Liya Su
Liya is a bilingual journalist and content specialist who has covered breaking news and in-depth stories in Greater China. When not reporting, she enjoys exploring China’s thriving food & tea culture.
Stories by Liya Su
China’s state-backed firms raise two $426m funds for industry development
The two mega-funds will contribute to a large pool of China’s government-led investment vehicles.
China Deal Monitor: DCP Capital invests in Far East Horizon and more updates
DCP has been a long term strategic investor in Far East Horizon since 2009.
China’s Hongjiu Fruit raises $71m Series C led by CMC Capital
The new funding will help Hongjiu optimise the supply chain and expand import categories.
China Deal Monitor: Hotel platform Htrip bags $14m in Series A+ round and more updates
Hotel data operator Htrip plans to invest the fresh capital in talent acquisition, technology development and market expansion.
China Digest: EasyStack raises strategic investment; VPhoto bags $14m
China’s open source cloud platform solution provider EasyStack has secured $14 million in its Series D round.
People Digest: Xiaomi ropes in Kaldi creator; Aibee strengthens leadership team
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corporation has hired Daniel Povey as its speech recognition chief scientist.
China Deal Monitor: Diagnostics firm GensKey raises $14m and other updates
GensKey has secured financing from SB China Capital, Shanghai Lin Chong Investment Management, and Juyuan Capital.
China’s Trip-backed LvYue raises over $100m from Tencent, Goldman, others
The funding led by Tencent, Sequoia, Baidu and Goldman Sachs, will help LvYue expand its operations abroad.
China Deal Monitor: K12 learning app Igetcool raises $14m and other updates
Igetcool has raised nearly 100 million yuan ($14 million) in a Series A+ round of financing led by China Growth Capital.
Cathay Capital raises $117m from Total, others for China energy fund
The fund is understood to be targeting a corpus of 1.5 billion yuan (roughly $250 million).
