VENTURE CAPITAL POST

OJK Issued a new regulation with regards to Venture Capital Companies. The new provision changes the licensing and organization of venture capital companies, and includes sharia law and sharia-based legal entities.

One of China’s biggest venture capital firm, Qiming, secured its fifth US dollar venture capital fund in total of $648 million. The fund will help expand the firm’s investments in Chinese top startups in various sectors such as internet, consumer, technology, healthcare, as well as cleantech.

Israel-based VidMind has just received $30 million in financing from Trellas, one of Russia's largest independent retail groups, which has already invested over $30 million in Vidmind.

Tobii and SteelSeries have perfected an eye-tracking control system perfect primarily for game interaction, for example, will be showcased in a Las Vegas trade show next week, said a VentureBeat report.

After leaving digital news publication AllThingsD with owner News Corp, editors and founders Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg are focused on building its newest online news site venture called Re/code.

Bay Investment Group LLC, the venture firm of Hayah Holdings and Colony Capital, will head the master development in the city of Oakland.

Analysts advised foreign grocery chains to be cautious about expanding their businesses in China.

According to AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes, the MoU signed by Tata and Singapore Airlines is a 'non-issue'.

YPF enters into a shale gas project development agreement with Dow Chemical at the Vaca Muerta formation.

The new joint venture to participate in projects in the Middle East and Africa comprised of Arabtec and Samsung Engineering Co.

Australian venture capital firm Artesian Venture Partners (AVP) announced the launching of a new fund of funds designed to provide investment opportunities in early stage venture capital limited partnership (ESVCLP) funds.

The influx of major global airlines moved the Indian government to review its existing requirements for airlines to be allowed to fly international routes.

Morgan Creek Capital Management opened a new class of fund called Morgan Creek Tactical Allocation to allow retail investors access to exclusive investment portfolios.

Former partners of the venture capital firm Morgenthaler Ventures, had raised USD175 million in a seed funding round for their newest fund outside Morgenthaler called Canvas Venture Fund.

Pandora chief executive Brian McAndrews's first and the most difficult task would be to renegotiate royalty fee payments to the music industry in order to lift the struggling company's finances.