Fund Raising

  • Chinese eVTOL startup WEFLY secures tens of millions of dollars in angel round funding

    WEFLY hopes to become a manned eVTOL operator in the medium to long term, and being an electric shuttle bus in the air is its long-term vision.

  • BYD's auto finance subsidiary to get about $900 million in capital increase

    As demand for BYD vehicles climbs, the number of vehicles for which BYD Auto Finance provides loans is also expected to explode in 2022, BYD said.

  • Xpeng secures about $1.14 billion credit line from local bank

    Xpeng's cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term deposits, short-term investments and long-term deposits reached RMB 43.5 billion by the end of last year.

  • Nio's battery asset operator raises $62.62 million through ABN offering

    This allows Mirattery to establish a direct financing channel in the Chinese interbank market, providing a boost to the further development of its BaaS service system, it said.

  • Nio-backed AR firm Nreal closes $60 million new funding round led by Alibaba

    Nio announced the panoramic digital cockpit PanoCinema when it unveiled the ET5 sedan, and introduced the first AR device built jointly by it and Nreal.

  • Nio's semi-solid-state battery supplier WeLion reportedly sees valuation soar to about $2.36 billion

    WeLion was out of favor with investors just over a year ago, but with Nio Day 2020 putting solid-state batteries in the spotlight, the company's funding environment has turned around.

  • Self-driving startup Zongmu closes over $157 million in Series E funding

    Zongmu will build a campus capable of supplying autonomous driving systems for 2 million vehicles per year in Dongyang, Zhejiang province.

  • Nio's semi-solid-state battery supplier WeLion secures investments from Xiaomi, Huawei

    WeLion's registration information has been changed, with affiliates of Xiaomi and Huawei as new shareholders.

  • Self-driving startup WeRide reportedly secures $400 million in new funding, bringing valuation to $4.4 billion

    The funding environment for self-driving startups is turning cold, local media said.

  • Nio Capital closes new fund raising of about $400 million

    Nio Capital has closed the second tranche of its US dollar fund, Nio Capital Eve ONE Fund II LP, for about $400 million, nearly twice the size of the first tranche.