China Deal Monitor: Airlook snags $14m and more updates

By Liya Su

January 16, 2020

Chinese spatial data player Airlook has raised 100 million yuan ($14 million) in its Series B+ round of financing led by GF Qianhe, an investment arm of the HK-listed and Shenzhen-listed GF Securities, per a company statement.  

Existing investors Baidu Ventures, Ivy Capital and GGV Capital also joined the funding round. 

Airlook, a three-dimensional map provider, specializes in aeronautical data collection and analysis. Established in 2015, Airlook has navigated drone-related technologies and developed two flagship platforms, DataEarth and DataMaker.

Airlook is active in the transportation, security, ecosystem and emergency management industries. 

It will use the proceeds to expand its data collection and consolidate the technology and product capacity.

GGV Capital led the company’s 50 million yuan ($7 million) Series B round funding in 2018 with the participation of BV. In 2017, BV had also joined its Series A+ round of financing. 

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DealStreetAsia has also put together a table listing out all prominent venture capital transactions in the Greater China region on January 16, 2020. 

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