Participated · Equity · Dec 2018

G7 is an IoT solutions provider serving the traditional road freight industry. The company is based in China. G7 secured an aggregate of $200 million in a new funding round. The round was jointly led by private equity firm Trustbridge Partners and state-backed CS Capital. The article lists those two investors and does not disclose additional participants, operating metrics, valuation, or use of proceeds. No financing instruments or past rounds were specified in the article. G7 runs a proprietary connected platform that links trucks, shippers, fleet managers and drivers to streamline logistics operations. The company says it reaches 60,000 customers and 800,000 commercial vehicles worldwide, and counts 85% of China’s largest logistics providers as clients. It has partnered with industry players such as NIO and Total Energy Ventures to build out connected trucking and energy-related networks. G7 positions artificial intelligence in IoT, intelligent equipment and asset-as-a-service as key areas for future development. The company is eight years old and is using the latest funding to drive technological development across its platform.

Participated · Equity · Jul 2018

Founded in 2000 and based in Hebei, Kuntian New Energy specializes in artificial negative‑electrode (anode) materials and is described as the first domestic company to perform graphitization processing for artificial anode materials. The company holds mature box‑furnace graphitization technology and is one of the relatively few domestic producers with that capability. Kuntian has been an active fund‑raiser since 2022, completing four financings in a single year and attracting both industry and financial investors. Its financing pace and strategic backers reflect heavy investor interest in the new‑materials sector driven by demand from industries such as new energy vehicles, wind and photovoltaic power. Financially, Kuntian recently completed two Pre‑IPO rounds totaling over RMB2 billion and earlier secured a separate strategic investment of more than RMB1 billion. The company operates in a capital‑ and talent‑intensive segment, prompting joint participation by industrial and financial investors to provide both resources and capital.

Participated · Equity · Jul 2018

Kyligence builds a cloud-native analytics performance layer (Kyligence Cloud) that sits between data sources and BI tools, offering AI-augmented operations and automated data processing to deliver sub-second query response even on petabyte-scale data. The platform provides a unified semantic layer and automated aggregation to simplify deployment of interactive analytics across on-premises and cloud environments. The company says its AI-Augmented engine optimizes data for high performance and concurrency while controlling cost for cloud analytics. Kyligence serves large enterprise customers and Trusted by Global Fortune 500 companies, including UBS, which uses Kyligence to process close to a billion new records every day and update models every few hours. With the new funding the company plans to further invest in R&D to support cloud-native and machine-learning advances and to fuel global expansion and rapid customer adoption. Kyligence was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Jose, California and Shanghai, China. Kyligence builds a machine-learning powered analytics platform that automates data discovery, interactive analysis and insights at web scale. The company was founded in 2016 by CEO Luke Han and is based in Shanghai, China. Its global customer base includes China Unionpay, China Telecom, Huawei, OPPO, SAIC, CPIC and Lenovo, among others. Kyligence graduated from Microsoft Accelerator Shanghai Batch #1 in June 2017. The company will use the new funds for product research and expansion in overseas markets. The article reports a US$15M funding event described as the company’s third funding. Kyligence builds enterprise-grade OLAP and data-warehouse solutions based on the open-source Apache Kylin project, offering products such as KAP (Kyligence Analytics Platform), KyBot, Kylin-as-a-Service, Kyligence Copilot and KE5. The company originated from Apache Kylin core members and its team includes engineers and managers with backgrounds at eBay, IBM, Microsoft, Ctrip and Teradata. Kyligence has signed multiple large customers across industries including OPPO, Guotai Junan, Huatai Securities, Lenovo and China Mobile. The underlying Apache Kylin project already has over 200 enterprise users globally and Kyligence continues to contribute to and commercialize that technology. The company plans to use the new funding to increase investment in technology and product R&D, expand marketing and sales, and accelerate international expansion.

