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Tencent joins USD 29 mln round in SCF company Linklogis

Thursday 10 August 2017 09:48 CET | News

China-based SCF services provider Linklogis has raised a RMB 200 million (USD 29 million) series B round from Tencent, China Merchants Venture Capital Management, and Bertelsmann Asia Investments.

Existing investor CITIC Capital and Loyal Valley Innovation Capital also participated in the round.

Chinese micro and small-sized enterprises are usually overlooked by Chinas official banking system. As of 2016, those companies accounts for 60% of the GDP in China, 85% of the job opportunities and 50% of the countrys tax revenue. However, over 50% of thecompaniesare getting loans from private money lenders that charge exorbitant interest rates.
Founded in 2016, Linklogis provides micro and small-sized enterprises with supply chain financing. It builds its own risk control model and assessment model for companies based on their supply chain and operation data, helping companies to optimize their account receivables, for example.

Linklogis has launched its own platform providing loans directly to the micro and small-sized enterprises based on its big data risk control system. It also helps connect companies with traditional financial institutions to obtain loans.

In August 2016, Linklogis received a RMB100 million (USD 14 million) series A round from Tencent and Loyal Valley. The company plans to use the latest proceeds to invest in the companys asset service system and risk control platforms.


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