Uber Receives Nearly $2 Billion Investment From Chinese Firms

Uber Technologies on Wednesday said it has received almost $2 billion in funding from Chinese investors, some as part of a recent fundraising round that valued the US firm’s Chinese unit at $7 billion.

Uber’s main global entity received the rest of the money, though the company did not specify how much each unit got. The details were reported by Chinese media  and confirmed by an Uber spokeswoman.’

Previously unreported Chinese investors include China Minsheng Banking, real estate developer China Vanke and China Broadband Capital.

Other investors include HNA Group, parent of Hainan Airlines, China Taiping Insurance Holdings, China Life Insurance, Guangzhou Automobile Group and CITIC Securities.

Uber’s Chinese unit was valued at $7 billion before taking on investment in its recently-closed Series B funding round, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick told reporters in Beijing on Monday.