Participated · Series C · Mar 2018

Skyroam is a Silicon Valley–based mobile technology company that invented the Virtual‑eSIM™ platform and operates a profitable international Wi‑Fi business. It delivers local mobile data via a proprietary network of over 200 carrier partners to Wi‑Fi hotspots and smartphones, having served millions of travelers in more than 130 countries. Its Skyroam Solis X established a new category as a global WiFi “Smartspot” combining global Wi‑Fi with advanced smart features. The SIMO Virtual eSIM platform can be embedded into phones, tablets, laptops and IoT devices, and Skyroam is integrating an SDK into 4G modem chips through partnerships, including work with MediaTek. The company is expanding beyond global Wi‑Fi into the smartphone and IoT sectors, citing a 2018 Virtual eSIM launch in Indonesia and a collaboration with Tecno Mobile to bring Virtual eSIM‑enabled phones to Africa. A recent U.S. court decision that issued a permanent injunction against competitor uCloudlink for willful patent infringement reinforces Skyroam’s IP position as it scales. Skyroam is a San Francisco-based provider of global mobile WiFi through patented virtual SIM (vSIM) technology embedded in mobile hotspots. Its vSIM delivers on-demand local wireless data via local carrier partnerships and enables unlimited mobile WiFi in 120+ countries. The company sells global hotspots through retail and airport shops (including Lufthansa Worldshop, Miles & More In-Flight, BluWire, InMotion Entertainment, Expansys), vending machines at select airports, and partners with Starwood Preferred Guest Hotels and Philippine Airlines. Skyroam’s vSIM also supports IoT, M2M, and wearables applications. Led by CEO Jing Liu, the company plans to strengthen products, expand engineering and research teams, and grow into more vertical markets globally. The business intends to accelerate deployment of its smart data platform and enhance its end-to-end service platform. Financially, the company has raised over $50M in total funding following the latest round. Skyroam, based in San Francisco, CA and led by CEO Jing Liu, offers a portable mobile hotspot that connects travelers to local carriers via patented virtual SIM (vSIM) technology. The device provides instant mobile Wi‑Fi in 65 countries and allows up to five devices to connect simultaneously. New users receive a device with five complimentary daypasses and can buy additional daypasses at $8 per day on a contract‑free, pay‑as‑you‑go basis. Skyroam aims to expand its global mobile data presence and grow channel distribution partnerships with travel agencies, airport retailers, airlines and device rental companies. It also licenses its vSIM technology to device manufacturers to broaden its reach. The product targets travelers who want to avoid roaming charges, unlocked phones, insecure public Wi‑Fi, metered data schemes, or local SIMs.

Led · Series C · May 2017

Cloudwise Technology is a Beijing-based company that specialises in artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps). The firm focuses on AIOps solutions for IT operations. It announced it received a $150 million Series E funding round. The round was led by its long-term investor Sequoia Capital China. The article does not provide details on other investors, valuation, use of proceeds, past rounds, or operating metrics. Cloudwise secured a $60 million Series D3 round, according to the DealStreetAsia China Digest. The funding was led by CITIC Private Equity Funds Management. The article does not provide details on the company’s product, operations, revenue, or user metrics. It also does not disclose other participating investors or the intended use of proceeds. No founding year or specific company location beyond inclusion in the China Digest was provided in the report. Yunzhihui develops intelligent business operations (AIOps) platforms that apply AI, machine learning and big data to IT operations. Its platform emphasizes anomaly detection, event correlation and root-cause analysis to strengthen IT monitoring, service management and automation. The company has worked with customers across finance, energy, smart manufacturing, transportation, banking, insurance and real estate, achieving notable industry adoption. Yunzhihui has earned ITSS AIOps conformity certification, been repeatedly included as a sample supplier in Gartner's AIOps market research, and set up an Intelligent Operations Research Center with Tsinghua University's Software School. Its revenue has grown more than 100% for three consecutive years. The company plans to use new funding to further strengthen in-house R&D and project delivery,完善 its intelligent operations product matrix and expand its marketing and service network. Cloudwise is described as a leading applications performance management (APM) solutions provider based in Beijing. The company's core offering is applications performance management solutions. Chinese private equity firm CBC Capital, which focuses on media and communications businesses, led a $26 million Series C investment in Cloudwise. The round was reported by China Money Network. The report did not include revenue, user metrics, or detailed financing breakdowns.