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Vanessa Tan · · 2 min read

8 startup funding rounds in Asia last week

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Here’s our newest funding round-up. Are you an investor? You might want to check out 8 Securities. It has already raised 75 percent of its intended round and is looking for Japanese investors to come on board.

1. 8 Securities | Hong Kong

Hong Kong-based financial trading app 8 Securities has raised US$9 million so far but is looking to bring a Japanese investor onboard before closing the round at no more than US$12 million. Investors Velocity Capital and Leitmotiv Private Equity have participated in this round and were joined by American and Chinese financial technology firms.

Are you an investor? Check out 8 Securities’ Techlist profile here.

2. Jetbay | China

Jetbay Jetbay is a soon-to-launch travel site that lists travel destinations and events in English at local prices for visitors to China. The new travel startup has received funding from QuestVC as well as the financial input from 500 Startups that comes with being inducted into its program.

3. 6renyou | China

Chinese travel startup 6renyou, which offers a hybrid between group and free-and-easy tour packages, has recently completed a series B round of funding led by China Growth Capital.

4. Qiniu | China

Qiniu, a platform-as-a-service for developers to record data, has raised several million in funding led by CBC Capital, with participation from Matrix Partners China and Qiming Ventures.

5. Knowlarity | India

Cloud telephony company Knowlarity has secured US$16 million in series B funding from Sequoia Capital and Mayfield. The Indian startup will use the fresh funds to expand operations into Southeast Asia and fuel research and development.

6. SocialCops | India

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Vanessa Tan

Vanessa currently leads marketing for Xiaomi Indonesia and has led product marketing and product PR for Xiaomi Global prior to her current role. She is a proud Tech in Asia alumnus too!