmniActive Health
Everstone Group acquires a minority stake in OmniActive Health Technologies Ltd. in a US$35 million deal to strengthen OmniActive’s presence in global nutraceutical space.
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Huawei acquires Israel cyber security startup HexaTier for US$42 million
Chinese giant Huawei has recently acquired HexaTier, an Isreali cyber security startup for US$42 million. The smartphone maker will use HexaTier to set up an R&D center in Israel for databases in the cloud.
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Tiger Brokers raises US$29 million Series B funding round backed by CITIC Goldstone, Huagai Capital
Beijing-based online brokerage company, Tiger Brokers Co has raised up to 200 million yuan (about US$29 million) in a Series B funding round participated by Citic Goldstone Management Co Ltd, and Huagai Capital.