In 2016, the firm raised an undisclosed series B round led by China Broadband Capital, and participated by Ally Bridge Group, Cenova Capital and New Enterprise Associates. It has partnered with about 500 first-tier hospitals in more than 30 provinces and regions in China.
Just one day later, the government announced that the “Didi Chuxing” app had been removed from digital stores due to alleged illegal collection and use of personal information.China Investment Corporation (CIC), a sovereign wealth fund has participated in a RMB1 billion (US$151 million) series D round in Beijing-based oncology, big data firm LinkDoc Technology Ltd.įollowing in the footsteps of retail and education, healthcare firms in China have been on the VC radar and have attracted considerable funding in the recent months.įounded in 2014, the company collects and standardizes healthcare data, covering more than 3,000 diseases, from hospitals and provides customized data for healthcare regulators, researchers, insurers and pharmaceutical companies. However, less than 48 hours after its listing, Didi was reviewed by Chinese authorities on the grounds of preventing national data security risks and safeguarding public interests. The ride-hailing firm’s IPO price was set at $14 per share, raising at least $4.4 billion, and closed up 15.98% to reach $16.4 the next day, with a market value of $78.6 billion. Pandaily previously reported that Didi was officially listed on the NYSE on the evening of June 30, under ticker symbol “DIDI”. The platform currently boasts more than 400 million registered users.
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Ximalaya, or Xima FM, is a professional audio sharing platform used widely in China, which provides consumers with best-selling international audio books, English courses taught by world-renowned professors, Chinese courses for industry experts, and more. Keep is a fitness app with various social networking attributes, and has amassed more than 200 million users. SEE ALSO: Didi’s Mini Programs Removed from WeChat and Alipay, Affecting Its Business Prior to this, on June 11 government officials tested the collection and use of personal information by a range of widely-used apps,notifying 129 of them, including Keep, of their illegal harvesting and use of user data. The developments have already had a strong impact on other companies preparing to list publicly in the United States. In July, 2021, Chinese authorities issued a circular calling for the removal of the “Didi Chuxing” app, then carried out network security reviews on “Yunmanman,” “Huochebang” and “BOSS Zhipin” to ensure accordance with the law. Each ADS is equivalent to four common shares, with the issue price ranging from $17.5 to $19.5.Īccording to CareerIn, citing people familiar with the matter, in the future overseas listings of Chinese companies, including offshore entities, will increasingly be brought under the supervision of China Securities Regulatory Commission. Pandaily previously reported that LinkDoc had originally prepared to list on the Nasdaq on July 9, under ticker symbol “LDOC,” where it planned to issue 10.8 million American Depository Shares (ADS).
At the end of the month, IFR reported that Keep, supported by SoftBank and Tencent, also intended to go to the United States for an IPO, raising $500 million. On May 12, LinkDoc was reported to be planning an IPO, cooperating with Bank of America, CICC and Morgan Stanley, possibly raising about $500 million in the process. On May 1, Ximalaya submitted an IPO application to the SEC, with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and CICC acting as joint underwriters. On the same day, Reuters reported that LinkDoc, a Chinese medical technology company, had also shelved its IPO plan. The Financial Times reported on Thursday that Keep, a Chinese sports-oriented social platform, and Ximalaya, the largest podcast platform in China, have both cancelled previous IPO plans in the United States during recent weeks.
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