According to PEdaily.cn, Hipac.cn, a B2B2C platform for mother and baby care products, has completed its $100M Series D Financing, led by Anchor Equity Partners with participation from Hillhouse Capital Group, and Cygnus Equity acting as the sole financial adviser.
Previously, Hipac.cn has got the investment from many well-known investors, including Shunwei Capital, Fosun Group, Lighthouse Capital Management, Jointown Pharmaceutical Group and so on. It has raised a total of $75M in funding over 4 rounds.
Founded in 2015, Hipac.cn is a Hangzhou-based cross-border online shopping platform focusing on baby and maternal products. It brings famous brands, knowledge and consumption concept to consumers, and become the first online platform for mother and baby care products in China that connects brand parties, dealers, stores and consumers. At present, Hipac.cn has nearly 200,000 baby and maternal product stores in China and has cooperated with more than 8,000 maternal and child brands at home and abroad.
Zhao Chen, founder and CEO of Hipac.cn, said, "The fund is mainly used to strengthen our supply chain, recruit talents and upgrade the intelligent system of stores. Through the support of our partners, we hope to cooperate with the best brands in the industry, empower our partners by our sales channels and systems, and bring the best products and services to more consumers."
An Changjun, founder and managing partner of Anchor Equity Partners, said, "We are pleased to lead this round of financing and look forward to working closely with the company to help build a new maternal and child product ecosystem in China in the data age. As the largest online trading and information platform of maternal and baby care products in China, Hipac.cn has become the preferred partner for international brands to enter the market in China."
About Anchor Equity Partners
Anchor Equity Partners is a private equity firm specializing in middle-market and consolidation investments. It targets investing in growing opportunities in Korea. Anchor Equity Partners was founded in August 2012 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
Hillhouse is a long-term fundamental equity investor. The company owns companies across equity stages, spanning the range from new start-ups to the world’s most established public companies. It invests globally, with a particular focus on Asia. The team members of the company are sector experts in consumer, Internet, media, and healthcare.