Wecash, a Beijing-based credit assessment solutions provider, has raised a $160 million for its most recent Series D round. With its 130 million users, Wecash now serves move than 50 financial institutions around the world. In 2014, IDG Capital led Wecash’s $6.6 million Series A funding round.

In partnership with IDG Capital, Jim Breyer, best known as an early investor in Facebook, has been investing in Chinese startups for over a decade. In 2005, Breyer also played a role in the creation of the IDG-Accel fund. The founder of Breyer Capital and now an IDG Capital strategic advisor, Breyer is focused these days on the blockchain industry. He and IDG Capital recently co-invested in Boston-based blockchain startup Circle, which has acquired Pholoniex, a major bitcoin asset exchange.

Gaming hardware manufacturing company Razer has signed a two-year agreement to supply Team Queso, a Spanish mobile e-sports team, with its Razer Phone and other hardware. IDG Capital-Accel China invested $50 million in Razer in 2011. Razer went public in Hong Kong in 2017.

IDG Capital is participating in a $3.78 million Pre-A funding round for Startdt, a Hangzhou-based retail technology service provider that uses big data and cloud-based solutions to manage and integrate online and offline retail activity. The company will use the new funding for talent acquisition, research and product development. Startdt currently has more than 100 clients in a variety of industries, including property management, maternal and child products, apparel and entertainment.

IDG Capital has joined a $100 million Series D funding round for Kujiale, a Hangzhou-based virtual reality interior design platform. About three million interior designers and over ten million users now use the Kujiale platform. The new financing round will support the company’s plans for international expansion, development of its big data system and cloud-based design platform matrix, and construction of two new R&D centers in Hangzhou and Shanghai. IDG Capital led the Kujiale’s Series A funding round and also participated in Series B and C rounds.IDG Capital has joined a $100 million Series D funding round for Kujiale, a Hangzhou-based virtual reality interior design platform. About three million interior designers and over ten million users now use the Kujiale platform. The new financing round will support the company’s plans for international expansion, development of its big data system and cloud-based design platform matrix, and construction of two new R&D centers in Hangzhou and Shanghai. IDG Capital led the Kujiale’s Series A funding round and also participated in Series B and C rounds.

Traditional auction houses are beginning to cooperate with art aggregator sites like Artsy to help rejuvenate their businesses. Based in New York City, Artsy held 190 online auctions in 2017. The firm’s platform connects museums, galleries, art fairs, and auctions with buyers and collectors, and then organizes purchases and auctions online. After its merger with art data science firm ArtAdvisor, Artsy introduced data points for artists to help collectors make more informed purchases. IDG Capital joined Artsy’s $16 million Series B funding round in 2014.

Baidu plans to launch a new Beijing-based institute for quantum computing, an emerging computer science field designed to enhance large-scale data processing, while at the same time, solving complicated computing problems and upgrading network security. The new Baidu Quantum Computing Institute will help the company compete with IBM, Google, Microsoft and Alibaba, all of which are now also investing in quantum computing. IDG Capital was an early investor in Baidu, China’s leading search engine, which first went public on NASDAQ in 2005.

Moncler will establish a "design hub" to encourage leading luxury fashion designers to offer new products to its customers on a monthly basis. Moncler's approach is designed to meet the purchasing needs of social-media-driven millennials. IDG Capital backed Moncler in 2011. The company went public in 2013.

IDG Capital is leading a $100 million Series C funding round in Club Factory, a cross-border e-commerce platform selling Chinese produce in Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Club Factory will use the funding to improve logistics and customer service. IDG Capital was Club Factory’s angel investor and joined the company’s Series A in March 2016.

Unlike other online providers of luxury goods, Farfetch draws its fashion inventory exclusively from more than 800 brick-and-mortar retailers, according to José Neves, founder and CEO. Brand partners include Gucci and Chanel. The London-based firm also partners with regional e-retailers like JD.com in China and Chalhoub Group in the United Arab Emirates. IDG Capital, Eurazeo and Temasek led Farfetch’s Series F funding round in 2016.

Forbes China has named IDG Capital Partner Jeacy Yan to its annual list of China’s top 25 women venture capitalists. The Forbes China’s ranking is modeled on the “Midas List” of successful VC investors published by the U.S. edition of Forbes. At IDG Capital, Yan focuses on consumer goods and services, retail and e-commerce. Her portfolio companies include Farfetch, Moncler, EVISU and Gentle Monster.

Brian Gu, JPMoran’s veteran investment banker and chairman of its Asia-Pacific investment banking operation, is joining Chinese electric car startup Xpeng Motors to lead its global expansion drive. At JPMorgan Asia, Gu spearheaded several major fundraising efforts, including Alibaba’s record-setting $25 billion IPO in 2014. IDG Capital, Alibaba and Foxconn led Xpeng’s $348 million Series B round in January.

IDG Capital recently joined a $818 million Series C funding round for Chehaoduo, one of China’s largest car trading platforms. Other investors included Tencent, Sequoia, ICBC International and DST Capital. Chehaoduo currently has an estimated 68% of the online used-car auction market in China. In addition a used-car auction website, Chehaoduo also operates a new-car trading platform.

SenseTime, a leading Chinese startup specializing in artificial intelligence, has formed an alliance with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to promote research and development for facial recognition technology. Founded in 2014, SenseTime is currently valued at around $3 billion. The company’s customers include UnionPay, Sina Weibo, Xiaomi, Huawei and Honda. IDG Capital joined SenseTime’s $410 million Series B funding round in 2017.

IDG Capital recently participated in a $4.8 million Series A funding round for Fourier Intelligence, a Shanghai company providing physical rehabilitation via robotic exoskeletons. Fourier launched a lower-body exoskeleton robot last year and will use the new financing to help further develop and commercialize other medical robotic products.

IDG Capital recently led the Series A funding round for Kuandeng Technology, a Beijing-based company focusing on high-accuracy mapping services for automatic driving. The company says it will use the latest investment round to further improve the technical efficiency of its product offerings. Most members of Kuandeng’s technology team previously worked for other leading global technology companies, including Alphabet, Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent.