LeEco chairman
Jia Yueting is admitting that the conglomerate's quick expansion plans and new ventures have led to a cash crunch and a slowdown in its pace of growth. This comes just weeks after a lavish media event in San Francisco to launch smartphones, TV sets and connected content in the U.S. and four months after its $2 billion acquisition of Los Angeles-based TV maker
Vizio.
In a letter to employees, Jia wrote that LeEco would focus on existing businesses instead of new ones. An electric car plant in Nevada could be in question given the financial issues.
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Troubled LeEco in
Bloomberg Technology.
One of the earlier venture firms investing in China,
Qiming Venture Partners has reached a final closing for its 4
th RMB fund, drawing the equivalent of $222 million.
Alibaba, going from strength to strength, recorded a strong third quarter, with revenues up 55% year over year to $5.1 billion. The company's core commerce business grew 41% in the same time period to $4.3 billion.
INDIA
Chennai-based SaaS startup
Freshdesk landed a $55 Million, 6
th financing round led by
Sequoia Capital India along with
Accel India.
Chennai-based software as a service startup
Zarget has raised $6 million in Series A funding led by
Sequoia Capital India with
Matrix Partners and
Accel India.
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