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Xiaomi Raises More Than $1 Billion Funding; Valued Above $45 Billion: Report

Xiaomi Raises More Than $1 Billion Funding; Valued Above $45 Billion: Report

By Agence France-Presse | Updated: 22 December 2014 10:42 IST

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China's top smartphone seller Xiaomi Corp. is raising more than $1 billion (roughly Rs. 6,321 crores) in a fresh round of funding, a move which would raise its valuation above $45 billion (roughly Rs. 2,84,454 crores), a report said Sunday.

Dow Jones Newswires, citing a person familiar with the issue, said the latest round of funding could close as soon as Monday.

It was being led by tech investment fund All-Stars Investment and also involved were current shareholders Russian investment firm DST Global and Singapore sovereign-wealth fund GIC, the report said.

Private-equity firm Yunfeng Capital which is affiliated with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. chair Jack Ma, was also taking part.

Established only four years ago, Xiaomi was valued at $10 billion (roughly Rs. 63,212 crores) in a previous round of funding in August 2013.

A company spokesman declined to comment, the report said.

Mainland China is the world's largest smartphone market, and Xiaomi's cheap, feature-packed handsets ousted Samsung as the top seller there in the second quarter.

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