Shanghai-backed firm helps AI start-up Stepfun raise ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’
[South China Morning Post] - 12/26/2024
Fortera Capital, a private-equity firm under the Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment Co, led Stepfun’s recent series B funding round.
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[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
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