English Learning Website Gains Investment From Chinese Firms

Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba announced plans to invest in online English learning website TutorGroup. Along with investors Temasek and Qiming Venture Partners, the total investments made in this round with Alibaba are nearly USD100 million. This is reportedly the second round financing for TutorGroup. The company said that with the new investments, TutorGroup plans to […]

Chinese Social Media Travel Website Gains USD15 Million Investment

With the backdrop of worries over a tourism drop in China because of the avian flu, Mafengwo.cn, a Chinese tourism social media website, announced that it has completed its B financing round of USD15 million and the investors included Qiming Venture Partners and Capital Today.

Dianping.com Dines On USD60 Million Investment

Chinese lifestyle and restaurant information listings website Dianping.com has confirmed to local media that the company has completed its latest round of financing of USD60 million.

Internet Lifestyle Portal Spins From China’s Search Engine Behemoth

Youa.com, the lifestyle information platform owned by Chinese search engine Baidu, has gained joint investments from the venture capital organization IDG-Accel and Qiming Venture Partners, and it will now officially start independent operations.