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HK’s OneDegree raises $28m in new funding

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Bloomberg OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based insurance technology company, raised $28 million in a new round of funding as the startup looks to expand in Asia. Sun Hung Kai & Co and AEF Greater Bay Area Fund took part in the series B1 round along with six existing investors, according to a statement on Monday. The latest investments take OneDegree’s total ...

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Ride-hailing firm Ola to pick banks for $1b IPO

Bloomberg Ride-hailing startup Ola has selected banks including Citigroup Inc and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd to manage its Mumbai initial public offering that could raise about $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The company, backed by SoftBank Group Corp and Tiger Global Management, has also picked Morgan Stanley for the listing, said the people, who asked not ...

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China’s NetEase in talks to hire creator of Sega Yakuza series

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Bloomberg NetEase Inc is in final negotiations to poach Yakuza franchise creator Toshihiro Nagoshi from Sega, a sign of how Chinese games companies are expanding beyond their home turf during a government-led crackdown. The hire from Sega Sammy Holdings Inc would mark the biggest coup in a contest between NetEase and close rival Tencent Holdings Ltd to scoop up video ...

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